Calling all the active people of our community!

@Hope

Regarding your questions:

What was the changing point in your life where you started to really prioritize exercise?

• Recently, the changing point was when I realized physical inactivity all day would cause big health problems for me in the long term
  was starting to cause big problems
  in the short term too.
  
  I started noticing symptoms.
  I started paying attention to recommendations
  regarding inactivity, especially sitting long term.
  I started looking carefully at my medical test results
  and medical history trends (weight, blood tests, etc.).

If you were always active - What helped you make exercise a habit?

• I was always active usually,
  but the habit wasn't consistent forever
  and sometimes when situations changed
  I stopped being active for a long time.
  
  For example, sometimes I was active
  every day after lunch time.
  
  Then later sometimes I was only active on weekends.
  
  Sometimes when the weather got cold
  I would stop being active because
  I usually was active outdoors.
  
  

If you got active at some point - What was the turning point?

• I recently got active due to Covid
  and the changes in my habits
  and being indoors and I stopped going out.
  
  So I decided to design healthy habits of
  doing fun exercise indoors.
  
  I designed them to be so simple
  I can do them regularly
  at no cost or extra effort (no driving, etc.).
  
  The biggest turning point was when I read
  Tiny Habits and Atomic Habits and Mini Habits
  and also I signed up for Tiny Habits free coaching
  for 1 week (which one can repeat free later too).
  
  It really helped me understand
  how to do behavior design
  using the books above.
  
  The secret is not motivation or willpower.
  
  The secret is designing a tiny or mini habit
  that takes almost no motivation
  and is a habit you decided you really want to do
  for a very important reason.
  
  Then you can get the habit growing
  and because it's so easy, it will keep growing
  and stick (as long as you believe it's important).
  
  The secret also is changing your environment
  to make it very easy to do the desired things
  and make it difficult to do the undesired things.
  
  Environment change is probably the easiest way
  to help change behavior fast.

When I started to look unhealthy and sloppy in my clothes, I started my morning cardio walks

@Hope

After watching one punch man. XD

I've always been active but my mom and I lifted weights for years, did exercise videos. I grew up with it. I e really slacked off lately. Today I did 5 push ups, 10 sit ups and walked 5230 steps. It's not much but it's a start.

@Hope

You can do anything you want to do if you want to do it enough. It just takes planning, action, discipline and consistency. Annnnd, all of anything starts with making the first move - the most difficult one if you ask me 😯

Start with achievable goals that aren’t too overwhelming.