Life Reset: Let's Reset Your Exercise Routine

As you continue with your journey to reset your life and health, have you considered your exercise routine? Resetting is simply the process of analyzing and making changes as needed. It feels like a way of starting over and making it work better for you.

Here are some things to consider when it comes to resetting your exercise routine.

Exercise Improves Your Health

The first reason it is a good idea to reset or at least revisit your exercise routine is because of how beneficial exercise is for your health. I have reset my exercise routine during this time of uncertainty. While many people only think of it as a way to lose weight or tone up, it can be more helpful to look at it as something good you do for your body and your general health.

Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your heart and cardiovascular health. When you have any sort of high blood pressure or heart issues, the first thing doctors recommend is to get more cardio workouts.

In addition, using resistance or weight training helps you to become stronger, more flexible, and makes it easier to prevent serious injuries.

You Might Be Moving Your Body Out of Habit

It is not uncommon to exercise or move your body in a way that is simply out of habit, and not because you actually enjoy it. While building habits is important, you are looking more for the behavior change of exercising in general, as opposed to needing to do a specific form of movement.

When you reset your exercise routine, it gives you the opportunity to decide if there is another form of movement that would be better for you, but have not considered yet.

Use this time to write down the forms of movement you do most often. Maybe you go on a walk every day at lunch, have a favorite at-home workout, or use the elliptical at the gym.

Next, write down exercises you have never done, or haven’t done in a long time. This can give you a good idea of what to add to your future workout plan during this reset.

It Can Be Good to Try New Things

It is always a good idea to try new things, and that includes your exercise routine. During an exercise reset, everything from the types of workouts you do, to the days and times, can all be adjusted. Any time you are reflecting on what is and isn’t working for you, it is a good idea to come up with alternatives.

If you are used to exercising first thing in the morning, why not try the evening? This can be an entirely different experience and change many other things in your lifestyle as well.

You can also add some variety to your exercise routine — this might keep you motivated to maintain your workouts.

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Dominique

This article provides general information and discussion about health and related subjects. The information and other content provided in this article, or in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having.