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14 Jan

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A Plan to Get Healthy in 2021: Starting in January

A common mistake when it comes to making your health a priority for a New Year's Resolution or otherwise: changing everything at once.

That's not to say it can't work, but it rarely does.

And for those it does work for, it's often because the pain in their life is so great, they have no option.

There is a better way though: choose 1 thing, stick to it for a period of time, and then add to it.

So here is that 1 thing for you: train twice a week for 1 hour each time. You could also do this as training 4 sessions a week for 30 minutes each time. Either way, keep the training sessions the same length.

Why only twice a week?

Firstly, it will help with recovery. Going from nothing to something can be a shock to the system.

Secondly, I'm not a believer in the 5 times a week training if you're not trying to get amazing results. If you want to feel better, get stronger, get a bit leaner, add a bit of muscle, then 2 to 3 times a week training is fine.

Thirdly (how long is this list??), training provides something very important for changing your habits: pleasure. Yes, during that hour it sucks quite a bit, but the feeling of accomplishment, and the shift in mood that comes immediately afterwards, will get you coming back for more.

If you've never trained before - get a coach. It's one of the best investments you can make for your long term health. A good coach will teach you how to train so that one day you can do it for yourself.

In terms of changing anything with nutrition or sleep or any other habit - do nothing. We want to change one thing and one thing only.

Until next time,

Marco