Embrace the Power of 30 Days to Change Your Fitness Journey
What’s that one hobby collecting dust in the corner of your mind? Or perhaps, it’s that pesky habit clinging onto you like a stubborn shadow. We all have them, don’t we? The things we wish we could do more of, or those we wish we could bid farewell to. But let’s face it, making those big changes often feels like a daunting task amidst our bustling lives. However, what if I told you that you could kick-start a 30-day journey in just 30 days to change?
Scientifically speaking, 30 days to change is the perfect timeframe to form a new habit or break an old one. It’s that sweet spot where change becomes rooted in your life.
Take the 30-Day Challenge
So here’s the challenge: instead of trying to overhaul your life every Monday and giving up by Wednesday, let’s think in terms of 30 days to change. Choose one habit you want to do every day for a month.
If you’ve never tried anything like this before, it can seem like a fad, but at the beginning of the year, I followed a 30-day Yoga Camp series and I really surprised myself by completing it! I found my confidence in myself increase and I was proud that I’d taken just a few minutes a day, every day, totally for myself. There’s a value in that which can’t quite be put down in black and white, you have to experience it.
Not only does this practice make you feel a ton of self-worth, but it also makes each month memorable. July could be the month you take a photo every day, August could be the month you write a blog post every day, and September might be a month full of exercise – ev-er-y-day!
We all know how quickly 30 days flies by, and I often find each month merges into the next, so take some time each day to be present and practice something valuable to you. The only rule is to make sure your challenge is measurable (e.g. read for 30 minutes every day, rather than read every day) so that you know you have completed it, and achievable (e.g. ‘Walk for 30 minutes a day’, rather than ‘Walk the three peaks every day’ – nobody has time for that!)
Here are some ideas for your 30-day challenges:
- Practise an instrument you used to play every day
- Draw something every day
- Take a photo every day
- Keep a gratitude journal every day
- Go running every day
- Go walking every day
- Practise meditation every day
- Read at least five pages of your book every day
- Learn a new word every day
- Write down something you love about your partner every day and give them the list at the end
- Try a new food every day
- Take a healthy packed lunch to work every day
- Stop drinking coffee for a month
- Give up social media for a month
- Stop smoking for a month
- Write down a list of your fears and conquer one each day
- Do 50 sit-ups a day
- Write down a positive thought every day
- Save any change you have at the end of the day
- Go to bed at 10 pm for a month
Good luck and keep us posted on what your challenge is and how you’re getting on with it! Putting it out there publicly will keep you accountable!
So let us know either on our Facebook page or email us
Yours in health and fitness – The YBFIT Training Team
