30 Days
Why have a 30-day exercise challenge? Glad you asked. Lots people say that it takes at least 21 days of doing a behavior consistently to become a routine. Well, maybe and maybe not.
There are lots of articles written about this. You can use your friend google to check on it. Or if you value your privacy and don't want lots of ads to show up wherever you go online, use your friend duckduckgo or whoever you trust to bring you results.
That said, it might take 21 days to form a new habit, i.e. exercise. But it might take way longer to break an old one i.e. sitting on the couch and thinking about exercising.
So, why 30 days?
- Because it is a round number.
- Because it is a long time.
- Because it is really not that long and maybe doable.
- And because a lot of people do 30-day challenges so it seems familiar.
The Challenge
Move your body every day!
Do Yoga or Pilates, dance like crazy in your living room, run up and down your stairs, walk around your yard, take a 10-mile hike or whatever takes your fancy.
I am doing this to hold me accountable. If you want to join in, post a picture (selfie) of you doing something in the comments. With a date, if you can. Or a video. Up to you.
Rewards
To tell you the truth - you doing something good for yourself is probably the biggest reward you can get out of this.
I will share the SBD of the post among all who participated - but that might not be much.
I can't even promise to upvote each comment because my voting power depletes fast. But I will do what I can.
So, are you with me?
Today, I did Yoga. Just a pic of the mat to invite you to step on it with me.
See you tomorrow :)