Re:Canadian researcher behind one-minute workout has a short...
by raverbashing on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @04:53AM
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You are definitely not wrong, and some people will just be overwhelmed to think that they will start in the gym in "full throttle" (and some trainers encourage this - I suppose they like high attrition) but it seems to be that 1 min is too short.
Re:Canadian researcher behind one-minute workout has a short...
by dsego on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @04:37AM
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You need to set yourself up for success. If I'm postponing going out for a run, I may just put my running outfit and shoes next to my bed so it's in my sight when I wake up.
If I'm getting fat I may just stop buying sugary foods to limit access. And so on, making it easy to do the right thing and harder to slip.
To someone who does no exercise at all the thought of doing a whole 30 minutes of exercise is just too overwhelming for them that they will just keep putting it off and never get started. But maybe if it is just 1 minute, that would be enough for them to stomach and get them started. Once they have got 1 minute under their belt, they will be much more likely to go for 5 minutes and from that 30 minutes.
I quite often find that mantra of 'one more minute' really helps me to deal with arduous tasks and fight distraction. When I want to give up on something because it is too tough or boring and I just want to surf reddit instead, I tell myself, ok, just do 1 more minute of this and then give up. Often it is all I need to get over the hump and keep going.