When you’re experiencing flow in your daily workout routine, you stick to your workout. Flow, according to the dictionary means: "The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream".
This continuous rhythm of having a workout scheduled in your daily routine feels as normal as brushing your teeth on a daily basis.
Full of energy
When I'm in the flow of exercising I feel full of energy, driven, positive, but most of all, very strong!
My muscles feel pumped up and I love the slightly nagging sensation of muscle pain. So when I don't exercise for a while, my body doesn't feel the same and it feels like I'm not getting everything out of myself.
When you’re experiencing flow in your daily workout routine, you stick to your workout.
Interruption of flow
Flow can be interrupted for a couple of days due to holidays, such as Christmas and NYE, or because of sickness. It can be very difficult to start again with the right focus.
You know you have to go to the gym or do a little run outside, but the feeling can be very uncomfortable. You want to go because you know it is time to do some sports again, but it also feels as you should do it. And this feeling of “I should train” is more uncomfortable than the feeling of “I want to train”. And that’s exactly why it can feel horrible to get back to your training after a break.
Set the date
When you experience this interrupted feeling of flow and you would like to be in this continuous stream of going along again, it can be helpful to pick a day in your agenda. Mark this day as the first day of starting your workout flow again, and schedule directly two other activities in the following days, for example, one hour of yoga and a high-intensity interval training (HIIT).
This allows your brain to get used to the fact that you are going to restart your training.
Start with 3 workouts in the first week
It can be challenging to immediately start again with your regular schedule. Especially if you were used to doing sports every day. If you haven’t exercised for a while, I do not recommend you to start on your old level again, because your body needs to have enough time to recover. Therefore, plan 3 workouts in the first week. If you start with 2 workouts in the first week, you may fall back into "doing nothing" too quickly because there are too many days in between.
Prepare yourself mentally
By scheduling the workouts in your agenda you will have time to prepare yourself, as well as looking forward to it, and therefore it will come back into your daily routine more easily. Plus, you have the time to reset yourself and go for it!
And last but not least: stick to the plan! You can definitely do this!
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