In a romantic relationship, it is important to find little tricks to surprise your other half and not let your habits stagnate or even destroy your relationship.
For a sporting activity it is exactly the same: we must continually surprise our body, change our habits when we feel that a certain routine is setting in our training, otherwise we risk stagnating in terms of results, or even losing them...
HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN IT'S HIGH TIME TO GO FURTHER IN OUR SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND HOW TO DO IT?
BEFORE TRAINING
We are less and less motivated, we go there reluctantly, we feel obliged but we don't have the same pleasure in going there and the same drive.
DURING TRAINING
We don't put the same energy into it, we get a little tired, sometimes we even get bored.
AFTER TRAINING
We are less proud of ourselves, the feeling of satisfaction diminishes and we feel that our body has not had enough.
As soon as one of these "symptoms" rears its ugly head, then I regret to inform you that the relationship we have with our sport is in crisis and that it must be remedied very quickly!
It's normal, our body has gotten used to our exercises and has become more enduring and strong. This is a good thing, but to continue to improve, have results and always have a 2.0 version of ourselves at the end of each session, we must push our limits, move to the next level to surprise our body.
HERE ARE OUR ADVICE!
1. CHANGE YOUR SCHEDULE.
If you run every Monday and swim every Friday, don't hesitate to break this routine, try new things, run and swim on another day, at other times.
2. VARY THE EXERCISES.
If you take classes at a fitness center, change coaches from time to time. If you do exercises alone at home, get inspiration from professional athletes on the internet to find variations on your usual exercises.
3. BE BRAVE!
Sometimes we get used to our little comfort zone and we don't go any further because we finally feel comfortable with this or that exercise and we don't feel ready to go any further.
You are.
From the moment you have reached a goal, such as running for 20 minutes at a certain pace, you must have a new goal: running for 25 minutes at the same pace, or staying at 20 minutes but at a faster pace. Every time you manage to reach a goal, you feel proud!
So, shall we move up a gear?
