Inertia is nothing more than what you probably learned in high school. A body at rest will stay at rest. A body in motion will stay in motion. This simple theory couldn’t be more obvious than in the cold, dark days ahead when our bodies are often inclined to spend a day indoors, lounging in front of the television. If you find that this scientific phenomenon is happening to you more often than not, you need a strategy to break through the inertia and get your body and mind in motion.
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Take a real lunch break. Even if you feel as though you can’t take the time to step out of the office and get away from the computer, taking a real lunch break out of the office can reap dividends for your mental health and overall productivity. If you’ve been sitting all day, making FitClub part of your lunch break routine can break through the workday inertia and leave you feeling more creative and inspired when it’s time to return to work.
Plan a workout you look forward to doing. If a feeling of inertia makes you want to crawl into your pajamas and lay around the house in the evenings, plan to attend an after-work group exercise class. Nothing is worse for your motivation than telling yourself you have to work out, but finding a class you want to do can help you change the narrative to something you can look forward to. FitClub has a huge variety of group exercise classes and it only takes a little experimentation to find the one you can’t wait to hit.
Be realistic. When inertia strikes, the idea of working out for an hour can seem overwhelming. Instead of making the task seem insurmountable before you even tie your shoes, promise yourself that you only have to start. You have enough energy to tie your shoes and walk through the doors of FitClub, right? Once there, promise yourself you only have to do fifteen minutes of your favorite activity and then you can go home. Once you put your body in motion, you’ll most likely want to keep going and complete that workout. It’s okay to trick yourself from time to time!
Use social media for good. Chances are, if you find yourself lounging too much this winter, you’re probably also spending an unhealthy amount of time on social media. Instead of letting social media bog you down, use it to motivate yourself. Use your favorite social media app to tell your friends and family that you’re on your way to FitClub. Not only will you benefit from the public accountability that you just put out into the social media world, but you might inspire a few other friends to turn off the television and workout. If after you post, you skip that workout, you’ll have a lot of explaining to do!
What tricks help you get moving when you’ve been at rest for a bit too long? Share them with your fellow FitClub members and lets all try to avoid the holiday inertia that happens to the best of us.
