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You probably already know that if you join a conventional gym, you usually only hear from them when you cancel your Direct Debit.
Some places do do non-user calls or texts.
But there’s a term in the Fitness Industry called “waking the dead”.
They’ll stop contacting people after they’ve not been in for a while as it’ll just remind you your paying for a gym membership you’re not using and make it more likely that you’ll cancel.
Our average usage is miles better than a normal gym’s.
But, of course, there are plenty of time when people haven’t been in for a while.
And we’ll be in contact with them.
“I’ve been busy” will be a common reply.
Which we get.
Our lives are more hectic and full on than at any point in history.
But, let’s be honest, if we’ve not exercised in, let’s say, a month, can that ever really be because we’ve been “too busy”?
Over 600 hours and not a single one was used on anything non-essential that we could have done a workout in?
About 45,000 minutes and we couldn’t move in a way that would maintain or improve some aspect of health and fitness for 5 of them?
What often underpins us thinking that we “don’t have time” to exercise is the idealised version of what that would look like that we’d got in our heads.
Where we think we need to do three or more workouts a week for it to be worthwhile.
And when we don’t feel we can do that, we don’t do any.
Or we feel we have to do a full 45 minute session for it to be worthwhile.
And when we don’t feel we can do that, we don’t do any.
Or we feel we have to go to a specific location (RISE for example) for it to be worthwhile.
And when we don’t feel we can do that, we don’t do any.
The thing is though, exercise is diminishing returns.
A one hour workout won’t give 12 times the benefit of a 5 minute one.
Three sessions won’t give three times the benefit of one.
Both from an actual physical standpoint………
But, perhaps more importantly, it changes the conversation in our heads……..
From one of “I’ve stopped and need to start again”………
To more of a ‘slow down and speed up as circumstance dictates’ one.
It’s a willingness to accept that any exercise is worth doing that will probably help us more than pretty much anything.
A challenge to our mindset about what’s worth doing that’s held us back.
Ultimately……….
If you’re not willing to do a single workout, is there much point aiming for three?
If you’re not willing to do a five minute workout, is there much point aiming for a hour?
Much love,
Jon ‘for the money and a free ride’ Hall
P.S. Double meaning to that middle name today………
