Start a New Year, Start a New Habit

Brandi Almario

35 minutes ago1 min read

Starting new habits can be challenging. Being specific about the new habit (your goal) you want to create can be helpful. Specify when, how long, and where.

For example - My new habit will be to workout more. I will workout on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I will go to the gym at 6am when I wake up and workout for 45 minutes. I will walk on the treadmill for 15 minutes and do the quick circuit training for 30 minutes.

To create a new habit, here are a few tips from Atomic Habits by James Clear.

“Make it obvious”
If you want to work out in the morning, set out your workout clothes the night before
“Make it attractive”
If you don’t like to workout, then make it fun like walk with a friend
“Make it easy”
If you are having problems getting started, just workout for 2 minutes.Continue to workout 2 minutes for every workout session to get in the habit then you can increase the time
“Make it satisfying”
Make a chart of the times you are going to workout, then check it off.

Adding a new habit to an already formed habit can make it easier. For example, If your goal is to drink more water, then drink a glass of water before brushing your teeth. You are already in the habit of brushing your teeth, so you could habit stack, build a habit on to another.1

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