Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah guest post on making habits stick
Below is a guest post from Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you always did healthy things all the time without even thinking about it?
That’s the beauty of a habit. It just happens without a whole lot of resistance.
We’ll got habits – the routine things we do from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep (even the way we sleep is a routine).
Our kids have habits too. Some are great, and some we wish as parents we could break before it gets harder later in life.
Here are few tips for making some of those things we KNOW we should be doing more of a habit. (These are good for grownups and well as kids.)
One thing at time. Don’t try to pile on multiple new habits at once. That’s a recipe for failure.
Pair the habit with something you already do routinely. For instance, if you’ve decided that you should drink more water, connect it with something you already do. Perhaps when you turn the water on to take a shower in the morning, it triggers you to go snag a quick drink as you wait for the shower to warm up.
Chunk it down. Reduce resistance to getting started by setting a goal in the smallest increment possible. If getting more activity during the day is a goal, you’re not likely to stop your other habits to work in 30 minutes. But if you can work in 1 minute a couple of times a day you’ll find you are getting in much more than that one minute. Getting started is the hardest part.
Reward yourself (with something healthy of course, but enjoyable). My kids don’t love to read, but they like their time with me. So we read for a bit and then they get some bonus attention that is just theirs.
Take notice. You want your kids to pick up after themselves? Verbally applaud them for doing the task as soon as notice it getting even a tiny bit better.
Progress is better than perfection. Our habits are always a work in progress. Keep looking for news ways to make doing the good stuff easier.
Want more ideas? Check out the the Junior League of Savannah’s FREE Fit Kids Fest on Sat. March 2 2019, 1-4PM @ Savannah State University. There will all sorts of activities and local vendors that love to make Savannah families healthier. Stop by the Hyperformance Athletics Obstacle Course and say hello.
The above is a guest post from Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah
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