One of the most common purposes of The New Year is physical exercise, so it’s no wonder that gyms are full and the streets full of cyclists and people running in the first few weeks of the year.
These desires with which we all start the new year are the result of a motivation that, over time, dissipates, after all, what makes some people attach to their New Year’s purposes and others not?
- As David McClelland.
- A professor of psychology at Harvard University.
- Says in his book Study of Human Motivation.
- The motivation for achieving a goal stems from an initial desire.
- The thrill of acquiring a new skill.
- And the pleasant sense of progress.
But why is it so difficult to achieve our goals without discipline?
It should be noted that when we started the year many had just returned from vacation, we are rested, full of desire to do new things and with the feeling that the new year invites us to change.
However, rigidity, changes that do not manifest, work tiredness, responsibilities . . . all of this starts to be noticed from the second month.
So when you stop exercising you come up with excuses (it’s raining, it’s very cold, I’m sick, etc. ) and, little by little, the initial motivation fades.
Added to this is the fact that in a month we did not make any changes in the diet and did not notice any physical change in the body, it generates frustration and we end up giving up, all this could be avoided with discipline.
Discipline is a set of rules and rules that we follow because they make us feel good or because we have to, a good example is brushing your teeth every day when you get up, however lazy, it’s discipline and can also be integrated into physical exercise, but how?To do the most important thing, which is to start gradually introducing sport into our lives.
What makes some people able to fulfill their New Year’s wishes is the motivation they can maintain, so that you don’t lose sight of our goal and continue practicing physical exercises, it is advisable to consider some tips.
“It will never change your life until you change something in your routine every day. “John C. Maxwell
All these tips are essential to achieve the discipline that will help us to finally become people who fulfill your New Year’s wishes.
In addition, over time, we will start to see changes, we will notice the desired weight loss, we will feel more agile, etc. , this will serve as an incentive to strive and improve more and more.
While motivation allows us to make decisions and start taking small steps to start playing sports, only discipline will fulfill our New Year’s wishes, we will not always want to, sometimes time does not cooperate, etc.
However, how often do we overcome laziness and, after exercise, end up feel much better?We cannot let this year be another year of unsuccessful attempts to introduce physical activity into our lives.
You have to choose well, start small and be patient. With discipline, we can finally find out why some people fulfill their New Year’s wishes and why we haven’t been able to do it before.