Congratulations on your exercising habit! I read Clear’s book last month and those same two things stuck with me. As a result, I now do (at least) one pushup and (at least) one situp every day, and I feel great about it. Previously, I was like, “well, I used to run for an hour every day”, and I tried things like the 100 pushup challenge, but given where I’m at right now those were really unrealistic goals. I feel like the 1 pushup + 1 situp routine is helping me build self-efficacy around exercising, as well as some minimal baseline strength. Atomic Habits is a great book and short enough that I recommend that everyone who’s interested just go ahead and read it!
I also tried and failed the hundred pushup challenge, so I feel you. I guess it’s also humbling to accept what is so easy you can do it every day without effort. Great that your 1 pushup and situp is working!
Congratulations on your exercising habit! I read Clear’s book last month and those same two things stuck with me. As a result, I now do (at least) one pushup and (at least) one situp every day, and I feel great about it. Previously, I was like, “well, I used to run for an hour every day”, and I tried things like the 100 pushup challenge, but given where I’m at right now those were really unrealistic goals. I feel like the 1 pushup + 1 situp routine is helping me build self-efficacy around exercising, as well as some minimal baseline strength. Atomic Habits is a great book and short enough that I recommend that everyone who’s interested just go ahead and read it!
I also tried and failed the hundred pushup challenge, so I feel you. I guess it’s also humbling to accept what is so easy you can do it every day without effort. Great that your 1 pushup and situp is working!