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RE: When good habits break – and the exponential effort needed to rebuild them

in #habits2 years ago

Have you ever lost momentum after having stuck with a positive habit for a while?

Too many times. In May I did a daily walking challenge using the Actifit app on an alt account. I was doing so well I continued into June. Then the scorching triple-digit heat arrived and it was challenging to stick with my evening walks. An attempt at shifting waking to the morning was short lived. So I stopped. I've tried to restart my daily walking streak several times since them, but wind up with only 2-3 days with large gaps in-between.

I'm hoping that once the weather cools a bit I will be inspired to restart and stick with the daily walks. The fact is #Move2Earn is rewarding both physically and monetarily. For me not to walk daily is costing me better health and potential rewards.

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When trying to restart, did you aim for walking the same distances that you used to back when you had a streak going?

I had found a good route that got me to at least 5K steps during my walk. Which I have done since then. On days the weather is extra hot and challenging I will alternate the route to more shady streets and will try to get between 2500-4000 steps in. I figure any walk is better than no walk. I celebrate getting out to move at all. I always feel better afterwards.

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