The Healthy Living Blog

Starting a new health and fitness plan is exciting, but sticking to it can be surprisingly tough. There are a few key reasons why making these changes can be so challenging.

Psychological Resistance

Our brains love routine because it’s easy and comfortable. When we try to introduce new habits, it takes a lot of mental effort, and this can be exhausting. This is why it’s so hard to break old habits and form new ones.

Biological Factors

Our bodies are also set in their ways. When we start exercising more, we might feel tired and sore, which can be discouraging. Changing our diet can lead to cravings and feelings of deprivation because our bodies miss the foods we're used to.

Lack of Immediate Results

We live in a world where we expect quick fixes, but fitness and health improvements take time. The slow pace of visible results can be frustrating and make us feel like our efforts aren't paying off.

Social and Environmental Influences

Our surroundings and the people around us have a...

I'm currently at Day 7 of running my 30 Day Challenge. And in my email to them yesterday, I talked about the problems with pressing the "pause button" on your health and fitness. What do I mean by that?

Well, whenever I run a Challenge of some sort, things always start off with a hiss and a roar - those doing it are very excited to start something new or to have a re-start! But then there's always those who drop off. Why?

Because unexpected (or even expected) things come up. We're dealing with real life. Work gets crazy busy, your kids get sick, family birthdays, weddings... the list goes on. When you miss a workout or eat the wrong thing, the thought process for most people is "I've failed". So you stop completely. And you reason that you'll just take a break – it’s not the right time - and start again when things calm down...when you have more time, when your kids aren't sick.

Except things never really slow down or get any easier. And you just keep putting it off. Or you start ag...