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Kick the habit!

At Fitness Together we want to assist you to develop healthy lifestyle habits.  The key is to NOT overwhelm yourself with change – pick one thing to tackle.  Think of that nagging bad habit that you can’t seem to quit.  Consider creating a “bad habit jar” with fitness as the consequence for not kicking the habit.  When you slip up, write an IOU to the jar, and perhaps every week empty the jar and pay for your ‘sins’.  Have one too many cookies? Add 50 crunches to the end of your workout.  Lost your will power and smoked a cigarette? Tack on an additional 15 minutes to your run. Knowing that these activities carry a consequence may help you stop them.   And it may also help you get in touch with the REALITY that it’s called a ‘bad’ habit for a reason.  If you need more accountability (and most of us do), ask a friend, or your FT trainer, to help keep you honest.