Exercise at home: you can do this

1. Wat goed dat je wilt beginnen met sporten! Voordat je roept dat er ’tien kilo vanaf moet’, realiseer je dan dat dit niet vanzelf gaat en ook niet binnen een week. Stel je zelf een realistisch doel. Probeer met kleine doelen te beginnen, bijvoorbeeld: ‘Aan het einde van de maand wil ik 1 minuut achter elkaar kunnen planken’, of ‘Over een maand wil ik 20 push ups achter elkaar kunnen maken’. Wanneer je dit doel binnen een maand bereikt hebt, kun je voor een volgend doel gaan en ben je waarschijnlijk juist gemotiveerder om te blijven sporten!

2. Have you started exercising and have been on the road for a few days or weeks? How great! Then you can of course reward yourself. No, not with a donut, but something that also makes you happy, like a cool sweatband. It can also be something that doesn't cost money, for example: 'On the day I exercise, I can watch a double episode on Netflix'. In this way, your sports days will be a little more special than other days, so that you will look forward to it.

3. Exercising when it suits doesn't work for most people. Fixed days and times create clarity and increase the chance that you will continue exercising. You make a sports appointment with yourself. Make sure you can always make this sports appointment. So even if you have to work overtime or if your favorite soap opera starts on TV.

4. Do you find it difficult to keep your sports appointment, because no one is counting on you anyway? Then find a training buddy. Training together with someone is much more motivating and is also a lot more fun than training alone at home. You can also correct each other when an exercise is not performed properly. Agree on a day and time together and stick to it.

5. Running the same lap or doing the same strength training exercises over and over is not much fun. Put together several sports schedules (or have someone put them together by someone else). Therefore, try to find out two or three schemes beforehand. Source: www.betersport.nl.