Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday!

You all have heard me talk about fitness being a long-term game. Consistency over an extended period of time is how you see results in your fitness goals.

And the hard truth: oftentimes, that can get boring for people, causing them to quit.

So this week, I’m going to talk about why some level of boredom is necessary in your fitness routine.

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Almost all of my readers are located in MN. Hate to break it to you guys, but winter is just around the corner now.

So, while we have some beautiful fall weather, let’s take advantage and make sure we are getting our steps in.

Bonus points if you can get to 10,000, but you don’t need to go crazy for it to be beneficial.

In last week’s newsletter, I talked through how to know when/if you should switch up your fitness routine.

I’m building on that a bit this week by saying this: Most of the time, progress in your fitness goals is boring.

Real fitness progress comes from working out consistently for weeks, months, and years.

It comes from eating many of the same foods. Chicken, ground beef, egg whites, Greek yogurt. Sweet potato, rice, quinoa. Veggies. Fruits. The same meal prep over and over again.

And if you’re thinking that this can get boring, well, you’re right. However, instead of thinking about it as stagnation, what if you thought about it as mastery?

When you do the same thing over and over again, you get better at doing it. Doing it becomes easier, second nature.

Your muscles, metabolism, and your mindset are all built around repeated exposure.

And as much as I would like to tell you that your fitness goals and routine will always be fireworks, that just isn’t reality.

Most days, you won’t see visual changes. And actually, most weeks and months you won’t see changes either.

But if you are consistent, next year at this time, you could be looking way different from the way you do now.

When you look in the mirror tomorrow and see no difference compared to what you saw today, remind yourself that habits and discipline are compounding beneath the surface.

And if you are feeling bored, it might actually be a sign that you are on the right track. Eating and working out consistently isn’t glamorous. So if you are bored, maybe it just means you have finally found the consistency you were needing.

In our modern society, when we get bored, our first instinct is to change things. We are always stimulated by social media and other notifications on our phones, constantly distracted.

But maybe it’s ok to feel bored in your fitness routine. The next time you feel like your fitness routine is stagnant, I challenge you to continue anyway.

If your routine is boring, don’t see it as a problem that needs to be fixed. Instead, see it as a sign that you’ve finally entered the zone where real progress happens. So keep going, things are just getting good.

The main goal of this week was to shift how you frame boredom in your mind. You could think about it negatively. Or you could choose to frame it positively and help you build momentum.

Next week, I’m going to talk through small wins and how celebrating them can help deal with boredom.

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