Monday Morning Boost #013
- How to make a new habit
- Why your body takes longer to bounce back as you age
- Why exercises should be practiced consistently
News You Can Use
In Charles Duhigg's book, The Power of Habit, he talks about "habit loops". There are 3 things that make up a habit loop:
1) Cue
2) Routine
3) Reward
For example, when you watch TV at night and feel hunger (cue), you walk to the kitchen and grab a bag of M&M's (routine) and feel a sense of fullness and pleasure after you eat them (reward).
According to Duhigg, in order to change a habit, the cue and the reward stay the same, but the routine must change.
In the above example, instead of grabbing a bag of M&M's, you could try having a few sips of water or even eating a more nutritious snack.
The key part is that you become aware of the cue and the automatic behavior it causes. Once you've realized that, replace the behavior with a new routine that provides a similar reward.
Remember this the next time you're trying to create a new habit!
Article We Like
Feel like you don't recover as quickly from physical activity as you used to? Well, it's probably due to a number of factors, and this article from the Wall Street Journal discusses them:
The Science of Why Your Body Takes Longer to Bounce Back After 40
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Quote We Like
"Exercises are not a pill that you take, but a skill that you make."
-Dr. Zac Cupples
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