How do yoga beginners stick to it?

Relatively speaking, yoga is an exercise that is not easy to give up halfway. Once you come into contact with yoga, you may use it for many years to come. However, in their busy lives, there are still many people who "fish for three days and dry the net for two days", which will greatly reduce the effect of practice. Making your practice a habit and finding tricks to make it easy to implement is the core of persistence. Remember, persistence is victory!

1. Practice together

Fitness people know that going to the gym with friends makes everyone more interested and energetic. If you can practice yoga with your family or friends, you must organize it well. Especially when practicing with family members, many yoga exercises are suitable for men and children. Many parents have reported that after practicing yoga with their children, the parent-child relationship becomes more harmonious. The family supports and encourages each other during the practice, has fun and benefits together.

2. Choose multiple postures

The body adapts to a certain form of exercise after a few weeks. This period of time is the "exercise cycle". After this period, it will be difficult to gain significant results unless you make changes. Yoga has natural advantages in this regard. There are endless poses, and there are several options for the same effect. Practice it in turn without fear of fading enthusiasm.

3. Ensure a certain frequency of practice

People who only work out 1-2 times a week are more likely to give up halfway than those who work out 3-4 times a week. Because the frequency of fitness can affect your fitness perseverance more than the time or form of exercise. If you can't practice yoga every day, do it every other day or every two days, and be sure to maintain a roughly uniform frequency.

4. Develop alternate plans

Unexpected situations often have the opportunity to interrupt your practice plan. You don't have to feel guilty about missing one or two exercises, but don't miss them again and again with peace of mind. Use alternative plans to keep your practice going. For example, if you have planned outdoor exercises, you can move them indoors; if you have planned to do them in the morning, you can change them to practice in the evening. Yoga does not have high requirements on the venue. As long as you have a yoga mat, everything else will be easier. Even while doing housework and watching TV, there are many actions that can be done at the same time.

5. Set goals that suit you

Setting a goal will undoubtedly help you better maintain the connection. Short-term goals should be short-term, specific and realistic, and if you achieve them easily, set them higher and check them every month to make sure you have not deviated from the right direction.

6. Record your progress

Research has found that people who stick to a diet or keep a fitness diary are more likely to lose weight. The same goes for yoga practice. Recording can help you look back on the past and set new goals. People with record-keeping habits make greater progress.

7. Try the "miniature" exercise

Move anytime, anywhere. If you have too little time, you can only spare 10-15 minutes a day to exercise to keep your body and mind in a good state. You can choose to practice yoga breathing techniques for 5 minutes in the morning, or a certain pose. Although you only do micro-exercises once a day, it will help strengthen your fitness habits. If you have time to do it three times a day, it will also help lose excess weight.

8. Learn to set aside time for your workout

Put a timely note on your computer, or set an alarm clock to remind you to work out at a fixed time every day. When you do the same thing at the same time every day, you can gradually develop the habit. Once a fixed pattern is formed, daily fitness will be as important as eating and sleeping. People who work out in the morning will get better results than those who work out in the afternoon or at night, because people will be more focused and have more energy in the morning, so you should find the best time period to work out.

9. Always encourage yourself

"If you insist on exercising and fitness for a year, you will go on a trip." Learn to reward yourself in this way. Compared with people who never reward themselves, bodybuilders who regularly reward themselves are twice as likely to stick to regular fitness as those who do not reward themselves. Anything important in life can be combined with fitness. (Internship Editor: Li Jianhong)