Novelty!

(Yesterday I talked about the power of routine.  Today I’m moving on to the value of novelty.)

So:  there we are with our healthy routines in place.  Monday we lift weights.  Tuesday we do Pilates.  And so on.  Nothing we’re doing is bad, but it’s all a little… dull.

 

Novelty to the rescue!  Our brains and our bodies like shiny new stuff.  We can add a fresh tweak to our routines and suddenly we’re not bored anymore.

 

There are lots of ways to do this.  We can throw a new exercise into our weight session or change up the tempo.  We can go work outside if we’re normally gym rats or the other way around.  We can experiment with a new class or sport or piece of equipment.  The point is that we give our brains and bodies some kind of different challenge to wake them up and help them grow.

 

What should we try next?