“What fits your extremely busy schedule better, exercising one hour a day or being dead twenty four hours a day?”
What Stage Are You In?
1- Pre-contemplation
At this stage you are not even thinking about exercise and have no intention of becoming more active, moreover you are most likely not even reading my book Mind Over Body: The Key to Lasting Weight Loss Is All In Your Head!
Not a very good stage to be at!
2- Contemplation
You are thinking about exercise, but are not engaging in it. The Amydyla is firing up neurotransmitters in the brain causing you to stay in a comfort zone. The key is to focus on the outcome of your goal. If you are fearful you mostly likely to revert back and if you are empowered by thinking of the outcome, you most likely to be empowered.
You are reading my book and are most likely to apply its concept. There is not time frame in this stage as you are the one to make a choice to start.
3- Preparation
You are getting ready to start an activity or are exercising on occasion, but it is still a new habit. At this phase you are applying the principles of my book to overcome obstacles leading you to revert back to old habits. You are ready to step-up and increase activity level.
At this stage you are overcoming any obstacle. It starts at week 3 or 4 from beginning of behavior changes.
4- Action
You are exercising regularly for at list 12 weeks, and it has become a ritual.
This phase is a good phase to be at and you are most likely to stick with it.
5- Maintenance
You have a ritual of exercising that is longer that 6 month. All new habits are now automatic. It is a part of you to be healthy and fit.
It is now your second nature, it is “automatic” It’s a new you! This is the best stage to be at.
Copyright © 2007 by Nordine Zouareg
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