Stop Chasing Perfection
How to Stick to Your Health Routine
The Best Plan Is the One You’ll Actually Do
The best plan is the one you’ll actually do.
It doesn’t need to be fancy.
It doesn’t need to be perfect.
It just needs to get done.
Perfect Plans Don’t Get Results – Showing Up Does
Some of my online clients train at a gym.
Some train at home with a resistance band and their bodyweight.
Some eventually add a suspension trainer (TRX).
That’s it.
That’s enough.
They all get results because they show up.
You don’t need to train with me.
You don’t need to stay on the app.
You don’t need to set foot in a big, bustling, stuffy gym.
Train at home.
Train in the garage.
Train in the corner of your living room.
That will do.
Nobody cares what your gym looks like.
Only whether you turn up.
What Actually Works (And What We Do)
At Push Pull Health, we keep it basic.
We repeat movements.
We focus on one or two habits at a time.
We get stronger.
That’s it.
I tell all new clients:
Don’t even look at the machines for your first month.
Grab a kettlebell, a band, and yourself.
Find a corner and get to work.
Most people burn more energy setting up the leg press…
Or worrying when I’ll introduce burpees
(I won’t–they suck) than they do actual training.
Strength Isn’t Optional
Every decent diet needs protein and fibre.
Every decent training plan needs resistance.
That means lifting, pushing, or pulling against something.
Your bodyweight.
A band.
A kettlebell.
Anything that makes your muscles work harder than they want to.
It doesn’t need to be fancy.
It doesn’t need to be complicated.
It just needs to happen.
Much like the best diet is the one you can stick to…
The best form of exercise is the one you’ll do.
For the long term.
Do the Fun Stuff Too
Go dancing in village halls if you enjoy it.
Run outside if that’s your thing.
Slow down with yoga if it keeps you flexible.
These are all great and worthwhile pursuits.
But they won’t be enough to help you continue getting yourself off the toilet.
Or pick up your grandkids without your arms feeling like they are about to pop out of their sockets.
Or the grip strength to hold your shopping or open a jar.
For these, you always need strength.
Today’s Task
Strip your plan back.
Ask yourself:
What’s the simplest version of this that I’ll still do when motivation disappears?
Do that.
Consistency beats perfection.
Every time.
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