A couple of months ago, I started on a journey to make daily morning walks a thing in my life. I had a lot of resistance around doing it because I didn’t think I had the time, I didn’t like walking in my neighborhood, and I struggled to see the benefit of a walk instead of just jumping into a more intense workout.

I started with just three mornings a week as my goal. And in the first few weeks, I didn’t hit that goal. Work got in the way: schedule changes, weather, late nights. But I kept at it, remained flexible, and stayed intentional.
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And now, I’m at six days a week - and if I miss a day, I feel uncomfortable and cannot get into my routine as easily. I didn’t realize how much I would crave daily morning movement. But I’m so grateful that I took the time to build this habit.
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A couple of lessons from my journey - it is gonna be messy. Learning is not linear, and life is full of chaos, and that is okay. Those obstacles and challenges are how we grow, change, and learn to adapt even when it’s hard.

You can’t do everything at once. I didn’t start with daily walks for a reason. I knew that if I tried to jump in all at once, I would miss a day, feel like a failure, and potentially give up. So, I picked three of my most chill days and started there.
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I made walking my only health focus for a limited time. I didn’t try to focus on eating more protein, getting in my 3-4 strength training days a week, or any other health habit that I wanted to build. I focused on the ONE thing.

And then I just kept going through the same process - the checklist I had created for myself. When I had mornings where it was a struggle, I went back to my mirror and read out my why and the affirmations I had written on post-it notes to remind me of the benefits and how much I actually enjoyed walking.

Only after I was successfully walking three days a week did I start to add more days. And only after I felt confident that I had the habit nailed down - that it was something I had come to crave, did I start turning my focus to the other healthy habits I was ready to tackle.

One of the biggest tools I used in setting up this habit was to help create an environment of support for this journey. I talk about this in a recent podcast you can check out here:​
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Some final notes:

It’s gonna be messy.

You can’t do everything.

Start with one thing.

Iterate and layer.

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Until next time,

Morgan

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