How to overcome barriers to better health
Waited to feel more inspired, motivated, or just less busy.
Why do we do this?
Buying new gear or a popular supplement feels like making progress.
Consuming YouTube videos or articles about stuff you can change feels like you’re doing something.
And waiting until the “right time” feels, well, right.
Except, nothing actually changes until we take real, consistent action.
We’re clever, us humans. And we’ve come up with lots of sneaky ways to avoid the basic, unsexy, difficult actions we need to take that actually drive change.
In this article, we’ll explore how to take an honest and compassionate look at why you might be distracting yourself from taking impactful action.
You’ll learn:
- What the most impactful health habits actually are
- Three common barriers to making sustainable progress
- A 4-step process you can apply to start taking positive, productive action
- How to keep yourself consistent—and achieve your goals
The stuff you know you should do (but probably aren’t doing consistently)
We all know what those basic, fundamental health habits are:
▶ Exercising, ideally 30 minutes a day, putting in moderate-to-vigorous amounts of effort, with a mix of aerobic and resistance training.
▶ Eating mostly nutritious, minimally-processed foods. If 80 percent of your diet comes from whole or minimally-processed foods, you’re doing an excellent job. (Translation: “Perfection” isn’t required; pizza can be part of a healthy diet.)
▶ Eating enough protein to support muscle mass, appetite regulation, and body recomposition goals, if you have them. Aim for about 1.2 to 2.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (for most people, this adds up to about 4-6 palm-sized portions of lean protein per day).
