Small and Simple Things

 I recently read an article about exercise in the middle ages. 

That came out weird. It wasn't about how people exercised in the Middle Ages, it was about how middle-age people exercise! :) 

Basically it was informing those who may not have noticed, that the body goes through some significant changes around the forties and things that worked, health-wise, before are probably not going to work the same as they used to. 

The thing that stood out most in this article is that a person will reach optimal health BETTER (not faster) by doing small and simple, daily, consistent actions towards optimal health then they will by crash dieting or working out hardcore two or three times a week. Example, a daily twenty minute walk will have better long-term results than doing Insanity for an hour twice a week. 

Essentially building the habits necessary for the results desired is how to reach optimal health. 

This is not news people. 

But, I was mind bombed for a couple days. So, like, it's better to do a five minute barre workout every day in a week then to run out of time most days and do a thirty minute workout only two days?

Really?

Really really. 

Not only did I put that to test and feel the difference, but the same thing is taught in the scriptures and by business gurus and at seminars and on and on. 

Small, consistent action is better then big, sporadic action. 

I love this so much. 

It's actually EASY to carve out five minutes to do anything. You can do anything for five minutes. Rather than put things off for the perfect time, commit to five minutes. Not only are you on the way to a consistent habit, but, chances are once you start doing that thing you didn't think you had time or energy to do, you will keep at it for longer than five minutes. 

That is one small concept that has some seriously big ramifications.