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Habits for fitness
762 entries pulled from 62 stacks. Items are ordered by how many tracked people are on record about them, including discussion, use and recommendations.
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22 entries
Reset- HabitFREE, no cost01
Daily walking
A long walk most days, often without headphones
On record from 19 of 62 tracked people: 14 do it, 5 recommend it - HabitFREE, no cost02
Daily minimum workout
A floor you never drop below: 20 minutes of movement and recovery on your worst day
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 4 recommend it - HabitFREE, no cost03
Calorie and macro tracking
Logging food against a calorie and protein target, loosely or to the gram
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost04
Daily step target
Hold a fixed daily step count so everyday movement does not quietly shrink on a diet
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 2 recommend it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.05
Batch cooking protein
Cook a week of chicken, lean meat or fish in one session so protein is always to hand
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.06
Diet soda and non-nutritive sweeteners
Zero-calorie sweetened drinks used in place of sugar or as an appetite tool while dieting
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it - Habit$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.07
Personal trainer
Paying someone to program the session and push you through it
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost08
Regular weigh-ins
Weighing in a few times a week and reading the trend, not the daily number
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 1 recommends it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.09
Eating the same meals every day
A fixed set of meals repeated for weeks so food needs no decisions
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost10
Scheduled rest days
Fixed days off training each week so recovery is planned rather than forced by injury
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - HabitFREE, no cost11
Training first thing
The workout goes before the workday; a session planned for later tends not to happen
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
High-protein frozen meals
Ready meals chosen for protein and fiber when there is no time to cook
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Menstrual cycle tracking
Logging cycle days and symptoms, then reading training and fueling against them
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - HabitFREE, no cost
No fried food or artificial sugar
Dropping fried food, artificial sweeteners and artificial drinks, at least while competing
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Protein coffee
Coffee blended with protein powder, drunk instead of an early breakfast
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Respiratory rate tracking
Watching overnight breathing rate as an early fatigue and illness signal
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Resting heart rate tracking
Logging morning heart rate and watching for the days it runs high
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Rice cakes
Puffed rice cakes as a low-fat carbohydrate that counts itself while dieting
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Sitting on the floor
Using the ground instead of a chair for part of the day
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Taking the stairs
Stairs over elevators, and carrying your own bags, as movement built into the day
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it - HabitFREE, no cost
Training as practice
Treating a session as skill rehearsal rather than a workout to be survived
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it - Habit$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Weekly cheat meal
Six days of measured eating, then one planned meal with nothing off the menu
On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it
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