![]() ![]() It may seem obvious, but zero in on what you want to improve-speed on the run, endurance in the pool, the amount of rest you get so you’re ready to exercise again-to help prioritize your intentions. I like to keep mine in a dedicated place-on top of a stack of books in my living room-so I always know where to go when it’s time to jot things down. Resist the urge to self-edit, and let the thoughts flow.Īlso, give your journal a home. Once you’ve decided on your medium, don’t feel pressure to keep it perfect. Whatever you decide to write in should be inviting and speak to your style you might find our guides to paper planners or notebooks and notepads inspiring (my current fitness notebook of choice is a bright red Moleskine hardcover). You want more of that good feeling, so it increases motivation to keep the training- good behavior-up.” “It’s like giving yourself a gold star for getting the training done. “Writing down your workout gives you a boost, which reinforces the behavior,” says sport psychology consultant Róisín McGettigan-Dumas, co-author of the Believe and Compete training journals. Put that in the context of, say, establishing a daily walking habit or bettering your top 5K time, and you could be setting yourself up for success. All of that can help with goal achievement, some research suggests. A 2014 study showed that writing down information (versus typing it or uploading it) can improve focus and retention-and provide the opportunity to process that information. But according to science, this may actually be beneficial. My analog approach doesn’t allow for cross-platform sharing, deep-dive data examination, or digitally optimized dashboards. But I’ve also made it a point to write down the details surrounding my mileage-or, for that matter, any workout. I’ve almost always worn a running watch to capture metrics such as time, pace, distance, and heart rate. ![]() I’ve documented the past 20 years of my love affair with running in about 10 notebooks, training logs, and journals. ![]()
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