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Small enough to start

Five small steps for the routine you keep restarting: shrink the start until it’s unrefusable, cross the doorstep, show up easy, let the habit be the goal — and know in advance that week three is the one that counts.

  1. Step 1 of 5Start smaller than feels worth doingMany people found the same door: five-minute walks, two push-ups, one jump more than yesterday. The start has to be small enough to be unrefusable.5 min · one small step
  2. Step 2 of 5The threshold mileNorwegian has a word for the hardest part of every workout: dørstokkmila — the doorstep mile. Getting out the door IS the workout; the rest follows.5 min · one small step
  3. Step 3 of 5Keep showing up. Intensity can wait.Some people, independently, reached one rule: the easy workout you repeat beats the hard one you quit. Show up small rather than skip.10 min · one small step
  4. Step 4 of 5The habit is the goal. Fitness is the result.Your first months’ only job is making showing up automatic — and the workout itself is the reward, not a coupon you spend on treats.2 min · one small step
  5. Step 5 of 5Week three is where it starts countingWeeks one and two run on novelty. One person put the real progress in week three, when you keep going only because you said you would.2 min · one small step
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