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Nudge Challenge Week 34 = Gym 3x

NUDGED: "Go to the gym 3 times this week" BACKSTORY: Great timing for this nudge! I had been going to the gym regularly and really enjoyed it, but then life happened and I haven't been able to get back on track (or treadmill!). Once you miss going to the gym for a few weeks, it is so easy to keep not going and find other things to do instead. It was time to stop "forgetting" to go and make it a priority in my life again. I hope it will set me up to continue going to the gym regularly after this week is over. QUOTE: "True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united." - Wilhelm von Humboldt HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: On Sunday evening, I wrote a list of reasons why I want to go to the gym and why fitness is important to me. I used this list all week to be motivated to go. My list of reasons included stress relief, to be strong and lift heavy things as life required, to maintain my strength as I age, ke...