December tends to test even the most consistent in sports. Dinners, travel, family commitments and a busy schedule often mean training takes second or third place. However, instead of looking at it as a wasted month, it can become a great opportunity to maintain this habit from a more realistic and kind perspective.
And the key is in two words: flexible constancy. You need to create a new structure and routine that allows you to keep moving without exercise becoming another burden at that time. According to Paula Coms, Barre and Balletfit instructor at Club Barrewe must break with the idea of all or nothing and propose something much more sustainable: train less, but not stop training.
The three Strategies that help you stay consistent in sportsWe set realistic goals such as committing to two or three weekly training sessions so as not to break the habit, adapting sessions instead of canceling them and relying on discipline when motivation wanes.
The classic “I will start in January” This is one of the biggest enemies of the desired consistency. Every year, it’s the same trend: only a minority maintains long-term resolutions and the majority abandons them a few months later.
Thus, training in December, even at lower intensity, represents a clear advantage: January is not experienced as a restart, but as continuity. Less pressure, more confidence and a body already working.
At this time, the body appreciates workouts that activate the metabolism and provide a feeling of balance. Paula recommends including at least one weekly session of one of the most popular disciplines, Power bar, for 50 minutes: intense, effective and perfect for countering Christmas excesses, activating energy and generating that essential “reset” effect.
Because taking care of yourself doesn’t mean having perfect schedules. Sometimes true consistency is about continuing to move forward, even when the pace changes.
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