Every beginning is difficult, and whether we’re dieting or starting to exercise, we’ve all found that the initial momentum lasts for a while. Then we find ourselves back at square one.
We assume that the reason you found this article and have read this far is that you genuinely want to be more active and achieve your goals. You want to stay on your chosen path without stopping halfway or turning back altogether. But life gets in the way. What can you do?
Why does life get in the way and lead people to give up on their goals? This question fascinates many psychologists, including those at the University of Tartu.
If we could work out with you every day and count every bite you take, achieving your goals would be incredibly easy—at least from our perspective. But we cannot reach very many people that way, so we need the help of technology to reach the masses.
FitQ is working with Stebby and the Institute of Psychology at the University of Tartu to prepare a study on how exercise motivation is sustained over time. The study is being advised and supported by Kenn Konstabel, Associate Professor of Personality and Health Psychology at the University of Tartu. We are conducting an experiment and inviting everyone interested to take part.
To be absolutely clear—you too, dear reader, are invited.
Step One
As a participant in the experiment, choose one goal that can be achieved within two months.
Goal 1: Lose at least 5 kg of body weight
Goal 2: Complete at least 30 push-ups
Goal 3: Run 5 km without stopping
Did any of these goals resonate with you? Choose yours.
Step Two
Sign up to take part in our challenge. You can do so using the form at the end of this blog post.
Step Three
Now it’s our turn. We won’t come and push you through punishing workouts, climb into your bedroom, hide food containers in your kitchen, or eat the chocolate bar you’ve stashed in the cupboard. We won’t meet you in person or virtually—not even once. We only want 5 seconds of your time each day. Can 5 seconds really produce results? We’ll see.
We’ll send you details of exactly how it will work on the first day of the experiment, Monday, March 1. Finally, once the 60-day experiment is over, we want to email you just one question and receive one short answer. Altogether, we’re asking for about 10 minutes of your time over two months, and the 2 minutes you’ve spent reading this article are already included. Is achieving your chosen goal worth those 10 minutes, and will they be useful? We’ll find out soon.
