For the first two days, everything went as planned and I was able to make it both days to the gym. However, on the fourth and fifth day I failed to wake at nine and did not go to the gym in the morning. What I did was go in the afternoon on those two days that I failed to wake up on time. I then realized that scheduling my workout plans too early may cause me to be inconsistent with my health behavior change. Therefore, what I did to overcome this barrier was to go to the gym in the afternoons instead of the mornings. By choosing to make this minor change, I was successfully able to follow the program I created correctly and efficiently with no absences. Another minor barrier that I had initially encountered was that I did not have a friend or gym partner who would go with me to the gym consistently. On the fourth day of going to the gym, I was so close to not going because my friend was not able to accompany me but I went anyways. After that day, what I did was ask another friend to go with me on days that my other friend could not. I’m pretty sure that I had the capacity to go alone if I had to but I always felt more comfortable and motivated when I was going with someone. If I were to continue this plan I would most likely continue going in the afternoons to the gym because that is when I don’t have class and have a more flexible schedule. …show more content…
I used to believe that going to the gym was only for people that wanted to be muscular and well defined. I then realized that the people that go to the gym are also going in order to be healthy and remain healthy. I realized that it was not so difficult taking a small piece of my day in order to be physically active and diminish the sedentary lifestyle that I had become to accustom to. What went well with this health behavior change was that I was successfully able to become physically active and follow a workout program that will not only help my body become stronger but healthier. A benefit that I experienced from the health change was that it became easier for me to fall asleep compared to when I was not being physically active. Another benefit that I gained throughout this experience was that I began to feel less anxious the more and more I would go to the gym which motivated to keep going. If I were to keep following this plan, I would continue to keep a record of the days I would go, how much I lifted and what I did on each day in order to keep track and see if I have progressed with