"Stopping is a particular problem with the habit of exercise, and for this reason, **my yoga instructor doesn’t let people stop**. He gives a lot of private instruction, and many of his clients leave town in the summer. “People tell me, ‘I’m stopping for the summer, but I’ll call you when I get back in September,’” he told me. “I say, ‘No, you’re not stopping. I’m canceling these certain appointments, but you’re still in my schedule, and I’ll see you at the usual time on September 4. If you can’t make it that day, we’ll reschedule.’” “That way, they don’t feel like they’re stopping?” “Right. **If they stop, they might not start**, but this way, they never do ‘stop.’” "Along the same lines, when Lori, my trainer at the strength-­training gym, left the gym, I switched to another trainer without hesitation. However, many of my friends also trained with Lori, and I discovered that for several of them, Lori’s departure was a “stopping” point. Again and again, I heard, “I just don’t want to train with anyone but Lori.” And I noticed that this feeling seemed stronger among people who were more reluctant to visit a gym." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[consistency]] , [[discipline]] , [[procrastination]] , [[habits]] , [[routines]] , [[exercise]] **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]