Life is a bit off-kilter right now.

(Insert cynical/maniacal laughter here)
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Training goals and fitness objectives are morphing as we speak.
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It would be easy to let the inertia of ‘stay at home’ take over and to let moving less and less become the norm.
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It would be easy, but it wouldn’t be good for us.
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Moving less actually has the potential to make us feel worse, physically and emotionally.
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So if you’ve lost some focus or enthusiasm for ‘getting your fitness on,’ one of these 3 strategies might be what you need to keep you moving consistently, and keep FEELING better and DEALING better through this challenging chapter.
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A) Do things you like and enjoy.
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Doing something we like takes the friction or resistance out of the idea of working out.
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Swing a ‘bell, do some yoga, dance, take a walk/run (if you’re able), whatever. Just move yourself in a satisfying way.
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Don’t judge it—it doesn’t have to be perfect, it just needs to happen.
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B) Learn a new skill or work on a certain movement that’s been challenging for you.
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(I know my overhead pressing and handstand push ups can use some focused attention...and now there’s plenty of opportunity to do it.)
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Carve some focused time out for that practice each day.
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5 minutes, 10, 20–whatever!

Just focus on making the practice consistent.
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C) Set up ‘quotas’ for yourself:

Choose a weekly goal for minimum number of workouts, choose a rep goal for each week (or month!).
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An example is the 4-week double kettlebell and swing challenge I’ve taken on.
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Having rep goals for certain movements gives me structure for the workouts I do throughout the week and keeps me moving on days when I’d rather not and don’t feel, well, motivated.
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It could be a push up goal, or number of minutes planking, or number of core workouts done in a week—whatever has some meaning and some enjoyment for you.
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There are a few other ‘sticky’ strategies for staying motivated and moving consistently, but 3 is enough for one post, so I’ll share those later.
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But the $1,000,000 question is: what strategy or strategies have worked for you?
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Love to hear what you do.
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