Daily blog (audio): Where can I do less reps? [Might not be what you’re thinking]

<p>Where can I do less reps? [Might not be what you’re thinking]</p> <p><br></p> <p>We're on a mission to help one million people RISE by 2030 - join the movement at <a href="http://www.myrise.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.myrise.co.uk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>We’ve talked a lot recently about ‘reps’.</p> <p>Not of the exercise type (although they are cool too).</p> <p>But just about getting the repetitions in at stuff we want to get better at.</p> <p>Getting the reps in at booking sessions.</p> <p>Getting the reps in at turning up for those booked sessions.</p> <p>Getting the reps in at making better food choices.</p> <p>Getting the reps in at things that might help with our sleep.</p> <p>Or our stress levels and mood.</p> <p>Realising that we start by being pretty rubbish at anything.</p> <p>And practice ourselves onto mediocre, through to ok and, maybe, eventually, pretty good.</p> <p>All through reps.</p> <p>Just doing some of it, even if we don’t feel like it.</p> <p>And getting a little better at it each time.</p> <p>More reps can be the answer.</p> <p>But so can less reps.</p> <p>Where in our lives would we benefit from getting less reps in?</p> <p>Some might seem obvious?</p> <p>Less reps of snacking, maybe?</p> <p>Less reps of drinking alcohol, perhaps?</p> <p>Less reps of those extra few hours binge watching that means we don’t get enough sleep?</p> <p>Maybe we keep those reps in and get less somewhere else?</p> <p>Still snack, but get less reps of breakfast in?</p> <p>Still watch or favourite programmes but do less reps of something else so that starts and ends earlier?</p> <p>Still have a drink (or several) but less reps of calorie intake elsewhere to ‘balance the books’.</p> <p>Where can you get less reps in?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Much love,</p> <p>Jon ‘Register of Exercise Professionals’ Hall</p>