Two weeks is all we need to pickup a good habit and is what I always emphasise to those that seek of my advice regarding exercise. Once we have been doing something for two weeks or more, it becomes ingrained in the psyche and is hard for us to put down.
This is something that has been examined by Noakes in Lore of Running. He expands that it is the endorphins that we become addicted to and as the brain becomes more used to having them, we require them in ever increasing amounts.
A friend has agreed to trail my two week theory and she is going to be running everyday now for the next two weeks and we will then gauge her level of addiction once we remove running at the end.
Two weeks can literally change your life. I remember back a few years when I was overweight and not training and can thank some people who were in my life at the time for getting me into running and enjoying exercise again. Enjoyment is and will always remain the key. If you enjoy it, you will do it again. – Sean Muller
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