7/12 - Mental Toughness Thursday

Kama rides the assault bike while Buck and Kendra row. It's your choice today. 
Good habits take practice and, according to the most recent Chasing Excellence podcast, they are best developed through a reminder, routine and reward. Sleep, hydration, nutrition, mobility and exercise are 4 very important habits that I often write about. It's no surprise that improving these lifestyle practices will make you happy and healthy. But, how do you create the daily habit? You develop a reminder, routine and reward. 
You can use your phone to schedule your exercise and mobility and to set reminders or notifications for eating and drinking. Did you know you can customize the notifications in your gym profile and sync your class schedule to your calendar? Yep, it's true. Here's how you do it.
On your phone, go to www.truespiritcrossfit.pike13.com and log into your account. Click on "Your Stuff" in the right hand corner. Scroll down and click on "Subscribe to Calendar." Read the notes and click on the I Understand blue button. Now, when you schedule yourself for class it will show up on your preferred calendar. ​

Now, let's schedule your classes. You can enroll yourself as far into the future as you like. I absolutely love it when I see people enrolled in a month of classes. I know they are committed to a consistent CrossFit routine and I know they will be happier people because of their consistency. To enroll in a class, click on "Menu" in the upper left corner, then click on "Schedule." Select the class you want to enroll into and you're in! Now, your gym account will automatically sync to your calendar and your gym time is scheduled. ​

Congrats! You've just established a routine and a calendar reminder. However, you can personalize your settings to give you notification reminders of your class enrollments to add even more potency to your newly developed routine. To get these set up go back to "Your Stuff," scroll down and select "Notifications." Select the "Settings" tab on the right side of the screen. Now you can select when you receive text notifications and for which things you want to be notified. Scroll down to access settings for your Billing and, most importantly, customize your notification settings for Scheduling. Once you've established those, continue to scroll down to customize your notifications for Your Profile. Oftentimes, Coaches send Notes to you and your class through your profile. Now, you can get those notes texted to you. Congratulations! You have now established reminders and a routine. ​

If you want to turn your gym profile into an App on your home screen, simply save it to your home screen by clicking on the box with the upward facing arrow in the middle bottom of your screen. Next scroll to the right until you see "Add to Home Screen." Select this, name it whatever you like and now your gym profile is an app on your home screen. HORRAY! This is how you do it on an iPhone, I don't know how to do this for Android phones.
BTW, you can do this for any website you regularly visit, you know, like this Workout of The Day Blog. ​

​Now, what will be your reward for attending class? Share with me in the comments your favorite rewards. Perhaps you'll inspire someone else in the gym to reward her/himself when they do something good. ​​​

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