Do you remember when I wrote that post about working on working out? Just pause for a minute while I throw my head back in laughter. Exercise has always been my worst enemy. I try and I try but really lack the motivation to keep with it. So despite my inspired post, I have majorly slacked with exercising re: I have barely been to the gym or any sort of fitness class in the past 6 months. Sad, I know. Somewhere between quitting one of my jobs and the seasons changing I lost interest in exercise. So now as a new incentive, I have something called the 'Broken Rules Jar'.
Here's the plan, short and sweet:
1. Get a jar or piggy bank
2. Make up a few health/fitness related rules
3. Every time you break a rule, put a dollar in the jar
4. At the end of the year, give the money to someone/charity
If you want my full explanation and inspiration behind it click below to read more.
1. Get a jar or piggy bank
2. Make up a few health/fitness related rules
3. Every time you break a rule, put a dollar in the jar
4. At the end of the year, give the money to someone/charity
If you want my full explanation and inspiration behind it click below to read more.
Inspired by a post on Pinterest I saw called an incentives jar, where you put a dollar in every time you work out, and you get to treat yourself to something (no food) with it at the end of the month/year. I liked the idea behind it, but I treat myself way too often for no reason to make the money jar a real incentive. So I came up with the idea of a 'punishment jar'. I have a set of 3 rules that if broken, I must put a dollar in the jar. They are small, simple, and achievable, but things that I struggle with and if broken can really hinder my fitness.
Now the thing that makes it a punishment rather than an incentive is that when the year is over, I have to give away all the money in the jar to someone or to a good cause. Yes, I know, it makes me sound like helping people is a punishment, which it isn't, but I donate time and money to good causes regularly, so this is just extra money on top of that. That's also why I decided to name it 'The Broken Rules Jar' rather than 'Punishment Jar'. I suppose it could have been called 'Penance Jar' or 'Retribution Jar'. Oh well, too late now.
Anyways, I duct taped the bottom shut to hinder me from breaking in and using the change for myself.
Anyways, I duct taped the bottom shut to hinder me from breaking in and using the change for myself.
Now putting the money in when rules are broken is really by an honour system to yourself.
But if you need some help then tell someone you know who will keep you accountable. For me, it's my workout guru of a cousin, Sarah Jane.
But if you need some help then tell someone you know who will keep you accountable. For me, it's my workout guru of a cousin, Sarah Jane.
And as you can see from the tweets above, there is fine print to my rules that make them slightly flexible. No excessive candy, which means I can have a bit sometimes, but not even close to as much as I normally eat (I am a sugar-addict). And the avoid pop fine print is that I can very occasionally drink it, but it is cut back to being a rare treat and not a daily or even weekly occurrence.
Anyways, to finish up here I'm gonna hype my cousin's fitness programs called 'Cause Effect Fitness'.
To quote their blog, "By utilizing our fitness goals for good. You workout, and part of your cost goes to a serving a non-profit organization, while raising awareness of the cause we are supporting."
Pretty sweet, right? You get fit and other people benefit from it too.
Their blog: FitCause.blogspot.ca Facebook: Cause Effect Fitness
(Did you notice the cover photo on their Facebook page is from my 365 project? Fun stuff)
Anyways, to finish up here I'm gonna hype my cousin's fitness programs called 'Cause Effect Fitness'.
To quote their blog, "By utilizing our fitness goals for good. You workout, and part of your cost goes to a serving a non-profit organization, while raising awareness of the cause we are supporting."
Pretty sweet, right? You get fit and other people benefit from it too.
Their blog: FitCause.blogspot.ca Facebook: Cause Effect Fitness
(Did you notice the cover photo on their Facebook page is from my 365 project? Fun stuff)