The short answer? Baby steps and consistency
Live by the principle of a 1% improvement.
In 2003, Sir Dave Brailsford, an amateur cyclist without professional coaching experience, took over a perennially weak British Cycling Team. He did not look for sponsors, get new cyclists, or even immerse them in intensive training. Instead, Brailsford introduced the business strategy called the aggregation of marginal gains. He simply improved related aspects of their lives by 1%.
It all started with comfortable seats and a 1% improvement in their diet and workout regime. Each time development was reached, a new aspect was thought to be upgraded. In 365 days, a daily improvement of 1% will mean you’ll be over 30 times more fit.
The result? 8 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze medals, and 2 team members won the Tour de France FOUR times, combined over the next decade. That’s more than its entire history combined.
Sir Dave Brailsford proved that the 1% works!
Ironically, our tip to making a HUGE change in your life is to take a MINIMAL upgrade from yesterday.
Beginning your routine by taking that literal first step to start your jog is already an improvement. Starting your journey with the 3 actionable steps to improve your nutrition today is also a 1%. (Link the blog on the podcast episode 48). Eventually, it will become second nature to you to make increments of improvements turning the strategy of aggregation of marginal gains into a lifestyle.
Ever heard of “slow and steady wins the race”? It best applies to this scenario. Patience to achieve your long-term goal of overall fitness will become the base ingredient to this mantra. You will gain nothing, however, if you stop taking baby steps after a few weeks. What comes after the first step, is taking the first step, AGAIN. Consistency is key when you want to get to your finish line. In doing so, you foster the thinking of continual improvement, which will eventually turn into a lifestyle practice.
Having a coach will lighten your burden of thinking, “what next step will I take?”. Our expert coaches are great at telling you where to start. Sign up for a FREE No-Sweat Intro and make this your first 1%.
HOW TO MAKE HUGE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE
The short answer? Baby steps and consistency
Live by the principle of a 1% improvement.
In 2003, Sir Dave Brailsford, an amateur cyclist without professional coaching experience, took over a perennially weak British Cycling Team. He did not look for sponsors, get new cyclists, or even immerse them in intensive training. Instead, Brailsford introduced the business strategy called the aggregation of marginal gains. He simply improved related aspects of their lives by 1%.
It all started with comfortable seats and a 1% improvement in their diet and workout regime. Each time development was reached, a new aspect was thought to be upgraded. In 365 days, a daily improvement of 1% will mean you’ll be over 30 times more fit.
The result? 8 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze medals, and 2 team members won the Tour de France FOUR times, combined over the next decade. That’s more than its entire history combined.
Sir Dave Brailsford proved that the 1% works!
Ironically, our tip to making a HUGE change in your life is to take a MINIMAL upgrade from yesterday.
Beginning your routine by taking that literal first step to start your jog is already an improvement. Starting your journey with the 3 actionable steps to improve your nutrition today is also a 1%. (Link the blog on the podcast episode 48). Eventually, it will become second nature to you to make increments of improvements turning the strategy of aggregation of marginal gains into a lifestyle.
Ever heard of “slow and steady wins the race”? It best applies to this scenario. Patience to achieve your long-term goal of overall fitness will become the base ingredient to this mantra. You will gain nothing, however, if you stop taking baby steps after a few weeks. What comes after the first step, is taking the first step, AGAIN. Consistency is key when you want to get to your finish line. In doing so, you foster the thinking of continual improvement, which will eventually turn into a lifestyle practice.
Having a coach will lighten your burden of thinking, “what next step will I take?”. Our expert coaches are great at telling you where to start. Sign up for a FREE No-Sweat Intro and make this your first 1%.