Set a weekly total for yourself.
200 push-ups aren’t too bad. It’s just over 20 push-ups per day. The best part of a weekly total is that you can allocate it however you want. Save all the reps for 1 day or divvy them up over the week. Or take a few days off and do a few extra push-ups.
Push-ups, chin-ups, planks (use time instead of reps), bodyweight squats, etc…Set a total and do it. And when you finish, treat yourself with something. Give yourself a reward for working hard. And if you don’t, then you don’t get it.
Sometimes a daily goal undermines your progress. If you set a goal of walking 20 minutes a day and then miss a day…well, now you’re behind. And people don’t want to miss or fail or feel like the week is a wash. Set a weekly total. Now if you miss Monday, you just have a little more work to do the rest of the week. It’s subtle, but it’s a psychological trick to keep you engaged and moving forward, instead of dwelling on the past.
Note: You can apply this to pretty much anything, including diet (#8 on this list).
