Most people treat friction as an obstacle: the thing standing between them and exercise.
That's only part of it.
The part that's neglected is the opposite direction: the thing standing between them and not exercising.
Put both in place and you no longer need to rely on motivation.
In this episode of Exercising Consistency:
* Why motivation isn't the foundation of consistency and why relying on how you feel is an unreliable strategy for building a lasting exercise habit.
* How friction shapes your behaviour, and why the key isn't eliminating it but directing it toward the outcomes you want.
* Practical ways to reduce friction for exercise, including designing your environment so showing up becomes the easiest option.
* How to add friction to skipping workouts by increasing the psychological and environmental cost of quitting.
* Why identity is the strongest form of friction, making consistency easier because skipping no longer aligns with the person you believe yourself to be.
* How to build an environment that produces consistency automatically, so your exercise habit survives even when motivation disappears.
How might you use friction to make not exercising more difficult?