Train Like It’s Brushing Your Teeth

how to create appointments with yourself that you can't break. Train because you love your body
By
Scott McAlee
May 19, 2025
Train Like It’s Brushing Your Teeth

How to Make Training a Non-Negotiable (Like Brushing Your Teeth)

You already run a business, lead a team, or juggle more moving parts than a Formula 1 pit crew.
But here’s what’s missing from your success strategy: a locked-in daily fitness routine.

Not optional. Not “if I have time.”
Just like brushing your teeth—you do it without debate.

The Real Goal: Automatic Consistency

You’re not trying to become a bodybuilder. You’re not training for the Olympics.
You just want to move your body, build strength, and feel damn good doing it—without having to wrestle with motivation every day.

That’s a real goal. A smart one.
Here’s how to get there.

1. Anchor Your Workout to Something Unshakeable

Want real consistency? Don’t rely on “when I feel like it.”
Anchor fitness to something immovable:

Habits don’t need motivation. They need structure.

2. Stop Starting Over

You’ve probably done this:
Take a few weeks off → come back too hard → burn out → repeat.

Instead of sprints, build streaks.

Even 15 minutes a day of movement can:

The goal isn’t perfection.
The goal is never going more than 2 days without training.

3. Make It Damn Near Enjoyable

If your workout feels like punishment, you won’t stick to it.

Instead:

You can’t fake consistency.
But you can design it to feel good enough to keep going.

Your Time, Your Terms, Your Body

When fitness becomes automatic, it stops being a chore.
It becomes a stabilizing force in your life—especially if work, family or just stress in general begin to spiral.

Set the goal. Make it non-negotiable. And build the system that lets you win.

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