What to Do After a 90-Day Workout Program Ends
Your fixed length program is over and nothing is scheduled. Here are the three honest options, how to keep the habit, and why program hopping stalls you.
Chris Pruitt
Chris Pruitt is a certified ASFA personal trainer and the founder of WorkoutHealthy, a fitness equipment retailer serving customers since 2007. He has more than 16 years in the fitness business, and he writes and fact checks everything published on Insider.
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