Examples:

• Use the 5-second rule to get out of bed immediately when your alarm goes off for a morning run.
• Take 5 seconds to put on your workout clothes as soon as you feel the urge to skip exercise.
• When thinking about skipping a meal prep session, count backward from 5 and start chopping veggies.
• If you’re hesitating about going for a walk, count down from 5 and step out the door.
• At the first sign of stress eating, count backward and walk away from the fridge.
• Use the rule to start your meditation session by sitting down within 5 seconds of thinking about it.
• Feeling lazy about stretching? Count down and move into the first stretch before your brain talks you out of it.
• Use 5 seconds to stand up and take a stretching break if you’ve been sitting too long.