It’s natural to go through seasons of excitement with movement. Maybe you buy a new-student package at a yoga studio and fall hard-core in love with the practice for a month. Maybe you feel the euphoric rush of your first long-distance runs and train for a half marathon. But what happens after the month of cheap yoga, or after that race?

If you fall out of a fitness routine for a week or more, it can be hard to get back into it. You get busy with other things, plans come up. Here are 3 ways to re-spark your enthusiasm for exercise.

Drop the goal to lose weight

You’re allowed to want to lose weight. It’s your body. But you’re putting some heavy pressure on your fitness if that’s the MAIN goal. Because weight loss takes time and discipline if you approach it in a healthy way, and that can make your workout plan seem like it stretches forever with no clear end in sight.

Make plans, instead, to do something that excites you. Or at least something you can look forward to. Running? Sign up for a race you have to train for. Cycling? Start a docuseries or a gripping show that you only allow yourself to watch on the bike. Walking? Make dates with friends to catch up with while you move, and pick different neighborhoods to explore.

Give yourself a reason to move that’s not connected to weight loss. Even if that’s the long-term intention in the back of your mind.

Plan your week out

You can’t turn a practice back into a habit if you’re not carving out time for it. Open up your Google calendar (or paper calendar) and look at the week ahead.

Pick three to five days that have open slots for your movement and start adding non-negotiable blocks of time in. Pay attention to times you know you’ll need a break from work, etc., and times that you’re unlikely to be interrupted.

Keep it short

If the thought of planting your butt on a bike for an entire hour paralyzes you, start with short blocks of time in your calendar. Plan for 15 minutes instead, and see where that gets you once you start to move. You might be surprised once you get sucked into your show, or once you start exploring a trail with a friend as you walk, or once you start getting that runner’s high as you jog.

Give yourself room to surprise yourself. And enjoy the movement. You’re lucky to be able to do it.