Uncle8888 after some years without IPPT; he slacked into Italy for a long time; but he set his Goal to kick Italy out of world cup with 5 Km, 10 Km and 15 Km jog. After several attempts of consistent 15 Km jog; he knew that he has entered into maintenance mode.
Even with a few weeks of slack; he could easily get back into shape of to reach that 15 Km after a few attempts. This is what maintenance mode is all about.
We set Goals to achieve. When we achieve then we can push ourselves into maintenance mode; once ......