A lot of us wonder exactly how to motivate ourselves to exercise…
what is this special motivation thing you need to propel yourself
out of bed or out the door and straight to your workouts?
The motivation thing is different for all of us, so no one can
precisely answer that question. But what is known is that what
determines whether you get your workout done or not is your
attitude. It is our attitude that determines our level of fitness
and it is our attitude that will determine whether we want to sit
on the couch or get out to the gym for a workout.
The problem with motivation is that many of us believe it’s
something that will come to us if we wait long enough…that
someday we will wake up and finally want to exercise.
Rather than believe in that fantasy, maybe we would all be better off by
realizing that motivation is something we create for ourselves, not something we wait for.
What motivates each of us changes from day to day – what got us moving today may not do a darned thing tomorrow. That means digging deep to find that thing – that thought, feeling, goal, reward, etc.
- that gets us moving. Your decision to exercise and be strong and fit isn’t a decision you make once – it is one you make every single day.
Make motivation easier for yourself by eliminating your excuses before they happen
First, identify the habits that are holding you back from accomplishing your fitness goal.
Habits, always come in predicable patterns, so look for and identify them so you can create a
predictable pattern to overcome the negative old habits and create new positive ones.
So if you find that you are lapsing with your exercise program, just ask yourself, ‘Is this going to get me the
results that I want?” or “Is this taking me closer toward my goal
Think about what could possibly derail you and plan a strategy to stop it happening.
The more we can counter these challenges the better at it we will get at working around them.
Everybody gets them; nobody has it easy all of the time.
This whole motivation thing does get easier with practice.
When you exercise consistently, you gradually fill up your motivational
stores as you understand what makes you tick and what gets you
moving. The more you practice, the better you will get and you will
realize your actions are what generate that feeling you have been
searching for – motivation. If you can make exercise a habit, you are that much closer to
making it easier to do. It helps to have a regular day and time you
workout so that, once that time comes, you know it’s time to get
yourself busy and get going. Proper exercise is one of the most important things you can do in
your life for your own self care. It affects how you feel
physically, mentally and emotionally. It affects how you look, how
you function and contributes to your quality of life. It is never
too late to start and the sooner you start the sooner you will reap
the many benefits.
Yours in strength, Carolyn
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