I am trying to be involved in an exercise routine, and find it difficult to get motivated. How do you get motivated to exercise?
2006-10-22 13:08:43 · 9 answers · asked by Lucky Lola 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Hi there!! I have been in your situation and here is amy advice:
workout with a friend, join a gym, take your workout clothes in your car and stop on your way home.
If you dont have a gym membership, try working out at home, running, watching a fitness show on tv or buy tread mill.
Motivation has to come from within, try to find your X factor. what makes you happy! Do you have an event that you are looking forward to? Buy rewards for yourself when you reach your goals. Write your goals down and you will be more likely to achieve them!!!!!!!!!! You can do this I did andkept it off for 4 years now. I lost 50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-22 13:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by dlm1811 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give up. Nothing we want that takes time, energy, schedule change, etc. is going to be easy. We have to continue looking at the goal !
If you love music, purchase a iPod and listen to your favorite music which you will be only allowed to listen to when you are exercising, that helps me and I look forward to exercising and enjoying my favorite music.
Face it, it is not going to be easy and almost everyday you will say to your self "I am not going to work out today" but if you go and work out, you will be very proud and pleased and you will soon see the results of your hard work.
When we eat, we have to:
Think about what to eat
Make sure we have the food in the house.
No food in the house then we go to the store
We come home to fix it
We put it on the plate
Our goad is competed: Dinner
There is a lot of work involved in cooking dinner and a lot of time taken from our day but we do it because it is good for us to eat.
Exercise is no different, do it because it is good for you.
2006-10-22 20:45:25 · answer #2 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am trying to get my friend motivated to exercise. We made it into a game. We put $5 a week into a pot and the person who loses the most weight monthly gets all the money. This seemed to motivate her well since she is greedy and loves money. It kills her to give me all her money.
2006-10-22 20:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by Debra M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of what you'll gain out of your exercise routine. And reward yourself afterwards with some ice cream or something.
If positive motivation doesn't work, just have someone slap you every day if you don't do it. :]
2006-10-22 20:11:58 · answer #4 · answered by wizard94539 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 09:53:33 · answer #5 · answered by Fat G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i used to weigh around 255 lbs.... 4 years ago .. now im down to 175 .. . i got motivated actually with a friend of mine .. i pushed him to cut the weight and he pushed me to cut the weight .. since he used to be big as well .. i think he lost around 40 lbs ... we went to the same gym and used to even work out twice a day one before work and once after work
2006-10-22 20:32:49 · answer #6 · answered by dc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a exercise partner, then you can encourage each other
2006-10-22 20:28:50 · answer #7 · answered by Abby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow no this is something. I've try to do what you are doing, couldn't do it-so i gave it up (for now).
2006-10-22 20:11:03 · answer #8 · answered by Steph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
push yourself, make it a goal and be optimistic
2006-10-22 20:12:59 · answer #9 · answered by superman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋