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Article Series: Motivation
What Will It Take To Motivate Me?
Staying
Motivated:
Exercise, Fitness and Body Building
Overall
Fitness is Key: Try and keep your
overall fitness in mind rather than just one aspect of it.
Most believe that there are four major aspects that one should
aim for, aerobic fitness, endurance and muscle strength, body
composition and flexibility. Try and work on all of these with
each workout.
Be
true to your sport: Try and focus on the parts of the body
in which you will be using to do the activity. For example,
if you are playing basketball you would want to work on endurance,
and if you are playing football you might rather focus on strength
training.
Buddy
up: It is so much easier to stay motivated for a fitness
goal when you are working with someone. Misery loves company
as they say. You can use your workout buddy’s motivation when
yours is running low. It is also a good motivator since someone
else is depending on you to motivate them. Finding someone
who is dedicated is a challenge so look around at your gym.
You should try and find someone to workout with who has some
of the same types of goals as yourself. This will help tremendously
since you will be on the same page with the person you are
training with.
Get
out the tape: The measuring tape that is! Measure all
of yourself including your arms, chest, waist, thighs and wherever
else that you are trying to improve. Then make a habit out
of re-measuring once a month. This will give you some measurable
results, which is a great motivator!
Goals,
Goals, Goals: Make attainable short and long term goals
for yourself! Don’t just make the goals and give yourself a
pat on the back if you reach them, really go all out and reward
yourself with something special! However, don’t make the reward
something that will be detrimental to your goals, such as taking
a day off or eating fatty foods. Make your goals reachable.
Set goals that are challenging but not overwhelming.
Commitment
time: Make an appointment with yourself. Don’t
make excuses as to why you can’t workout. Put it on your calendar
and stick with it. Make this time for you and let others know
about it. If someone asks you out for coffee after work tell
them about your scheduled workouts, and ask them to join you.
This way people will know that during that time you are unavailable.
Changing workout times can lead to procrastination.
Stretch: Stretching and warm up exercises make any workout
easier. It is a good idea to not only stretch before a workout
but during and afterwards as well. This may not seem like a
way to motivate your self but really it is. Stretches are invigorating
and gives you some motivation to go on with the workout.
Location,
Location, Location: Where you exercise is just as
important as what you do. Be sure that you are comfortable
in the place that you choose to exercise. Sometimes it is helpful
to watch TV or read a magazine while working out. Keep your
water within reach. How many times have you used getting water
as an excuse to stop cardio? Also be sure that you are wearing
clothing that is suitable for the type of exercise that you
are doing.
Strike
a pose: What is more motivating than those before and
after shots of people who have lost weight or built muscle?
Nothing I can think of. What if that person in the photo was
you? You see yourself everyday and sometimes it is easy to
forget the old you. Take before photos and look at them often.
Looking at the before photos and looking in the mirror is not
enough. Take after photos as well. It is nice to be able to
compare side by side the progress you have made and highly
motivating.
Who’s
got the answers: Make sure that if you have questions
about your workout plan or routine that you find a qualified
person to answer your questions. You can ask the trainer at
the gym or even go online to find the answers. It is also a
good idea to ask your doctor. He will most likely have some
feedback for you about your plan or routine.
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