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20 Motivators For Exercising Daily
By Joe Fier | November 29, 2007
We all run into slumps when it comes with our exercising patterns. Never think you are the only one that feels guilty for taking a day, a week, or months off from burning off those extra calories. I run into this problem quite often when it comes to keeping a consistent schedule to workout. If you ever feel like you’re losing the spark that you had when you first began, maybe it’s time to take a step back and see what motivates you so you can continue with your exercising. Check out these ideas to get you going when you need a good kick in the butt!
- Find a partner. Professional athletes do it, and so should you! Everything becomes easier when there’s a buddy to help push you along the way.
- Set a daily goal. If you’re running, set a daily, and then weekly goal of how many miles you’d want to cover. This should help pace yourself towards the end number. You can set a goal for any type of workout, but start out slow, if need be.
- Try something new. Doing the same routine and workout daily can become a burden on your mind. Take the time to think of a new idea and method to accomplish your workout. If it’s running or biking, look for a new trail or road to travel.
- Exercise at lunch. Of course this depends on your work schedule, but squeezing a workout in this time will force you to complete it then and there. This would also be a great way to keep a daily exercising routine.
- Listen to music. Buy yourself a cheap mp3 or CD player and go nuts! Music will definitely take your mind off the effort of working out and should make you feel much more comfortable.
- Create a blog. This is exactly what I did. Blogs allow you to express how you feel to an endless amount of people around the world. Document what you’ve accomplished and what you plan to do, and then stick with them! And if you don’t, everyone will know.
- Read other blogs. There are a ton of blogs and sites scattered throughout the web relating to exercising and motivation. Check out some of my favorite sites here.
- Keep a log. This would be very similar to a blog, but you should also keep a record of the time, type of activities, and other qualities of your exercise on record.
- Head start on resolutions. Since the holidays are in full force, beat your next New Year’s resolutions and start working out. Get ahead and stay ahead!
- Read this book. Ultra Marathon Man, by Dean Karnazes. This is a man that tells his story of constantly pushing himself to his body’s extremes. A VERY influential read for anyone!
- Race results. If you compete in any race, remember that most results are available to anyone online. There’s no escaping Google anymore!
- Remember this. After any strenuous exercise, you’ll always feel much better when you’re finished. There’s no skipping workouts to get to this feeling.
- Looking ahead. Don’t you want that nice and trimmed body for the upcoming year? Here’s your chance to start working out and getting into a great routine!
- Save your money. Pay yourself a certain amount after you reach your weekly goals. Sooner than you know it, you’ll have enough money to buy yourself brand new workout gear.
- Find time. It’s easy to try and fill up your day’s time with useless tasks. Allow a one hour space each day for a good all-around workout.
- Be realistic. Don’t try to be a superstar athlete on the first day or if you feel it’s out of reach right now. Build up with baby steps and soon enough you’ll be much further than you ever thought.
- Buy new shoes. If you haven’t checked out my post, Why You Might Need A New Pair Of Shoes, then do it! Purchase two pairs of shoes so you can rotate and feel fresh each day.
- Purchase the good stuff. Some people may be content with buying their workout gear at Target. For others, paying a little more and purchasing some top of the line gear might put more pep in people’s steps.
- Hangout. Spend time and surround yourself around people that enjoy doing that same exercise. Much can be learned and taught about any type of workout.
- Just do it! Nike said it best the first time. This is when you stop thinking about what could happen or what else you could be doing. Instead, throw on your workout clothes and start exercising. You’ll feel much better that you did.
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Topics: Motivational | 2 Comments »
July 12th, 2008 at 9:32 am
I’ve heard a lot about this! I’m so glad I came across your blog.
Cheers for the info anyway, I have a similar blog you might want to check out…
http://yourlifeyourbody.blogspot.com/
Hope you like it,
Cheers,
Chistina.
July 6th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
I’ve been feeling guilty for skipping my dayly hour exercise for 2 weeks..Each time, I was telling myself that I had to do it, but I keep procrastinating.. So, I’m glad I came across your post about motivation. For sure, I felt better when I exercised… Thanks for sharing these great tips