Physical Fitness - How to become motivated with
Exercise to improve your Health
March 8th,
2006
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Many people will fail in there
exercise goals and quit within a 3 – 6 months after starting an exercise
routine. People lose their dedication and enthusiasm for continuing on
a long term exercise program. One reason for the lack of dedication is
that we believe that we are too busy to find the time to exercise.
If you have a different attitude
about exercise you might actually stick to it. Using mental strategies
could help to convince you that exercise is ok.
If you hate gyms don’t go to a gym.
Don’t follow the masses of people just because it is a trend that
people go to gyms to workout. You can get a workout without joining a
gym.
In fact it can be extremely inconvenient with work and children to
get to the gym. Gym’s can be a social outing for some to others it can
be very intimidating. Curves gyms cater to women only workouts, it
might be more likely that you will go if you are self-conscious. It can
be intimidating to go to a gym if you don’t look great. You can always
try the gym for a week or two before joining to see if you mesh with it.
You can set up your own home
gym. You can for the cost of a gym membership get a multi-weight
lifting machine or a nice treadmill. Having it in your home will
allow for you to have more opportunities for exercise time. You
won’t have to hire a babysitter to watch your children and you don’t
have to wait your turn for using the equipment.
You might want to hire a personal
trainer to come to your home if you don’t want to go to the gym. It
could help get you started on a workout schedule. This could add up to
an extra expense, but if you lack motivation this may be what you need.
You don’t have to love the workout,
but don’t discard exercise because of the lack of enjoyment. Tell
yourself that you go to work but don’t always like it. You work because
you need to make a living. You should tell yourself that you need to
exercise because it will make you healthy. If there is a way to measure
your success by writing down when you worked out and how long, it could
be kind of a measurable reward. If you are looking to lose inches on
the waist measure yourself once a week as an incentive to see your
progress. By seeing results it can keep you motivated for a longer
period of time.
Try to find fitness and exercise
activities that you look forward to doing. You might find that you like
to watch TV, and you can walk on the treadmill while you do this. You
could get a video tape series on dancing. There is exercise video for
tap, jazz, ballet, even belly dancing. It can become a fun new hobby.
Try to think of fun activities to do.
Try to remember when you were a kid,
what kind of physical activities did you enjoy as a kid? Did you enjoy
riding bike, playing basketball, roller skating? Think back to which
activities you liked back then and give them a try again. You might
find that you still enjoy these activities as an adult. If you have
children, this might be a great way to spend time with your children in
activities that you can do as a family.
Treat exercise like you would your
hygiene for each day. If you make exercise a thing that you have to do
each day, it will become something that you will do each day. The more
you set aside time for exercise and make it part of your daily routine,
the more likely you will stick with it.
Try not to convince yourself that
you hate exercise. Don’t use the word exercise if you have associated
such a dislike for it. Use the terms physical activity, movement or
play. Turn the negative thought into a positive one.
Making sure that you set aside time
to exercise and make it an enjoyable time could turn an awful thing into
a fun thing. If you have a hard time committing a long time to your
exercise try to start with shorter time periods. Start with a 10 minute
commitment one time a day. Then try to work up 10 minutes 2 times a
day. They work up to 3 times a day. Sometimes having a shorter time
commitment can make it more of a break to refresh with then a drudgery
of a sweat induced pain process. Even though you may not come out
looking buff, getting any physical activity is better than none at all.
Nicole Wilson
Best Syndication Staff Writer
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