How do anda find motivation to exercise when anda just don’t feel like getting off your butt? I ask myself this pertanyaan every now and then, and I have the feeling I’m not the only one.
A few weeks ago, I wrote 4 Simple Steps to Start the Exercise Habit… and the fourth and final step was to add motivation as needed until the habit sticks. This post is to help anda with that fourth step.
There are a million ways to motivate yourself to exercise, actually, but these are a few that have worked for me. And trust me, I’ve had days when I’ve struggled with exercise. Most recently, the things that have helped include finding a workout partner (one of the best motivators!), logging my exercise, membaca magazines, buku and websites, and rewarding myself.
1.How anda feel after a workout. I always feel great after a good workout. It’s a high. And I let that motivate me the selanjutnya time: “You know how good you’re going to feel, Leo!”
2.Time for you. While many people make time to take care of others (kids, spouse, other family, co-workers, boss), they don’t often make time to take care of themselves. Instead, make your “you” time a priority, and don’t miss that exercise appointment.
3.Calories burned. If anda count calories (and it’s really one of the most effective ways to lose weight), anda know that the lebih anda exercise, the lebih calories anda burn — and the bigger your calorie deficit.
4.Having fun. Exercise should be fun. If it isn’t, try a different kind of activity that anda enjoy. As long as you’re moving, it’s good for you.
5.How you’re going to look. Imagine a slimmer, fitter you. Now let that visualization drive you.
6.Magazines. It motivates me to read fitness magazines. Not sure why, but it works.
7.Cover models. Sure, they’re genetically freaky, and probably Photoshopped to look perfect. But for some reason, looking at how good a cover model looks helps motivate me to work harder.
8.Blogs. I enjoy membaca blogs about people who are into running, atau losing weight. It can tampil the ups and downs they go through, and anda can learn from their experiences.
9.Success stories. I find the success stories of others incredibly inspirational. If a fitness website has success stories, I’ll almost always read them.
10.Forums. Do the monthly challenge on the Zen Habits forums, atau gabung another forum full of like-minded atau like-goaled peopled. Check in daily. It really helps.
11.Rewards. If anda exercise for a few days, give yourself a reward! A week? Another reward. Do it often in the beginning.
12.Fitting into new clothes. Wanna look good in a smaller size? Work out!
13.Being attractive. That’s always a good motivator, as I’m sure we all know. Edited to correct language.
14.Adrenaline rush. I get a rush when I exercise. Ride that rush to complete the workout.
15.Stress relief. Wound up after a long hari at the office? Get out and work off that stress. It makes a world of difference.
16.Time for contemplation. I love, cinta the quiet time of exercise for thinking about things. Most of this post was written in my head as I exercised.
17.A workout partner. Best thing I’ve done.
18.An exercise class. Sign up for a class, perhaps with a friend, and you’ll be motivated to get there and work out.
19.A coach atau trainer. Worth the money, just for the motivation.
20.An exercise log/graph. For some reason, menulis it down is extremely important. Really. Do it for a week and you’ll see what I mean.
21.Your before picture. anda often don’t realize how far you’ve come. Take pictures.
22.A 5K race atau triathlon. Just sign up for one, and you’ll be motivated to train.
23.The dread of feeling “yuck” from not exercising. I hate how I feel after not exercising. So I remind myself of that when I feel tired.
24.Living long enough to see your grandkids … and play with them.
25.The scale. It’s not motivating to weigh yourself every day, as your weight fluctuates. But if anda weigh yourself once a week, you’ll be motivated to have it keep going down, instead of up. Combine the scale with the measuring tape, and measure your waist.
26.Reaching a goal. Set a goal for weight, atau your waist measurement, atau a number of days to work out, atau a number of miles to run this week. Setting and tracking a goal helps motivate anda to complete that goal. Make it easily achievable.
27.Posting it on your blog. Tell people you’re going to lose weight atau exercise daily, and laporan to them. You’ll make it happen.
28.Motivational quotes. I like to print them out atau put them on my computer desktop.
29.Books. I just bought a strength-training book as a reward. It makes me want to hit the weights!
30.Others commenting on how good anda look. When someone notices the changes in your body, it feels good. And it makes anda want to work out more.
31.An upcoming hari at the beach, atau a reunion. Nuff said.
What are your motivations? Let us know in the comments
A few weeks ago, I wrote 4 Simple Steps to Start the Exercise Habit… and the fourth and final step was to add motivation as needed until the habit sticks. This post is to help anda with that fourth step.
There are a million ways to motivate yourself to exercise, actually, but these are a few that have worked for me. And trust me, I’ve had days when I’ve struggled with exercise. Most recently, the things that have helped include finding a workout partner (one of the best motivators!), logging my exercise, membaca magazines, buku and websites, and rewarding myself.
1.How anda feel after a workout. I always feel great after a good workout. It’s a high. And I let that motivate me the selanjutnya time: “You know how good you’re going to feel, Leo!”
2.Time for you. While many people make time to take care of others (kids, spouse, other family, co-workers, boss), they don’t often make time to take care of themselves. Instead, make your “you” time a priority, and don’t miss that exercise appointment.
3.Calories burned. If anda count calories (and it’s really one of the most effective ways to lose weight), anda know that the lebih anda exercise, the lebih calories anda burn — and the bigger your calorie deficit.
4.Having fun. Exercise should be fun. If it isn’t, try a different kind of activity that anda enjoy. As long as you’re moving, it’s good for you.
5.How you’re going to look. Imagine a slimmer, fitter you. Now let that visualization drive you.
6.Magazines. It motivates me to read fitness magazines. Not sure why, but it works.
7.Cover models. Sure, they’re genetically freaky, and probably Photoshopped to look perfect. But for some reason, looking at how good a cover model looks helps motivate me to work harder.
8.Blogs. I enjoy membaca blogs about people who are into running, atau losing weight. It can tampil the ups and downs they go through, and anda can learn from their experiences.
9.Success stories. I find the success stories of others incredibly inspirational. If a fitness website has success stories, I’ll almost always read them.
10.Forums. Do the monthly challenge on the Zen Habits forums, atau gabung another forum full of like-minded atau like-goaled peopled. Check in daily. It really helps.
11.Rewards. If anda exercise for a few days, give yourself a reward! A week? Another reward. Do it often in the beginning.
12.Fitting into new clothes. Wanna look good in a smaller size? Work out!
13.Being attractive. That’s always a good motivator, as I’m sure we all know. Edited to correct language.
14.Adrenaline rush. I get a rush when I exercise. Ride that rush to complete the workout.
15.Stress relief. Wound up after a long hari at the office? Get out and work off that stress. It makes a world of difference.
16.Time for contemplation. I love, cinta the quiet time of exercise for thinking about things. Most of this post was written in my head as I exercised.
17.A workout partner. Best thing I’ve done.
18.An exercise class. Sign up for a class, perhaps with a friend, and you’ll be motivated to get there and work out.
19.A coach atau trainer. Worth the money, just for the motivation.
20.An exercise log/graph. For some reason, menulis it down is extremely important. Really. Do it for a week and you’ll see what I mean.
21.Your before picture. anda often don’t realize how far you’ve come. Take pictures.
22.A 5K race atau triathlon. Just sign up for one, and you’ll be motivated to train.
23.The dread of feeling “yuck” from not exercising. I hate how I feel after not exercising. So I remind myself of that when I feel tired.
24.Living long enough to see your grandkids … and play with them.
25.The scale. It’s not motivating to weigh yourself every day, as your weight fluctuates. But if anda weigh yourself once a week, you’ll be motivated to have it keep going down, instead of up. Combine the scale with the measuring tape, and measure your waist.
26.Reaching a goal. Set a goal for weight, atau your waist measurement, atau a number of days to work out, atau a number of miles to run this week. Setting and tracking a goal helps motivate anda to complete that goal. Make it easily achievable.
27.Posting it on your blog. Tell people you’re going to lose weight atau exercise daily, and laporan to them. You’ll make it happen.
28.Motivational quotes. I like to print them out atau put them on my computer desktop.
29.Books. I just bought a strength-training book as a reward. It makes me want to hit the weights!
30.Others commenting on how good anda look. When someone notices the changes in your body, it feels good. And it makes anda want to work out more.
31.An upcoming hari at the beach, atau a reunion. Nuff said.
What are your motivations? Let us know in the comments
It all started when Chloe was in the dapur making cupcakes...
Chloe:I'm gonna bake these cupcake in time for when Sara comes!
(Sara walks through the door)
Chloe: aw, s**t.
Sara:wha?
Chloe:wha?
(Jimmy walks through door)
Jimmy:hi
Sara:jimmy what the h**l are u doing here ur not supposed to be here jimmy:i dont care im stupid
Chloe:yay another stupid person
(derpy comes out if nowhere)
Derpy:WHAT DOES THE FOCKS SAY ? RINGADINGADINGADOO RINGADINGADINGADOO
Fluttershy(is watching in security room)
Fluttershy:what. the. f***k did i just see
THE END
Chloe:I'm gonna bake these cupcake in time for when Sara comes!
(Sara walks through the door)
Chloe: aw, s**t.
Sara:wha?
Chloe:wha?
(Jimmy walks through door)
Jimmy:hi
Sara:jimmy what the h**l are u doing here ur not supposed to be here jimmy:i dont care im stupid
Chloe:yay another stupid person
(derpy comes out if nowhere)
Derpy:WHAT DOES THE FOCKS SAY ? RINGADINGADINGADOO RINGADINGADINGADOO
Fluttershy(is watching in security room)
Fluttershy:what. the. f***k did i just see
THE END
1.Determine how many times a week anda eat atau want to eat chocolate. It must be a number between 1 and 10, including 1 atau 10.
Let's say anda eat cokelat 8 times a week (we won't tell).
2.Multiply that number oleh 2.
8 x 2 = 16
3.Add 5 to the sebelumnya result.
16 + 5 = 21
4.Multiply that oleh 50.
21 x 50 = 1050
5.Add the current tahun (Gregorian).
1050 + 2011 = 3061
6.Subtract 250 if you've had a birthday this year. If anda haven't had a birthday this year, subtract 251.
(Let's say your birthday hasn't passed yet.)
3061 - 251 = 2810
7.(Assuming anda were born in 1975...)
2810 - 1975 = 835
8.You'll end up with a 3 atau 4 digit number. The last two digits are your age (if you're under 10 years old there will be a zero before your age). The remaining one atau two digits will be the number of times per week anda eat atau want cokelat (the number anda specified in the first step).
8 pieces of cokelat a week, 35 years of age.
Let's say anda eat cokelat 8 times a week (we won't tell).
2.Multiply that number oleh 2.
8 x 2 = 16
3.Add 5 to the sebelumnya result.
16 + 5 = 21
4.Multiply that oleh 50.
21 x 50 = 1050
5.Add the current tahun (Gregorian).
1050 + 2011 = 3061
6.Subtract 250 if you've had a birthday this year. If anda haven't had a birthday this year, subtract 251.
(Let's say your birthday hasn't passed yet.)
3061 - 251 = 2810
7.(Assuming anda were born in 1975...)
2810 - 1975 = 835
8.You'll end up with a 3 atau 4 digit number. The last two digits are your age (if you're under 10 years old there will be a zero before your age). The remaining one atau two digits will be the number of times per week anda eat atau want cokelat (the number anda specified in the first step).
8 pieces of cokelat a week, 35 years of age.
5
Scarlet
I tried to brush Dominic's hair away from his eyes. This time he let me. He had one green eye that was a completely different pattern then the black one. His eye had been replaced.
"Your lucky," I said. "I heard in 3017 they couldn't do that." I continued. "you started being able to in 3018."
"I'm not lucky." He said,"it could have just not happened."
"What did happen?"
"It's a long story. anda wouldn't like it anyway."
"No I really would."
"No. I don't want to talk about it."
"Ok. anda can tell me if anda ever want to."
"Ok. Well I won't."
Scarlet
I tried to brush Dominic's hair away from his eyes. This time he let me. He had one green eye that was a completely different pattern then the black one. His eye had been replaced.
"Your lucky," I said. "I heard in 3017 they couldn't do that." I continued. "you started being able to in 3018."
"I'm not lucky." He said,"it could have just not happened."
"What did happen?"
"It's a long story. anda wouldn't like it anyway."
"No I really would."
"No. I don't want to talk about it."
"Ok. anda can tell me if anda ever want to."
"Ok. Well I won't."
At the end of series 3, anda never really find out what happens to Zuko's Mom, do you? well, I've got an idea, check this out:
Ozai wanted to be firelord, but Azulon wouldn't let him be selanjutnya in line, yadda yadda yadda, Iroh and Lu Ten, yadda yadda yadda, Ozai has to kill his first born son. But Ursa didn't like that so she planned a plan so that Ozai would be firelord and Zuko would live, but then Ursa was banished and I THINK that Ozai killed Azulon but who knows. So, Ursa is banished, and I don't really know where she's gone....but remember when Aang was in the spirit world and he had to talk to "The Face Stealer" (Can't remember the name-sorry) and he changes his face, Right? Well anda know that face atau a girl with long dark hair? Doen't she look alot like Ursa? If anda don't think so just have a look at how different Azula looked when she was crazy and cut her hair.
Think about it...I could be right!
So she of trapped in THE SPIRIT WORLD<--------
Ozai wanted to be firelord, but Azulon wouldn't let him be selanjutnya in line, yadda yadda yadda, Iroh and Lu Ten, yadda yadda yadda, Ozai has to kill his first born son. But Ursa didn't like that so she planned a plan so that Ozai would be firelord and Zuko would live, but then Ursa was banished and I THINK that Ozai killed Azulon but who knows. So, Ursa is banished, and I don't really know where she's gone....but remember when Aang was in the spirit world and he had to talk to "The Face Stealer" (Can't remember the name-sorry) and he changes his face, Right? Well anda know that face atau a girl with long dark hair? Doen't she look alot like Ursa? If anda don't think so just have a look at how different Azula looked when she was crazy and cut her hair.
Think about it...I could be right!
So she of trapped in THE SPIRIT WORLD<--------