Six Tips to Keep Up Your Exercise Motivation
by Heather Moreno
The next time you start to slide with your exercise program, stop!
On again off again exercise will never get you the results you want.
Instead, use these six tips to stay on track and achieve and achieve
your desired fitness goals:
1. Don't beat yourself up if you miss a workout. Life is full of
challenges and unexpected obstacles. Setbacks happen. Don't let a couple
of missed workouts turn into two months of inactivity.
2. Take a break. A plateau, burnout or lack of motivation might be your
body asking for a break. Take an occasional break from your regular
exercise routine for a few days or so, keeping active with some low
intensity activities like walking or riding a beach cruiser.
3. Write it down. Does it ever seem like you're not getting anywhere?
Monitor your program to adjust your regime as necessary. Writing it down
also lets you measure the improvements you've made over time, which is
good to review during times of waning motivation.
4. Treat yourself to technology. Tools like heart rate monitors and
calorie trackers make exercise more fun and let you see instantly the
results of your efforts.
5. Club it. If you like to bike, run, swim or dance, join a club. The
social component makes it fun while the group can provide accountability
and motivation to stay on track.
6. See the whole picture. Focus on all the benefits of exercise, like how a
good workout makes you feel or the decrease in your cholesterol level.
The more benefits you can identify the more motivated you are to exercise,
even at times when you don't feel like it.
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Heather Moreno is a CPA escapee who followed her passion for fitness.
Heather is president of PeopleFit USA--getting you fit in 20 minutes
a week over the phone. Author Profile
weight-loss-exercise.com
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