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Motivation series 3

Motivating Your Routine

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Do something small, right now. Going all the way to the gym, or getting decked out in your jogging gear, or doing whatever it is you feel you should be doing obviously seems like too much work. So just do ten push-ups or jumping jacks. Easy. And usually, it’s just enough to get your heart rate going a little bit and make you feel like a little more exercise wouldn’t be so bad.

  • Half the battle may be that working out seems like it just takes so much damn time. Between getting ready, going, working out, showering, getting home, and getting back into your day, hours have just disappeared. But doing small things can be effective, too! Don’t write ’em off just because you’re not drenched in sweat.

Make it enjoyable.

If someone hands you a book on something you have zero interest in reading, you’re gonna glance at the front cover, the back cover, maaaaybe flip through the pages, and set it down to gather dust. So if you hand your body and mind an equivalent workout, don’t expect anything different. Do something that you enjoy, will stick to, and want to see through to the end.

  • This may take readjusting your concept of “working out.” It’s anything that gets you moving! You don’t have to go pounding the pavement or asking for a spotter at the gym. Go swimming, go for a walk in the park, take a dance class — anything. If you like it, do it. It counts!

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Make it doable.

Let’s stick with the book metaphor. If someone hands you the unabridged, Latin version of the Bible, what would you do? You might be fascinated for a while and tell yourself you’re gonna do it(!)…and then two Latin lessons in you decide Oprah’s Book Club is more up your alley. Basically, when it comes to working out (and reading), to stay motivated, don’t bite off more than you can chew. Make it doable — make it small.

  • It’s easy to sit on the couch on Sunday evening and say, “Okay — I’m starting. I’m running 4 miles a day every day until I shed these 20 pounds!” Yeah. About that. You might be revved up for the first few days, but then you stumble so quickly it’s impossible to get back up on the horse. So start with 20 minutes a day. A mile walk. Then, up it as you go. If it’s doable, guess what? You can do it. And you will.


Make it convenient.

Your favorite author just wrote a new novel that’s supposed to be really good — but it’s only available at a store across town, the hours are 1:30-2:00 on Thursdays, and there’s no parking lot. Are you gonna get that book? Probably not. Same goes for your workout. If it’s inconvenient, it’s not gonna happen. Pick one that you can get done that doesn’t cut into your day so you get ‘er done (or else you’ll end up resentful, too).

  • Pick a gym that makes sense. Even if the best one is 30 minutes away, you’ll be better off going to a decent one that’s on your way home from work. Alternatively, plan out a routine you can do at home (yoga, anyone?) and fix it into your schedule. When there are no two ways around it, you’ll feel obligated to do it.

Get a buddy.

This is similar to the “make yourself accountable” step. When you have another person depending on you (for a ride, for a partner at the gym, whatever), the guilt of letting that person down forces you to do what you promised you’d do. And since you definitely know at least one person that works out, too, this is an easy resource to tap into.

  • Okay, so you’re not close enough to anyone that you feel is “on your level?” Join a class or get a trainer. You’ll have the added pressure of getting your money’s worth — many places will still charge you if you skip out.

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Go for a quick, but intense, workout
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Kill the “I don’t have time” excuse by developing a routine that engages every muscle in your body in just a few minutes. Just because a workout is long doesn’t mean it’s good and just because a workout is short doesn’t mean it’s bad. Kill those misconceptions!

  • Get into interval training. If your schedule is jammed pack, this is the workout for you. If you haven’t heard of it, where have you been? High intensity interval training is one of the fastest fat-blasting workouts on the planet (at least right now). You simply alternate between super intense bouts of exercise and rest.The easiest example is 30 seconds full out on the treadmill followed by 20 seconds of rest, but you can do it with weights, too.

Switch it up.

If you’ve been going for a walk around the same park three times a week for the past 2 1/2 years, you may feel a little bored of your current routine and lose the drive to keep going. Such an easily solvable problem! Do something new! The novelty of a new activity will excite you and keep your brain going.

  • If you like the idea of sticking to a routine that requires zero weights and zero gym memberships, don’t think you have to work these two in. If you’re a runner, try running someplace else, running at a different time of day, or concentrating on sprints, a better time, or a better overall distance. You can change your goals, too! As long as you keep your body wondering what the heck is going on, your mind will stay awake, rejuvenated, and motivated.

Motivation series 1

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Motivation

is basis and a psychological feature that arouses an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits, controls, and sustains certain goal-directed behaviors. It can be considered a driving force; a psychological one that compels or reinforces an action toward a desired goal. For example, hunger is a motivation that elicits a desire to eat. Motivation is the purpose or psychological cause of an action.

Motivation has been shown to have roots in physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social areas. Motivation may be rooted in a basic impulse to optimize well-being, minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure. It can also originate from specific physical needs such as eating, sleeping or resting, and sex.

Motivation is an inner drive to behave or act in a certain manner. “It’s the difference between waking up before dawn to pound the pavement and lazing around the house all day.”These inner conditions such as wishes, desires and goals, activate to move in a particular direction in behavior.

Motivating Your Thoughts

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Find your reason.

Find your why. Everybody has one. What’s yours? Do you want to be sexy (or healthy) as hell? Do you want to see your grandkids through their 20s? Do you want to fit into those jeans you wore 5 years ago? Do you have a crush on that babe at work? What is it? Isolate it. Focus on it.

  • You know how it goes — “out of sight, out of mind.” So if you keep this reason on the forefront of your conscious (that is, you’re thinking about it all the time) you won’t be able to ignore the logic behind working out. It’ll be the simplest solution to getting what you want. Humans are pretty good at doing what they want — so lining these two things up (the motivation and the action) will become easy as pie.

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Talk yourself into it.

You’re probably telling yourself something like “I should exercise right now. If I don’t work out, I’m never going to get fit.” This statement has many hidden obstacles. For one thing, feeling like you should do something makes it seem like work, or an obligation. That’s no fun! You’re also thinking about what will happen if youdon’t exercise — in other words, you’re threatening yourself with punishment (the image of being unfit). Subconsciously, you’re flooding your mind with negativity. Instead of thinking about how you’ll look if you don’t work out, think about how great you’d look if you did!

  • It’s very important to think in the positive. Instead of, “God, I feel terrible for not working out,” think “I’d feel better if I worked out — so tomorrow I will.” If you think in “nots” and “nevers” and “didn’ts,” you’re just bogging yourself down, making it even harder to get motivated!
Set a goal for yourself.

This can be at any point — it doesn’t have to be your end goal! If you want to work out twice a week, have a goal of two times a week — simple. Then you can reward yourself after! If you want to run 10 miles a week, have that be your goal. Smaller goals (rather than losing 50 pounds, say) bring the light at the end of the tunnel a bit nearer, making it more achievable.

  • Sign up for a charity walk or run that will encourage you to train. Once you have a set date to work towards, you’ll have a goal in mind while you’re working out. The feeling of accomplishment after you’re done will encourage you to sign up for another or to just continue being fit.

Set up rewards.

What’s the point in having goals if nothing is going to come from it? You gotta reward yourself! And again — the rewards don’t have to be dangled in front of you until the very end (that’s just cruel); give yourself teeny rewards from time to time for sticking with it.

  • Make a reward for every session, every week, every pound, or every task you do/exercise/lose/complete — whichever speaks to you. This is all about training your brain. When you see the good stuff behind all the work, it’ll give you the strength to keep going and to stick with it.
  • The other side of the coin is to make the alternatives worse. Tell yourself if you don’t work out, you have to organize the attic, donate $50 to the KKK, or call that cousin you haven’t spoken to since that awkward family reunion. Now that’s one threatening motivation.

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Don’t be so hard on yourself.

You’re not lazy — this stuff is just hard. A person that runs 5 miles a day doesn’t get that the energy they exert is a lot less than the energy someone uses that hasn’t worked out in years. So don’t label yourself — you’re just starting out, that’s all.

  • When you stumble and fall, you have to understand that that’s normal. It happens toeveryone. It’s unimportant that you have a setback — it’s only important that you get back up. These tiny failures will happen (you’ll miss a day, you’ll get sick, whatever), so when they do, relax. You’ll get back at it. Keep your chin up.

Hypnotize yourself.

Hypnosis is a state of intense concentration, when your mind is extremely receptive. The “Best Me Technique” is a form of hyperempiria, or suggestion-enhanced experience, which encourages you to pre-experience the accomplishment of a goal. See the video below for more insights as to how self-hypnosis can help you get motivated to exercise.

  • This will only really be effective if you believe it’ll be effective. If you’re a skeptic, don’t waste your time. Stick to more concrete endeavors.

In series 2,motivating your behaviour

Power of information

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