How do you find motivation to exercise when you just don’t feel like getting off your butt? I ask myself this tanong 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 you 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, pagbaba magazines, books and websites, and rewarding myself.
1.How you feel after a workout. I always feel great after a good workout. It’s a high. And I let that motivate me the susunod 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 you count calories (and it’s really one of the most effective ways to lose weight), you know that the madami you exercise, the madami calories you 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 you 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 pagbaba blogs about people who are into running, or losing weight. It can ipakita the ups and downs they go through, and you 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, or sumali another pagtitip. full of like-minded or like-goaled peopled. Check in daily. It really helps.
11.Rewards. If you 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 araw at the office? Get out and work off that stress. It makes a world of difference.
16.Time for contemplation. I love, pag-ibig 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 or trainer. Worth the money, just for the motivation.
20.An exercise log/graph. For some reason, Pagsulat it down is extremely important. Really. Do it for a week and you’ll see what I mean.
21.Your before picture. You often don’t realize how far you’ve come. Take pictures.
22.A 5K race or 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 you 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, or your waist measurement, or a number of days to work out, or a number of miles to run this week. Setting and tracking a goal helps motivate you to complete that goal. Make it easily achievable.
27.Posting it on your blog. Tell people you’re going to lose weight or exercise daily, and ulat to them. You’ll make it happen.
28.Motivational quotes. I like to print them out or 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 you look. When someone notices the changes in your body, it feels good. And it makes you want to work out more.
31.An upcoming araw at the beach, or 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 you 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, pagbaba magazines, books and websites, and rewarding myself.
1.How you feel after a workout. I always feel great after a good workout. It’s a high. And I let that motivate me the susunod 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 you count calories (and it’s really one of the most effective ways to lose weight), you know that the madami you exercise, the madami calories you 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 you 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 pagbaba blogs about people who are into running, or losing weight. It can ipakita the ups and downs they go through, and you 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, or sumali another pagtitip. full of like-minded or like-goaled peopled. Check in daily. It really helps.
11.Rewards. If you 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 araw at the office? Get out and work off that stress. It makes a world of difference.
16.Time for contemplation. I love, pag-ibig 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 or trainer. Worth the money, just for the motivation.
20.An exercise log/graph. For some reason, Pagsulat it down is extremely important. Really. Do it for a week and you’ll see what I mean.
21.Your before picture. You often don’t realize how far you’ve come. Take pictures.
22.A 5K race or 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 you 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, or your waist measurement, or a number of days to work out, or a number of miles to run this week. Setting and tracking a goal helps motivate you to complete that goal. Make it easily achievable.
27.Posting it on your blog. Tell people you’re going to lose weight or exercise daily, and ulat to them. You’ll make it happen.
28.Motivational quotes. I like to print them out or 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 you look. When someone notices the changes in your body, it feels good. And it makes you want to work out more.
31.An upcoming araw at the beach, or a reunion. Nuff said.
What are your motivations? Let us know in the comments
1.Buy a kids meal, and play with the toy you get on the middle of the floor.
2.Fill a medyas with pennies, and then demand all of the pagkain using the money in the sock.
3.Run through the waiting lines.
4.Buy a burger and give it to the waiter/waitress.
5.Go up to the counter, and before the waiter/waitress can say anything, say "Welcome to McDonalds. How can I take your order?"
6.Give a burnt french fry to a walang tiyak na layunin person across the room.
7.Buy something off the menu, like tacos or baked beans.
8.Go to McDonalds in your bathing suit.
9.Chew as loud as you can so everyone can hear.
10.Run inside and sing Mary Had A Little tupa at the tuktok of your lungs.
11.Eat another person's pagkain when they aren't looking.
12.Have a loud conversation with your friend about walang tiyak na layunin things, maybe even a fight (no punches though!)!
13.Rap your meal at the counter.
2.Fill a medyas with pennies, and then demand all of the pagkain using the money in the sock.
3.Run through the waiting lines.
4.Buy a burger and give it to the waiter/waitress.
5.Go up to the counter, and before the waiter/waitress can say anything, say "Welcome to McDonalds. How can I take your order?"
6.Give a burnt french fry to a walang tiyak na layunin person across the room.
7.Buy something off the menu, like tacos or baked beans.
8.Go to McDonalds in your bathing suit.
9.Chew as loud as you can so everyone can hear.
10.Run inside and sing Mary Had A Little tupa at the tuktok of your lungs.
11.Eat another person's pagkain when they aren't looking.
12.Have a loud conversation with your friend about walang tiyak na layunin things, maybe even a fight (no punches though!)!
13.Rap your meal at the counter.
u wudnt know if there was tinapay on yer head now wud u if u ask why u wudnt know if there is tinapay on yer head its cuz it is floating above yer head and u cant see it if the tinapay is on yer head which u wudnt know at less i told u and if u wud like to get it off dont try to get it off and or eat the tinapay that is on yer head cuz if u do u will die and to get the tinapay off of yer head u must go to the bottom of a pool and ask the master of crayons to remove the tinapay that is on yer head so u can on living without tinapay on yer head.....if u servived under water that long which i rly doubt u did so wen u die the tinapay that was once above yer head with haunt yer grave and float above yer grave like the magic floating tinapay it is so if i tell u that there is tinapay on yer head i suggest not to do anything cuz it ont even bother u at less u try to remove it yerself only the master of crayons can so just dont do anything and go on living life with a loaf of tinapay on yer head
I HOPE YOU ENJOY!
dora!
boots!
come on dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
lets go!
dora dora dora the explorer!
DORA!
boots and supercool exploradora!
we need your help!
grab your backpack!
lets go!
jump in!
vamonos!
you can lead the way!
hey! hey!
do-do-dora!
do-d-dora!
swiper no swiping!
swiper no swiping! (oh man)
it;s dora the explorer!
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dora dora
ven, ven
dora dora la exploradora
dale con el sol pequeña dora
vamos salta tu puedes niña
consulta a tu mapa
tutu dora tutu dora tutu dora
lets go
The End!
dora!
boots!
come on dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
do-do-do-do-dora!
lets go!
dora dora dora the explorer!
DORA!
boots and supercool exploradora!
we need your help!
grab your backpack!
lets go!
jump in!
vamonos!
you can lead the way!
hey! hey!
do-do-dora!
do-d-dora!
swiper no swiping!
swiper no swiping! (oh man)
it;s dora the explorer!
--------------------------------------------------
dora dora
ven, ven
dora dora la exploradora
dale con el sol pequeña dora
vamos salta tu puedes niña
consulta a tu mapa
tutu dora tutu dora tutu dora
lets go
The End!
These mga panipi are mga panipi with differnt meanings of ferret or just the animal.
“If a ferret bites you it is nearly always your own fault.”
“To go rabbit hunting with a dead ferret"
“I'm not sure what the nakakita are. I had a private conversation and I did get a feeling ? a feeling. Well, you can't take a feeling to the bank. So, it's up to me to try to ferret it out.”
“I can't talk to a man who bears an undeserved animosity towards ferrets.”
“You need that U.N. inspection team in there on the ground. They're the people that can find it and ferret it out,”
“We still have a lot of work to do, and we still have to work on recovering prairie dog populations so the ferrets can survive.”
The End!
“If a ferret bites you it is nearly always your own fault.”
“To go rabbit hunting with a dead ferret"
“I'm not sure what the nakakita are. I had a private conversation and I did get a feeling ? a feeling. Well, you can't take a feeling to the bank. So, it's up to me to try to ferret it out.”
“I can't talk to a man who bears an undeserved animosity towards ferrets.”
“You need that U.N. inspection team in there on the ground. They're the people that can find it and ferret it out,”
“We still have a lot of work to do, and we still have to work on recovering prairie dog populations so the ferrets can survive.”
The End!