Rev Up Your Exercise Motivation

“I'm too tired to workout.” “I'm too busy to focus on myself.” “I always fail.” “I'm sad... depressed... stressed”, and on and on.

Yes, it is difficult to change our habits. We want to. We want to lose weight and change our shape desperately. We feel terrible and frustrated when we haven't stayed with the program. When you are thinking, 'It's too hard' to workout, kick in that exercise motivation by thinking back to how good you feel after a workout. If you've never (gasp!!) exercised, just trust what healthy, energetic, and successful exercisers are saying and what science has proven: It works! Exercise really works!!

If you have stopped exercising because you say ‘Ohh, it's so boring’, switch your program. Get a workout buddy. You already have one? SWITCH!! There are more fun things you can do and get your exercise in. You can go dancing, jump on a rebounder, or use a Wii console. The options are many. If you really want results you will overcome the resistance to exercising.

“I'll start on Monday” or, “I’ll start tomorrow.” Now that is a classic excuse. I call it the ‘procrastination enabler’. We use it for almost everything, don’t we? On Monday we will organize the closet, give up junk food, get bills in order, quit the nicotine habit, stop drinking, call the Mother-in-law, and so on. What is so special about Monday?? Just think, say today is Tuesday, if you start now you are a pound or two closer to your goal by the time next Monday rolls around!

You say you have ‘No time for exercise.’ Fitness-Diva-Knows you DO have time if you use some creative scheduling. You can use 5 to 15 minute blocks of time throughout your day to exercise. Heck, we waste that much time and more doing unnecessary tasks don’t we? You can shorten your lunch break and take a brisk walk or climb stairs. You can wake up a little earlier and exercise. If you have children play with them instead of watching them play.

There’s no rule that says you have to go to a gym or buy expensive equipment. Be creative and mix things up. Having a variety of activities like weight lifting, walking, running, tennis, cycling, dancing, aerobics classes, will ensure that you can do something regardless of the weather or time of day and it will help you avoid boredom.

Begin by making a commitment, a conscious decision, to exercise. Tell yourself that you can make exercise a habit if you want to. And if you work at it consistently, your health and your physique will improve.