When I think of doing anything, I accomplish it. Doesn’t matter how hard it is or how tired am I. I’ll do it, I’ll achieve what I want
I always start with something slow and easy. If after I do that I still have no energy, I take a rest day, but 9 out of 10 times it’s the energy boost I need to do exercise more. The key is to listen to your body and have fun with it. You don’t want to push your body to the point of detriment.
It’s a good question I changed my diet and it really helped. I ate more vegetables fruits and fish. I juice everyday with a mixture of 1 beet, 4 lg carrots and I apple 🍎 for lunch. For breakfast I take fresh 4 lg strawberries, 4 tablespoons of blueberries, 1/2 banana 🍌, 1 scoop of super green, 1 scoop of collagen, 2 scoops of plant based protein supplements, 1 tablespoon of local honey, 3/4 cup of ice,1/2 to 3/4 cup of 🍊 orange juice and 3 huge tablespoons of Greek vanilla flavor yogurt 😋 and blend. It changed my life. I have more energy then I ever had. Try it!
I try to imagine the feeling the exercise will give me which is for sure better than not exercising. I know I will feel stronger and psychologically more relaxed and later more energetic!
I do a couple things. One is to simplify my goal. Instead of twenty minutes of HIIT, I’ll break it down to doing twenty situps and twenty jumping jacks. Or instead of walking ten thousand steps, one thousand steps. Usually by the time I finish the shortened goal, I want to keep going. I also use rewards: listen to a favorite podcast as I walk, have a second cup of coffee when I get home, have ten minutes on social media, that sort of thing.
Don’t eat anything before your workout. Start with a light stretch, and slowly work your way up to your actual routine. But don’t be too hard on yourself; your body needs extra rest sometimes, there’s nothing wrong with skipping a workout once.
If are exhausted, you have to solve this problem first. And if it happens in the morning, maybe it’s depressione, or related to work. If you can’t change things to feel more relaxed and ready to start in the morning, just do some stretching. We are humans and we have limits, pushing too much can bring you to burnout or maybe to some injury. Analyze your typical day and why you feel the way you do first.
I try to picture myself in the moment after exercising, how i feel, even if I feel tired how this tiredness is good for me
I tell myself to do it for 10 seconds. Usually if I can get over that first ten seconds, I can do the whole thing. I also try to set myself up for success by not choosing the world’s hardest workout when I’m exhausted. Even doing a ten minute yoga video, or riding my exercise bike slowly while watching an episode of tv, is still doing something.
If I haven’t been doing much physically but still feel tired, then I tell myself that exercising will help me feel better and I’ll be able to do more things that will energize me after a while. I know it might feel tough at first, but even little steps will help. I make it as easy as I can by having options in place to overcome any possible objections. Too cold or hot outside? Free exercise videos online. Too boring or lonely? Affordable classes with people I like and feel comfortable with, who are also trying to improve themselves. Too embarrassing or unpleasant? Think of other people real or fictional, who had to go through some tough training before they reached their goal. And how some people are able to treat mistakes with grace and laughter. If time is an issue, combine it with another activity I liked to do, or need to do. (If possible). Practice math while learning dance steps, walk to the grocery store, make cleaning or shoveling snow more fun (and count it towards your physical activity)...
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