How do you motivate yourself to actually exercise? Exercise is part of my morning routine in theory, but that just means that I don’t finish my morning routine until three in the afternoon because I hate exercise so much that I do nothing for hours in order to avoid exercising. And then the day is shot.

I’ve found that sticking with a short, manageable time really helps. I’ve been working out regularly for over two weeks (a big success for me!) and I still only do the suggested 8 minutes. It’s over before I have a chance to think about it. If I feel like going longer I might add a couple extra minutes but I don’t push myself. I’m making it a regular routine before I even think about increasing the length or intensity. I feel immensely more proud of myself for doing 8 minutes nearly every day than if I did 30 or 60 minutes once.

For your morning routine do only 10 reps of anything (push ups, lunges, plank, dancing, etc). That’s it. Proceed to do your morning shores and don’t worry about the exercise because you are done. Since you prolong the longer more strenuous exercise routine until 3pm, then exercise at 3pm. Lets say the exercise is on a dvd (e.g. The Firm, or Cathy Diedrich), your first mission is just to put the DVD in the player and let it play. That’s it. Don’t commit to exercise, just to watch it. Watch it and them just follow the warm up. Again don’t commit to the exercise. Do the first 5 minutes of the routine then pause. See how u feel. If you want to stop there then do. But if u wanna go for another 5 mins, then proceed. The goal is to think about your exercise as small chunks. If u look at it as a whole, then it may be overwhelming and dreadful to want to start doing it in the first place. A little bit of exercise is exercise! Build on it. Don’t attempt to be goliath on the first day.

That’s a tough one! I would start small - even walking around the block for ten minutes is enough at the beginning. If you have negative thoughts around exercise, you’ll have to figure out how to reward yourself every time you go for a walk or do an activity. Otherwise the negative thoughts will multiply and you’ll never want to exercise.

So one of the ways I motivate myself is to watch youtube videos/ instagram accounts of people I look upto in terms of health. Using vision boards also helps. The first step it to think that you arent fit. For example, I know that my thighs are big and my lower body strength is very low. So I feel bad about it and get to work. Look upto somebody who is your ideal, compare yourself and get to work

I would try doing your routine in order, and when you get to exercise, at least do 1 minute, or 1 set of reps. Build up more over time, or allow yourself to do “just one more set while I’m here.” Also focus mindfully on how happy you are to be done with the exercise bit, how proud you are that you did an extra Rep, etc. to mentally reward yourself so you’ll look forward to that feeling in the future.

I have spent more than six months to build up this habit, so it is a long journey. At first, I start to take some yoga classes regularly every week, because there are professional teacher and diligent students there, as teacher can help me do those movements in a right way and make exercise more efficiently , I see the benefits of exercise soon. Also, when I was in those classes, seeing people work so hard and focused on their body, I feel so motivated and just want to be like them. Then with the time passing by, I found I have been doing it for three months. This is my secret of keeping exercising!

My motivation is to remember why I started this journey in the 1st place. Revisiting goals is something that motivates me to carry on exercising.

I find that doing things I hate can be a good meditation. I focus on the little things. Get my workout clothes on. Then leave the house. Then travel to the gym. Each step is another awful win! And then I’m done.

Personally, I find a short 7 or 8 minute workout on YouTube and do that before making breakfast. This way, you feel incredibly silly for putting your whole day on hold for a seven minute video and you don’t get to eat breakfast until you do your workout. It doesn’t have to be a cardio video. There are plenty of fitness YouTubers who have 30 day challenges. I’m on day 8 of an ab challenge and it’s the same idea as Fabulous in that I don’t want to break the streak. Always start the first move of the video doing the workout to the best of your ability and then move to a further modified version. Remember, you can do it. It’s 7 quick minutes. It’s no big deal. 7 minutes and you can move on with your day guilt free.

Exercise always doesn’t mean going to gym or doing something different. I prefer walking for 10-15 min everyday for bringing things for everyday need from nearby shop which is 10 min away. Or you can walk in circles in home also. But walking should be brisk, at high pace