Wanting to be better for myself. Haveing to be more responsible for my life, my body an just haw I feel. I’m after a better more enjoyable job. But taking responsibility for healthy habits throughout the day needs to be done regardless on my way to bettering myself across all my goals!!!
I love working out. Well not all parts of it – some exercises I love others I hate , and that’s okay. It took me a long time to start loving it. At first I felt gross and tired and dreaded going to the gym. But like any habit, if you stick to it eventually it becomes a part of you!
Fitness results don’t appear right away, so I need to stay focus that if I want results I have to keep working hard, and with a good diet, soon the mirror will show me some results.
I don’t stay motivated. Motivation is a feeling and feelings are fleeting. However, I make sure never to give up on myself. While I have not recently met my goals, I have met many goals of mine in the past and am using myself as an example to keep going.
Find the fitness which suits you best, you need to enjoy just 'doing' it, regardless the times you’ve already done it..
I remind myself of where I want to be and how happy I’ll be when I’m there. I think of what I’ll be able to do then that I cant now and of how healthy I’ll be.
I read Atomic Habits and it had a huge impact on how I viewed how I was spending my time and let me evaluate what I wanted. I started a challenge with my friend and we keep each other going. It scares me as I get older that I’m losing some mobility and that motivates me to move more. I want my body to perform the way it should and I need to remember that I should put in the work to accomplish that. It also helped that I realized when I see skinny and beautiful women they weren’t just born the way. Everything takes work. Work toward a goal, but it needs to be larger than I want to lose 10 pounds because at the end when you lose 20 pounds, then what? Think what you want beyond that and why you want it.
I always try to have my goal in my mind and remind myself about the reasons why I want to achieve the goal. Personally for me health is the most important motivator, so whenever I begin my workout, I remind myself of how important it is for me to have a healthy body and soul, and working out is crucial in staying healthy. That’s how I stay motivated – I want to be healthy and in good condition when I’m old, and that’s a huge motivation for me.
I would say I don’t stay motivated… my motivation comes and goes. So I like the idea of having this morning routine that builds in only the smallest amounts.. so nothing new requires that much of an effort. Slow and steady I guess.
No matter what at some point you will plateau this is ok. It means your body excepts the exercise you are doing and it is now comfortable. That is why you must change the routine up and include other areas of fitness into your routine. If you run add maybe weight training along with grouping in intervals of sprints and light jogging or inclines/hills. Mixing that in with long runs and see that you will have more power and stamina and can more than likely achieve a new PR. Just like you enjoy variety in your diet your muscles enjoy a variety of exercise to increase the maximum potential!
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