I am telling myself I am doing it for my health so it is really easy for me excercise or even walk for 3 km. Walks are also great. 🙃🤲🏻
I always take a day or two off from working out. I don’t have any set days off. Just when I’m tired I might take that day off. If I’ve already taken my two days of rest, then I’ll try getting up and moving around, doing things around the house to get my blood pumping before I work out. I just remind myself of my goal and that I’ve come too far to stop moving forward. Any progress, is further than you were before you started.
When I starting to feel tired to exercise, I’m starting to tell my self that I don’t need to break the chain and I’ll improve my discipline and that will help me to improve my life 😎💪🏽👍🏽
I usually find that if I think too much about if I want to do it then I’ll make excuses and I won’t do it so usually I try to just do it anyways because I feel proud of myself when I can push myself to keep going and I feel more accomplished.
Having a friend (or friends) that go with me to the gym really helps me. I was actually having one of those days today when my friend told me that she was going and asked, "You want to come?" I answered, "I think today is the first day that I am actually feeling tired..." She immediately responded, " Sorry, wrong question. You’re going." Gotta love people like that who will keep you on track!
Even when I’m really tired and i have to exercise i tell myself that if i don’t exercise i will fall back into the hole that i was is So no matter how tired you are. You should always exercise cause honestly the alternative is much much worse
Watch videos about weight loss or healthy lifestyle to motivate you. Or eat 2 pieces of biscuits so that you feel like you have to exercise to lose those calories
If I keep motivated, there will be an ultimate payoff. I’ve just got to persist and hang in there, because the persistence will payoff in the long term.
Don’t think about the exercise, just the next step. Get dressed. Then walk to the gym. Then stretch. All easy things. Then suddenly you’re in the mood to exercise. I guess I just trust that the movement of getting to the gym will wake me up enough by the time I start. Also, let yourself have an easy workout if you’re tired! Just do something quick and not intense. It’s still a workout, and you’re better than you were when you started. Sometimes a nap is the wiser idea though!
When I feel too tired to exercise, I use that as an opportunity to reflect on what I have been giving my body this week. Maybe I was tired for staying out too late, or for eating too many sugary foods. (Or having a few too many drinks!) Sometimes it is because I did a tough workout and am feeling the effects a few days later. Without getting down on myself, I plan in ways to make the next week better so I can try to avoid some of these activities and feel better next week. After that, I go for some very easy yoga stretches - because your body tells you what it needs, and today it needed something easier. It’s okay to have a "rest" day as long as you are intentional and still put forward the effort to move your body in some way.
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