There is no secret. It is hard work for those whose bodies don’t want to move naturally a lot and hard work for those whose bodies do. The output to what degree and how quickly the physical and emotional rewards come vary- this is one of the obstacles everyone has to face wanting to grow in self descipline.
I put a reminder on my phone and give a certain time every day to complete my exercise,. I have the drive to do my exercise,.
The exercises that are offered in the app are 4 mins for abs and 7 for a full body workout. That short amount of time made it easier to stick with it.
Knowing that if I stop. If I don’t do it for even one day it makes it more likely, and even probable that I will quit. Today I said I’d only walk to the corner - a 2-minute walk each way. When I got there I kept going. I didn’t do a long walk, and that’s okay - I did *something*, and I’m about to put my star sticker on my wall calendar to show my progress.
I find the best is as soon as the alarm goes off in the morning , to just get up before giving yourself time to think of an excuse
Start small, that way it doesn’t seems so daunting. Once you begin you can coach yourself into staying a little bit longer. Also if you join a 30 day challenge or similar with goals and support it can really help motivate you.
I enjoy every minute of my exercise. It’s like I am actully investing in my future self. I always seem to focus on my goal,this is the secret of waking up early. Before turning of the alarm,think of your goal.
For me it has been persistence of just getting back to exercise of no matter how long I haven’t exercised for. And also working out early in the morning before anything can get in your say.
Do something achievable. Going straight into hiit or aerobic classes is not always the answer. Mix it up. Walk one day dance the next do 10 to 15 mins of interval training the next. If you make it too difficult for you to maintain or too hard to do you’ll lose motivation. Allow yourself to build slowly.
Set a schedule and stick to it. Do it early in the day before you get overwhelmed by the other demands of life.
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