What should you do on a day when you don’t have the energy or motivation to exercise?

I don’t exercise, I take the day for what I love. Swimming in the lake and walking in the mountain is not simply “exercising”

Think about the reason why you are exercising. You need to look to that reason and allow it to push you to getting to the gym or going on that job.

I find something to eat, then I realize that the food won’t go anywhere unless I exercise. Then I try to at least walk around for as long as I can to burn these excess calories.

Scan your body and ask yourself why do you feel that way. Have you been going hard the past few days and your body is now screaming for rest. If yes, allow yourself the permission to relax and take a break and recharge. If the answer is no, then what stops you from wanting to get out of bed? After you have scanned and access, remind yourself of why you started exercising in the first place. Why is it important to you, what will you benefit from being successful at it? Then load up the result of your exercise for the day. Visualize that you have completed your exercise for the day. Imagine how good you feel after you have done your routine. Listen to what the voices are say to you and how you are celebrating yourself for a job well done. See yourself sweaty and feeling stronger and more accomplished. And at the very moment of your success, rise up and start your exercise.

Just get up, get dressed and start. Whether that means driving to the gym or lacing up your showed and stepping outside. Tell yourself you have 5 minutes and then you can quit. Often by the time you get going you find that you have the motivation to keep going. And if you don’t? That’s OK too! It just means you need a little break.

Start small, stretch. Them do 1 min of walking in place. See how you feel and maybe, just maybe, your body will say LETS DO THIS!!

I would do something short and simple to do, just to keep the habit going. Like the 1 minute workout, or a walk around the block, or 1 just dance song that I like.

Do it anyways. Perhaps just do some light stretching or shorten the length of the workout. Perhaps dance for 5 mins and see if you still feel less motivated or if the rush of endorphins has kicked it. As Nike says Just Do It

Try and motivate yourself with reminder of a goal you have.. If that doesn’t work; don’t worry, it’s ok.. You don’t really have to exercise every single day, your body needs a break too, time to recover..

It is ok to take your time and understand that you have a full day to get started. E.g. on Sunday I really did not want to get out of bed on time. Usually, I would stay in bed all day. However, I decided to do my morning routine at noon. 1. Drink water 2. Make bed 3. Get dressed etc... i felt better and guess what, I had from 1pm to 10pm to do what i needed to do. Start small and it will build up :)