{"id":21094,"date":"2020-03-11T10:05:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T10:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-are-some-things-you-do-to-motivate-yourself-to-start-exercising\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:04:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:04:39","slug":"what-are-some-things-you-do-to-motivate-yourself-to-start-exercising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-are-some-things-you-do-to-motivate-yourself-to-start-exercising\/","title":{"rendered":"What are some things you do to motivate yourself to start exercising?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Laura N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Ask yourself the reverse.   What is preventing you from exercising?  Everyone knows thehealth benefits, the look good benefits, the longevity benefits.  So with all the ups&#8230;why don&#39;t you want to?  I doubt you can come up with any good reasons not to&#8230;I don&#39;t like to be hot?  Exercise in a pool. I don&#39;t like my hearrate up? Do low impact exercise.  I don&#39;t want to be injured?  Listen to your body don&#39;t push too hard.  You know what you need to do do it<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-241039230\"><div id=\"thefa-2313848843\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Procrastination is not laziness. It's a lack of routine.<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Build yours now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Arinal U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Moving the body will make us energized, and will trigger us to be more active and active. Anyway, habit is kind of addictive traits. Once become habit, it difficult to live without doing that.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Margot N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I have back pain and I know that the right types of exercises will help me to reduce it, by strengthening the muscles that support the correct posture.<br \/>\nI listen to audiobooks while I exercise &#8211; I love books so for me that makes the training more pleasurable and saves time in a way.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Axel J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I will normally listen to some motivational YouTube clip or put on a pump up song. If I\u2019m really out of my wits I\u2019ll have a hit of caffeine be it pre workout or coffee. What got me started was to pair it up with something I liked doing such as breakfast at a cafe, a treat or something along those lines. I\u2019d go to the gym and my reward was the cafe near it<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Twinkly Spring N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">The feeling I get when I\u2019m finished exercising. I feel proud of myself for sticking through with my goal for yet another day.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Dora U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Having time and energy to do that. I am motivated to look good for summer and feel attractive. I also want to be very healthy and drop my heart rate!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Marius B.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I try to put a workout outfit on a desk or dresser the night prior. When I wake up in the morning, it\u2019s one of the first things I see and gets me motivated to start moving! Also, I try to have a plan of what I\u2019m going to do specifically and give me self a range of time to do it. This app also helps me make sure I keep myself moving. I have exercise down to do in either morning, evening, or night.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sandra W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">First I visualize my goal!! I visualize my future body, my target. That\u2019s motivate me a lot!! Then I put my preferred music playlist so it give me power to start my workout!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Iraci O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I have more energy throughout the day. I\u2019m seeing improvement in myself and I get to come right home after work and relax with my husband.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Don O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I remind myself that exercise is a celebration of what the body can do, not a punishment for what I ate. I think about how it gets the juices flowing. And, since I do yoga, it gives me time to meditate, reflect, and set my intentions for the day. Plus, I think about how good I&#39;ll feel afterward! It&#39;s a feeling I look forward to every day.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Karen Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">My health got worse after getting a full-time job and I don\u2019t have the motive do exercise&#x2F; go hiking after work. Less exercise makes me feel tired all the time, hard to walk&#x2F;breathe and irregular heart beat before and during periods. I even went to hospital because I can\u2019t breathe. I don\u2019t wanna experience all these anymore so I have determined to change.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Hind X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">1.set up a goal, Make sure it\u2019s realistic and you can actually adapt your life around meeting the goal.<br \/>\n2. Schedule a regular workout time. . Sit down with your weekly schedule and try to build in an hour each day to take care of your body.<br \/>\n3. Listen to your inner voice when it comes to choosing the best workout for you, try different classes, endurance or strength, and don\u2019t forget Yoga.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s hard in the beginning but if you stick to plan you will love how working out makes you feel and look.\ud83d\udd4a\ud83d\udc9eGood luck.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura N. Ask yourself the reverse. What is preventing you from exercising? Everyone knows thehealth benefits, the look good benefits, the longevity benefits. So with all the ups&#8230;why don&#39;t you want to? I doubt you can come up with any good reasons not to&#8230;I don&#39;t like to be hot? Exercise in a pool. I don&#39;t like my hearrate up? Do low impact exercise. 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