Ways to Motivate Yourself to Work Out

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One of the reasons why your workouts should be consistent is that once you stopped, even just for a week or so, it’ll take effort to drag yourself to the gym, or outside, if you’re into running. But the point is, you lose a part of your motivation when you stop. It does happen, most of the time. What more if it’s a month or more?

There are other workout attitudes that stops us from working out. That includes being bored with the usual routines, hating what you’re doing, and so much more. Well, it’s true what they say. When you don’t want to do something, you’ll find SOOO many excuses not to do it.

So what do you do, then? What are the ways to motivate yourself to work out? Here are some ways to control your “sweatitude,” as written by Liz Neporent on Fitness:

Improve Your Sweatitude: 9 Motivation Rut Busters

No more wimping out on your workouts. Here’s how to lose the excuses, make over your motivation, and finally score the body you want. Read more…

In addition to that, here are five basic tips to get going, discussed on Promax:

5 EASY WAYS TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF TO WORK OUT

Let’s face it. After a long, hard day at work, the last thing you probably feel like doing is working out. So, you might find yourself wanting to catch up on some sleep instead of lacing up your sneakers and exercising. But don’t let your hesitation get the best of you! Keep working toward your fitness goals with these easy ways to motivate yourself to work out: Read more…

Not everyone (probably just a number) is a morning person. If you work from Mondays to Fridays, you’re more likely to sleep in until noon time on weekends. But we’re telling you, working out early in the morning is so much fun. Aside from the quiet and peaceful scenery, and the warmth or coldness in the air, you’re able to burn more fats.

Read more in this article written by Jenna Birch on Women’s Health:

How to Become a Morning Workout Person

Put down the banana, rise-and-grinders: According to a new study published online in the British Journal of Nutrition, people who exercise early in the morning on an empty stomach burn more fat than those who nosh before hitting the gym. Read more…

So continue to spice up your routines so you won’t get bored, make a checklist of what you want to achieve, follow a schedule, and fill your post-it notes with motivational quotes. You may also want to reward yourself with something after every workout, just as long as it doesn’t involve overindulging.

As the saying goes, “the hardest lift of all is lifting your butt off the couch.” But I hope these ways to motivate yourself are enough tips to get yourself going!

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