| How Do People Find The Motivation To Exercise | | | | reducing body fat, completing a marathon, keeping |
| Every Day? | | | | the heart ticking, reversing diabetes, or getting in |
| How do people get up at 5 am to jog every | | | | shape for a high school reunion - they have a |
| morning? Ask them, and you will hear strange | | | | motivating reason. At the beginning of this sort of |
| comments such as "I don't feel right if I don't get | | | | undertaking, it really is important to have a |
| up and go for my run." I'm sure they didn't feel | | | | compelling goal to pull you out of bed on those |
| that way in the beginning, but over time it actually | | | | cold winter mornings. Motivation is very important |
| becomes habitual to get up early to jog, to the | | | | until the habit becomes solidly fixed into your day. |
| point that those early birds even look forward to | | | | Each person has his or her own motivator that |
| it! So how do these people make consistent | | | | works exclusively for them. Find it and use it. |
| exercise a healthy habit? | | | | 4. Healthy and fit people, often subconsciously |
| 1. A regular time for exercise. Healthy people | | | | incorporate more physical activity into their daily |
| make time for exercise - and stick to it. Yes, this | | | | lives. I'm not talking about structured or |
| is the real key. It begins as a self-discipline that | | | | regimented exercise; I'm just referring to simple |
| turns into a habit that becomes almost second | | | | things like moving around the office more, taking |
| nature. It could be a class at the gym in the | | | | the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator, and |
| evening or a brisk walk in the morning. Either of | | | | standing rather than sitting. Each of these |
| these, or any of the other many possible | | | | activities becomes part of a totally subconscious |
| activities, becomes routine. In fact, if you look | | | | behaviour, meaning you don't actively look for |
| outside early in the morning, you'll find a whole | | | | things to do; you seem to just get them done. |
| community of people who are awake and out as | | | | Have a think if there are any ways you can |
| early as the birds, making a bright start to the | | | | 'incidentally' move more throughout the course of |
| day. Those who maintain a regular exercise | | | | your day. |
| routine are more likely to do so first thing in the | | | | 5. Most important of all, people who maintain a |
| morning rather than at any other time. Why? | | | | regular exercise routine actually have fun! Believe |
| Perhaps it's easier to make a fresh start to the | | | | it or not, those morning runners enjoy getting up |
| day, or perhaps it's just easier to get it over and | | | | early to run! They like what they do. For the rest |
| done with! | | | | of us, while we are not all pavement pounders, |
| 2. They make exercise a priority.Healthy people | | | | we can all find something we enjoy doing. Is it |
| realise just how essential it is to build physical | | | | getting out in nature? Is it participating in a class |
| fitness, not just in terms of maintaining a healthy | | | | just for the social aspect? Is it joining a boot |
| body, but for the overall or holistic benefits this | | | | camp for the challenge? Is it playing a sport for |
| exercise will have on all aspects of their lives. | | | | the competition? We are all motivated by |
| They schedule their workouts accordingly, so that | | | | different things. But one thing is for sure - |
| the exercise regimen, whatever it is, becomes | | | | exercise is that much easier when you are having |
| one of the most important parts of their day. | | | | fun! Whether it's dancing, karate, boot camp, |
| 3. They have an effective motivator for doing | | | | swimming or bush walking. Take a friend along |
| exercise. Whether it's acquiring a six-pack, | | | | and have fun with it! |