Exercise - Helpful Hints to Keeping on Track
You’re convinced that exercise is good for you. You accept the fact that exercise can make wonderful differences in your life. Yet, you just can not seem to make exercise a permanent part of your life What to do?.
You’re convinced that exercise is good for you. You accept the fact that exercise can make wonderful differences in your life. Yet, you just can not seem to make exercise a permanent part of your life. What to do? Below are 6 tips for remaining motivated to exercise. Begin today, for a better tomorrow.
What major reward will you get from exercise?
The motivation must come from within you. It can’t be just because you know it’s good for you, or because you need to shed some pounds, or because your doctor told you too, etc. Aside from the obvious, better health, weight management, lower blood pressure, reduced stress, more restful sleep, increased metabolism, etc. You must personalize this answer. Find something you want to do that you can get passionate about. Write your answer down as if it has already happened. What do I want to achieve by regular exercise? Try to answer this question with something you can really get excited about. Do not be afraid to set your sights high.
Prepare a schedule for your exercise that commences with around 2-3 hours of exercise each week. Varying each set with some aerobic, strength, and flexibility training at each session is a good idea. Vary your program if you usually have trouble sticking to a program. Studies show that 4 sessions of 15 minutes are just as effective as 1 session of 60 minutes of exercise. I’m sure you can find this time in your week.
Make a note of all of the different kinds of exercise you will do at each session and if you can make it varied and interesting so that your body doesn’t gain muscle memory and become immune to the activities.
Take a moment to visualize yourself as you would be having achieved your goals. Make a note of what you visualize and how you see yourself. It may be you actually undertaking an activity or simply standing on a dais after successfully completing an event.
Make a note of steps 2, 3, and 4 so that you can repeat them until they are completely familiar to you. This way when you are feeling a bit down and are having trouble sticking with the plan you can rejuvenate your energy and drive. It will help you stick with the reasons you began exercise in the first place.
Whenever you get lazy about your exercise, repeat your visualization from # 4 to yourself. You’ll be amazed at how well this works. Keep the passion in front of you as you begin the exercise that will bring you there.