10 Ways to Boost Your Exercise Motivation
Hate to work out? These simple strategies will get you up and going for good.
Debbe Geiger could summarize her feelings about exercise in two words. “It stinks,” she'd say.
But then her thinking changed when -- after much urging from friends who wanted her to play with them -- she joined a volleyball team. Now, she’s at the gym with a convert’s fervor on game nights because she doesn’t want to let her teammates down.
To stick with an exercise routine, you need a reason to carry on when that little voice inside says, "Sit on the couch."
Her experience illustrates what exercise experts have known for years: To stick with an exercise routine, you need a reason to carry on when that little voice inside says, "Sit on the couch. Have a doughnut."
And just knowing that exercise is good for you doesn't seem to be enough to get you moving.
Carla Sottovia, assistant director of fitness at the Cooper Fitness Institute in Dallas, says, “You may have had a bad experience in school, or maybe you’re afraid you’ll hurt yourself. Maybe you’re even afraid to sweat.”
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