Motivation

How do you motivate yourself to exercise?

Motivate: v. impel, inspire, hope, stimulate, incite, propel, spur, goad, move, induce, prompt, provoke, urge

Is exercise a chore or a play-date with your body? Do you force yourself to work-out? Do you look forward to moving your body and allowing it to do what it does best (i.e. move)?

Someone asked me today to write a posting on how to motivate yourself to keep exercising. I said this was a HUGE, H-U-G-E subject and an excellent topic. Motivation is critical to
achieving any goal in life. Understanding what drives you can be quite useful information on many levels and in many areas, not just exercise. For instance, if you exercise for your health and wellness, research shows that you will be more successful in adhering to your work-out routine and less likely to stop exercising over the long term than someone who is exercising to be able to wear a size 4 or drop 20lbs for a high school reunion.

Before I embark on a long dissertation about motivation, write me and give me some ideas about how you stay motivated to work out.

In health and happily motivated to exercise most days,

Laura