Motivation
TO MOVE
FITNESS
JESSE HUGHES
Member Experience Manager
There are dozens of corny quotes
about finding motivation in the
morning but my personal favourite
is “I’d like mornings better if they
started later”!
Sleep-ins aside, sometimes the only
free time you have to get to the gym
is first thing in the morning. I know it
isn’t easy when you aren’t an early bird,
and it’s even more difficult to get your
butt out of bed when the mornings are
cooler and the sun sleeps in later, so
I’ve compiled a list of tips and tricks to
help you stay motivated.
PACK YOUR BAGS
The more organised you are the
easier it is to get up and go (plus,
you’ve already made the commitment
to yourself that you’re going). Rather
than having to rush around first thing
in the morning trying to find all your
gym gear have everything set out the
night before. This includes your gym
bag and change of clothes, which
helps to prevent those awkward
moments like getting to the changing
room and realising you’ve forgotten
your bra… we’ve all been there!
YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE!
Set your alarm with enough time
for you to wake up, get up and get
moving. Avoid the snooze button at
all costs and if needs be, move your
alarm to the other side of the room
so that you have to get out of bed to
turn it off!
GET YOUR GROOVE ON
If you find it hard to wake up in the
morning, try putting on some upbeat
music to get you pumped and ready to
hit the gym. Have a play list loaded on
your phone so that you can click play
when you get out of bed to turn your
alarm off.
Genesis Fitness Health Clubs
20/7 113 Lake Street, Cairns – 4041 2290
20/7 318 Mulgrave Road, Westcourt – 4041 144 9
20/7 Mt Milman Drive, Smithfield – 4038 3854
20/7 1 Hargreaves Road, Edmonton – 40456055
3 Chelsea Lane, Redlynch – 4039 3002
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IT’S A DATE
You don’t have to do it alone. Make
a commitment to your bestie, your
colleague or even the instructor that
you’ll be there. Having a workout buddy
is a great motivator AND you’ll be less
likely to bail on the workout if you know
someone is waiting there for you.
GET TECHY
Whether you’re trying to reach 10,000
steps on your Fitbit or want to achieve
your silver ranking on MyZone,
wearable fitness technology is great
at motivating you to get moving…
especially when you know the friends
and family [you’ve added to your
chosen tech’s social network] can
see if you actually worked out or not!
DON’T GIVE UP
I know it’s not going to be easy… but
keep going, your body will thank you
for it!
a gym for every body
We’re all born with different body types,
and that’s awesome.
We’re ectomorphs, mesomorphs, squares,
pears, rectangles, columns...and a bunch
of other fruits, fractals and rhomboids.
No matter what shape you are at Genesis
Fitness we’re just here to get your shape
back into shape.
With small group training sessions,
group fitness classes and a range of
personalised solutions.
Website: www.cairnsfitnesscentres.com.au
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/genesisfitnesscairns
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