MOTIVATION Lifestyle
EIGHT WAYS
TO REKINDLE
MOTIVATION
1
LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS A LITTLE : Nobody loves a
bully – particularly if you’re bullying yourself! Setting goals
that are unreasonable and therefore, likely unattainable, is
only going to make life miserable. Don’t tell yourself you’ll be
a failure if you don’t work out for two hours every day if that
means scrunching the rest of your schedule and making you feel
guilty about the work and family responsibilities you’re ignoring. Set a workout regimen that really works out – for you!
FOCUS ON YOUR FEET :
Comfy, supportive, high
performance workout
shoes will make your
feet feel good – and
feeling good is half
the exercise battle.
3
BET ON BRIBERY : Use bribery and payoffs lavishly. After
all, who wants to do something for nothing? Even if you’re
the one paying yourself off, you’ll still feel rewarded…so, if
you’re having trouble getting out the door for your morning
workout, offer a reward. If you do it every weekday, you can
have Saturday and Sunday mornings to loll in bed…or you can
watch a whole evening of mind-bendingly dumb reality television shows that you secretly love…or you can skip cooking one
night a week and bring home a healthy meal, already prepared.
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FIND A FRIEND :
Misery likes company
so if you hate heading
out that door when
the wind is wild and
wooly, knowing that
your exercise buddies
are doing the same will make it happen. You’d never want to be the one
lowlife who doesn’t show up and lets
everyone in the group down, would you?