Are you thinking of losing some pounds? Or gain a few pounds to improve your personality?
However, you aren’t able to execute your plans. Every time you try going to the gym or even beginning to workout at home, you face issues. Ultimately you decide to abandoned your plans.
This is a common problem that people around the globe face. The core of this problem is that people don’t know how to motivate themselves daily.
So, here are a few tips that will help you motivate yourself to workout.
1. Desire :
Have you ever wonder why you work hard for an entrance exam for your dream college? It is simple; we desire to get admission in that college. Hence, we work extra hard to get in.
Similarly, if you desire your fitness, you would be able to motivate yourself. The issue that people face is that they don’t desire what they want and don’t remind themselves enough.
If you are fat, think what you can do when you are lean and the perks related to being thin like admiring yourself. Whenever you lost track, remind yourself of the desire.
If your desire is strong enough, you will be motivated from within.
2. Change Your Perspective :
Another issue with workout is that people don’t see it as an important part of their schedule. Instead it a work which you do when you are free.
This is where excuses like I am busy, tired come into the picture. The way to solve this is by changing your perspective and see a workout as equally important as your work.
So, even when you are tired or busy, you will try extra hard to find space for it. If you don’t change your perspective, the workout will always be a non-essential work.
3. Schedule Regular Workout Time :
Many people commit to workout due to their initial motivation. However, with time they find it difficult to carry on. This is because they don’t plan a regular schedule with workout time.
As days pass, and things become messy, workout seems to be the odd one out and is usually left out. The best way to tackle this issue is to give the workout a dedicate time slot with leeway in the initial weeks.
This will help you settle down and become accustomed to your workout. You can either work before the sunrise or in the evening after office. Choose anything which suits you.
4. Fun and Variety :
By nature, humans need change and variety to be motivated. This is why people get frustrated when they go to the office and do the same work daily.
Similarly, you don’t enjoy your favorite food or amusement every day. We need fun and variety to be happy and willingly go to that place every day.
Similarly, you don’t enjoy your favorite food or amusement every day. We need fun and variety to be happy and willingly go to that place every day.
In case of a workout, you can listen to music or indulge in camaraderie with the people in the gym and try new exercise every few days. This will make the workout a lot more interesting.
5. Set A Goal :
When you began working in the gym, you will free awkward seeing everyone else workout and lift weights.
The best way to eradicate this feeling is by setting a realistic goal and then working on it. Slowly and steadily, as you work and see the effect of the workout on your body, you will feel happy and confident about yourself.
Imagine your first day in the gym, barely able to lift a 5Kg barbell, but with time, when you complete the set with 7.5Kg, it would make you more than happy and good about you.
But remember to set realistic goals, or you will be even more demotivated.
6. Take Help From Others :
You might have seen two people working out together. This is a very common practice due to the fact that they can motivate each other or help each other during workout.
Another advantage of this practice is that when one of them is tired, the other person can motivate him to go to the gym.
Moreover, you got two brains to remember which exercise to do and a personal trainer who can guide you on how to work out. If you want things to become more interesting, you can wager a bet, and this will add another reason to be motivated to work out.
These are some of the things you can do to motivate yourself. There are two things you need to remember here.
First is that the motivation should come from inside; otherwise, it won’t last long.
Secondly, you need at least 3 to 4 weeks to make the workout a habit.