EXERCISE MOTIVATION: HABITS AND TECHNIQUES THAT WILL KEEP YOU MOTIVATED TO EXERCISE FOR LIFE
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We all know that exercise is essential for the health of our body and mind. We know that exercise is important in managing stress, elevating mood and maintaining a healthy weight; it is also scientifically proven to be a key ingredient in helping us to live longer. So why don’t we do more of it?
It can be relatively easy to find the motivation to actually start that jogging plan, join the gym or attend that yoga class. When first starting an exercise plan it can seem like good fun and motivation is high; you go shopping for the right running gear, fill in the application for the gym and happily sign the direct debit form so they can take money from you each month; it seems exciting … to begin with.
Then somewhere between week one and, let’s say, week seven, you realise you don’t actually enjoy getting sweaty on a treadmill, and it can take way too much effort to leave the warm house and go for a run when it’s raining outside. Motivation levels dip dangerously low and you know that you are on the verge of giving up; this is the time you need to employ every trick in the motivational book and get yourself past that inevitable low ebb.
This book is full of proven methods and mind hacks to encourage yourself to continue with your exercise program and keep your motivation levels high. When you remember that the consequences of the decisions you make regarding your health are going to have a major impact on your life, it reminds you how important it is to maintain that focus. There is only one person who can really stand in your way, and that is you. So step aside and let yourself make the right choices that will lead to a lifetime of health and well-being.
It can be relatively easy to find the motivation to actually start that jogging plan, join the gym or attend that yoga class. When first starting an exercise plan it can seem like good fun and motivation is high; you go shopping for the right running gear, fill in the application for the gym and happily sign the direct debit form so they can take money from you each month; it seems exciting … to begin with.
Then somewhere between week one and, let’s say, week seven, you realise you don’t actually enjoy getting sweaty on a treadmill, and it can take way too much effort to leave the warm house and go for a run when it’s raining outside. Motivation levels dip dangerously low and you know that you are on the verge of giving up; this is the time you need to employ every trick in the motivational book and get yourself past that inevitable low ebb.
This book is full of proven methods and mind hacks to encourage yourself to continue with your exercise program and keep your motivation levels high. When you remember that the consequences of the decisions you make regarding your health are going to have a major impact on your life, it reminds you how important it is to maintain that focus. There is only one person who can really stand in your way, and that is you. So step aside and let yourself make the right choices that will lead to a lifetime of health and well-being.
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