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5 Easy Ways to Motivate Yourself
5 Easy Ways to Motivate Yourself
Author: Sensa Intern, Cynthia Lokovic
Like many others, I am caught red handed when it comes to not working out as much as I should. Trust me, I know every excuse in the book from “I don’t have enough time” or “I’d rather be doing…” but when it comes down to it, I know I should really be exercising. To help motivate myself, I have come up with a few tips and tricks on how to motivate myself to workout.
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Write down your goals: Take ten minutes out of one day every month to write down small goals that you have for yourself. Make sure you put down short term goals that are actually reasonable to reach. This makes you feel more motivated when you reach those smaller goals because you are getting closer to your larger goals. Also, when you write it down, it makes you think about it and reminds you to exercise.
Surround yourself with your goals: By posting pictures of things that remind you of your goal on places that you see often (i.e. your refrigerator, bathroom mirror, by the front door) it gets to you think about achieving that goal every time you see it. I was always told that if I surrounded myself with my goals, I would achieve them. Look in your favorite magazines and clip out pictures of people, places or things that help you to get motivated. If you want to get that new bathing suit for this summer, post a picture of the bathing suit you have had your eye on or even a picture of the beach! Another example is if you want to start eating better, post healthy recipes from the Sensa Community around your kitchen to remind you to make them.
Create a workout calendar: Buy or create a calendar that says what days of the week you will work-out and try to actually keep up with it. By doing this, you are actually creating time for your workouts during the week so you cannot use the excuse that you don’t have time because you have already made it! At the end of each month give yourself a little treat for working so hard during the month then continue with making another calendar.
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Make a playlist: I don’t know about you, but music always makes exercising so much better. Whether you’re listening to “Girls just want to have fun” by Cyndi Lauper or “Thunderstruck” by ACDC you can put together a quick 30 minute play list to pump you up for your workouts. My personal playlist includes:
- “Call on Me” by Eric Prydz
- “Stronger” by Kanye West
- “Every time we touch” by Cascada
- “I got a feeling” by Black Eyed Peas
- “White Lies” by Paul Van Dyk
If you can’t create your own play list, another way you could get a mixture of music is to use Pandora radio. This is a station online that lets you choose a station and then creates a play list including songs that it thinks that you will like according to that station that you chose.
Find a workout buddy: When you have someone to workout with it makes it more enjoyable because you are sharing the experience with one another. The two of you could go on a walk, take a fitness class together or just stay at home and play the Wii Fit. Having a workout buddy also helps with your motivation. If you see your buddy working out their hardest, it inspires you to work your hardest and vice versa.
With these tips, you can really learn to how to motivate yourself to workout. By creating a little time during the day for exercising it will make a big difference in the way that you feel every day. Now let’s make a pact, and promise to try to keep ourselves motivated to become a healthier you!
Until Next Time,
Cynthia
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