It's not always so easy to be motivated to get out there and run. I also go to Zumba once or twice a week. I'm not always in the mood to go to Zumba when I'd much rather spend the evening in my pajamas after a long day at work. However, I read something a week or so ago that I had never really thought about before. I've been trying this little tactic and let me tell you... it REALLY works!!
I read in one of my Fitness magazines what to do for a little motivation when you know you've got to workout but aren't really in the mood. This article (and I wish I could remember exactly where I read it because I definitely believe in giving credit where credit is due) said when you don't feel motivated to work out, to change into your workout clothes anyway and once you have your clothes on, your mindset changes and you get an urge to finish what you've started.
I have used this tip at least 3 times in the last week or so. For instance, this morning I was expecting rain. I didn't sleep the greatest last night (up every hour) and when my alarm went off, I contemplated just ignoring it. But I got up, and my hopes of a downpour which would give me the chance to go back to bed for another half hour were diminished, when the ground was dry. I decided to go ahead and get dressed. Sure enough, once I was dressed, I figured, "Well, I'm dressed, might as well give it a go." So with dark, stormy clouds above me and a chilly breeze, I ran a quick 1.71 miles to get home just before the skies opened up. Just the act of getting dressed puts just the little bit of umph you need into your mind to get you moving.
So the next time you know you really need to get yourself moving to go for that run or get to the gym, remember this little tip to get dressed into your workout clothes. I bet it will give you the start you need!
Another thing I'd like to share with everyone is my love for Pinterest. I plan to do a separate post soon all about Pinterest another day, but for right now, I'd like to say how much I appreciate the convenience of signing on to Pinterest from my IPad and pulling up my "Fitness" board and just randomly picking a workout to do. Here are links to some of my favorite workouts that I've stored on Pinterest.
Something else you might not be aware of, are the digital subscriptions you can get on your IPad to Fitness Magazine. I love the digital version of the magazine and although it's free with my mailing subscription and I can get back issues prior to my subcription started which is great, but the cost of the digital subscription itself is not bad. There are great videos of work outs that you can bookmark and go back to at least until the issue is no longer available on the tablet.
Workouts I've tried/stored on Pinterest:
I did this ab workout last night and I was definitely a bit sore today!
Here also is the link for Fitness Magazine Workouts. I really do love them all, and personally appreciate the fact that there are videos that accompany the workouts to ensure you're doing the moves correctly, rather than just reading and trying to figure out the move.
Fitness Magazine Workouts
I hope I have given someone just the littlest bit of motivation to check out these workouts and to give you a bit of a jump start in these beginning summer days. There's still plenty of time to get your body going in a healthier direction. Even just a little bit here and there is better than doing absolutely nothing. Happy Exercising! :-)
Shape Bikini Belly Bootcamp
Stronger Arms Workout - I do this one at least 3 times a week.
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