Why You Hate Working Out and How Interval Training Can Help
Nov 16th, 2008 by Kyle Richey
Everyone has some trouble getting motivated from time to time, especially when it comes to working out. We have those days where just getting out of bed seems like too much effort - let alone making it all the way to the gym and going through a tough workout! You might be snowed under with work at the office; procrastination has taken over your life - these are exactly the kinds of times when a workout is what will help you the most.
You may also have other reasons - perhaps you’ve has a great day with the family and the very last thing you want to do after having a good time with your spouse and kids is to make yourself miserable with a long, hard workout. We all experience this situation too.
But what anyone and everyone, conveniently or otherwise, forgets here, is what comes afterwards. You see, the feeling you get from a rigorous workout, that golden glow, that feeling that anything is possible, is a feeling that you can only get from getting in there and just doing it.
But if you need to get in there and do it, how can you just get in there and do it? What will prevent you from giving in to those incredibly strong urges to avoid your workouts?
There are a number of different things you can do to get yourself motivated to workout. One thing to do is to make yourself a promise that you’ll buy yourself something or allow yourself some sort of treat if only you get up and get through that workout. It could be some relaxation time, a favorite film or TV show; whatever will give you the motivation to get you up and out the door.
The opposite could be an effective motivation, too. You could punish yourself for missing out on your workouts. For this, you would have to give up something. It could be cash, or that favorite TV show, something that would hit you hard for missing those workouts. It can’t be anything that is no big deal to you, or this won’t work. It has to be something that would help you fight to keep up with those workouts. Make sure for this to work for you that you enlist the support of family and friends, because you couldn’t punish yourself alone. It would be too easy for you to skip on the workout and skip out on the punishment also.
Another method is to come up with a list of workout goals and look over this list each day. Keeping your goals at the forefront of your mind will assist you in staying on track to achieve them and will serve as a reminder of when you are slipping.
The hardest part of any workout plan is simply getting motivated to start. Whether you work out at the gym or in your own home, remember that if you can just clear the obstacle of getting started, the rest is easy.
Are you still reading this? Get going. You’ve a workout to get motivated to finish.
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