Keeping motivated for fitness
It is the time of year that so many people are in the gym and it is also the time of year where they start to burn out. I saw a man today who literally was STRAINING to work out. Do you think he is going to want to get up tomorrow to do his cardio? While I see nothing wrong with pushing yourself, there is a point where it works against you motivation wise.
Motivation will come naturally as you start to look and feel better but you have to make it past the first 30 days to really start feeling that.
So my suggestion is to work out every day doing SOMETHING. You do need to sweat. But you don’t need to feel as though you are going to die. There is really no benefit to a workout that makes it so you cannot walk or function in your daily life. That is de-motivating.
So commit to coming to the gym every day (some people just come Mon-Fri, others come 7 days a week so do what feels right) but commit to coming. Then doing something while you are at the gym is easy. You are already here — why not get on the treadmill for 10 minutes. And those 10 turn into 30 etc. The actual act of getting to the gym is the hardest obstacle.
Remember if you have questions about personal training here in Douglasville or just a fitness question in general, you can always e-mail me or use the contact page here on the site to ask — I love to help people find their way to a fit, happier life.
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