To Become Motivated, You Have To Find Out What Motivates YOU

Posted on September 10th, 2008.

As we seek to become or stay motivated in our quest to live healthy lives, it is important that you understand and/or discover what it is that motivates YOU! We are all motivated by different things. I have especially found this to be true since becoming a personal trainer and working with various clients and learning what type of things motivate each one of them. 

 

 

Some people are motivated by having a BIG event in the future that they can look toward… a vacation, a class reunion, a pageant or triathlon. Others are motivated by having somebody to ANSWER to… like a personal trainer, a workout partner, a spouse or a friend. Then there are those who feel the NEED to live a healthy life so they can feel mental strength and stamina to help them through their daily challenges. And of course, there are those who have a NATURAL DRIVE to look and feel good, and who know the only way to do that is through regular exercise and good eating habits… and that’s all they need to get going. 

 

If you have a hard time feeling motivated to exercise, step back and take a look at why you feel that way. Are you torturing yourself by choosing exercises that you don’t enjoy doing? If so, think of something that you like to do and do it. If you hate to run, but love sports, join a volleyball team. If you can’t stand lifting weights, try a power yoga class instead. If you don’t like the exercise you are doing, you WILL have a hard time motivating yourself to do it.  I happen to love lifting weights and doing any sort of resistance training… so it’s easy for me to do that regularly. If you told me however, that I had to go play basketball in order to get a good workout, you would NEVER catch me out on the court! Get it? You have to FIND something that motivates you and makes you feel excited to exercise. 

 

What motivates ME, won’t necessarily motivate YOU… and vice verse. So this week, for your MID-WEEK MOTIVATION post, I am encouraging you to stop and THINK about what it is that truly motivates you to live a healthy life. I can’t tell you EXACTLY what it is you need to do, in order to get excited about exercising and eating right… YOU have to tell yourself what you need to do. YOU are the only one that knows deep down what motivates you in your life.

 

So I’m curious… after reading this post and thinking about what gives you that inner drive to live healthy… tell me what it is! Is it because you want more energy so you can keep up with your crazy schedule? Is it so your kids will have a positive example for how they should live? Or so you will feel confident and secure in your body no matter where you are, what you are doing or who you are around? Every single person will have different reasons as to why they are motivated to live a healthy life. So figure out what it is that makes you tick… and do something about it!

 

I can’t wait to hear what it is that MOTIVATES YOU! And as you continue on this week, keep your motivation up by reminding yourself often what the reward will be as you exercise regularly and feed yourself nutritiously! The rewards are WELL worth the WORK!

 

 

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