It’s easy to decide to get into shape, to explode up from the couch one day and declare to the world that from now on you will be a fitness maverick, you will exercise right and eat right until you look like an Adonis, that nothing will hold you back. But how many of us…
Fitness Motivation – 4 Tips to Stay Motivated to Achieve Your Fitness Goals
With any exercise program you will eventually reach a plateau. This is a stage where you seem not to be making any progress towards your fitness goals. At this point it is easy to become disillusioned and lose motivation. If you find yourself on a plateau and in need of motivation try the following tips…
Fitness Motivation: 10 Fitness Ideas That Will Keep You Going
There is no reason for you to fear, but I will share with you 10 ideas that will help you get motivated to start you New Year’s resolution now. These 10 ideas will help you create an action plan that will help you keep that motivation going. 1) Dedication: Dedication is the most excellent way…
3 Fitness Motivation Ideas for Women Worth Trying
One area where men and women aren’t so different is in having difficulty with fitness motivation. While many people set fitness goals for themselves, very often they find it hard to actually get started or remain consistent about exercising. Naturally there are some who seem to be highly self-motivated. But still, at some point even…
Fitness Motivation – A Trainer’s Guide to Being Fit
Wouldn’t you want to have a personal trainer to guide you in your exercise activities? Wouldn’t it be totally cool if someone showed up at your doorsteps offering to train you to be healthy for free? Wouldn’t a life/health coach make your diet and weight loss efforts become a lot easier? The answer to all…
Exercise Motivation – How to Get it and Keep It
Today I’m going to show you the easiest ways to get motivated to exercise and stay motivated to exercise for years to come. But first, I’d like to explain just a little bit of behavioral psychology. Don’t worry, I’m getting rid of the technical details and getting to the heart of the matter. First off,…
Exercise & Motivation, Part 3: Keeping It Going
THE NEXT STAGE: ACTION The next stage of Prochaska’s Transtheoretical model – ‘Action’ – kicks in once you’ve started taking (you guessed it) action. If you’re in this stage, you’re ready to make changes – and now. In the Action stage, you know where you want to be, how you’ll get there, and you’ve started…
10 Tried and Tested Exercise Motivators
Countless women resolve each year to stick to an exercise program that will not only improve their looks but also boost their overall well-being. But a good fraction of them never make it to the end of the first month for a lot of reasons, be they valid or not! Although exercising is definitely enjoyable,…
What is the Key to Maintaining Motivation in Fitness?
When you first catch the bug or become interested in getting fit it seems pretty easy to do. You find the thought of your workouts fun and actually look forward to them as a highlight of the day or week. It feels new in your life and you’re excited about what you are in the…
Getting Motivated to Exercise: 3 Ways That Will Get You Out of Your Chair and Into the Gym
So many people face the challenge of simply wanting to exercise or exercising more. They look at it as drudgery. They make it seem painful and yet the ultimate outcome of not exercising will be much worse. We see in today’s world what is happening to so many of our young people and adults. In…