Here are some quick tips to ensure you exercise on a daily basis, even if you don’t feel like exercising:
- Exercise for just 5 minutes. Next thing you know, it could turn into exercising for 10, 20, or even 30 minutes
- Put on your exercise clothes. This may help put you in the mood for exercise
- Don’t have time? Studies have shown that 3 separate 10 minute sessions of exercise are as effective as one 30 minute session of exercise. So just do 10 minutes in the morning, then 10 in the afternoon, then 10 in the evening to get your 30 minutes(minimum) of daily aerobic(cardio) exercise
- Make a list of reasons to exercise; then make a list of reasons not to exercise
- Make it a lifestyle: Walk or bike instead of driving the car. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Try not to sit for too long, see if you can work while standing at your desk or get up from your chair and walk around for a few minutes every 30 minutes
- If you still don’t have time, do very short, intense workouts. Run up the stairs or run in place very fast or sprint down the street at maximum intensity for a minute or more. Or stand up and start shadow-boxing for a minute very fast. Do this a few times a day. This can provide benefits similar to longer, moderate-paced workouts
- Vary your routine. If you run, try to make running more fun, or try other fitness activities like dancing, cycling, martial-arts, climbing, swimming, jumping-rope, yoga, fencing, rowing, etc.
- Join a gym, running club, or sports club to surround yourself with fitness minded people
- Get involved in events or competitions. With specific(and realistic) goals in mind, it should be easier to stay committed to your routine
- Motivate yourself by listening to inspiring or invigorating music, or reading inspirational fitness stories
Great advice!
Hey wild juggler, did you read my “Creamy Kale Salad” post? Every time I was tempted to get off the treadmill, I thought of people like and that kept me going. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Abby! I’m glad I could be as inspirational to you as you are to me 🙂 As for the kale salad post: I am borderline dyslexic and misread something in the ingredients when I saw it the first time. I can’t remember what it was, but it was something very objectionable to me. How wrong I was, now that I’ve looked more closely.
It looks so super-healthy! I may try to make this if I have the time, since I have a ton of kale on hand. Take care and keep doing what you’re doing!
Needed this right about now…. 🙂
I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for coming by 🙂
Thanks for these tips … I love exercising while I’m doing it, but getting me to begin is the problem! I make a deal with myself – I put on my gym clothes, pack my swim bag or whatever and drive to the gym/pool. Then if I still feel like going home, I can. I always end up doing my workout then so it works for me 🙂
I’m much the same way, and I’m glad you liked the post. I have to look over this list myself sometimes. Take care and thanks for dropping by!
Just putting on the exercise clothes is a great tip. It usually works for me! Thanks for stopping by our blog.
You’re welcome. And thanks for coming by mine, do come again!