How to Find Motivation for Exercise
It’s easy to be motivated about starting a brand new exercise program. It’s something new, exciting, and you feel like you’re on the right track to achieving your fitness goals. However, after you’ve started your program, the challenge is in maintaining a regular routine and staying and finding the motivation for exercise and to continue working hard. There are some days where you wake up and you just don’t feel like working out. So what are some ways in which you can find the motivation to keep going?
First, think of the reasons why you exercise. Think of all the ways in which exercising makes you feel better both short term and long term. Asides from multiple health benefits, such as decreased risk for cardiovascular disease, obesity, orthopedic problems, osteoporosis, and respiratory disease, exercising will typically give you more energy, and improved self-esteem.
Most of us know about the benefits of exercise, we also know the benefits of eating broccoli, but that is not always enough to persuade us to eat broccoli instead of a chocolate donut. In order to stay motivated to get through your workouts, try looking at what time of day you have the most energy. Maybe it’s in the morning before work, or prior to going home for the evening. When you find a time that allows you to get the most effective workout, make it a routine, that way you’re not always looking to fit exercise in last minute.
If the time of day doesn’t seem to be a limiting factor in your motivation, try to find an exercise buddy. By having someone to workout with consistently, you can help each other stay motivated. You can encourage each other to stay on track and help each other get the most from your workouts.
If you have any tips on how to stay motivated in your workouts, please leave a comment and describe what helps you the most!
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Dwayne Wimmer founded Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio in 2001, excited to bring a new concept about personal training to the people of Philadelphia’s Main Line in Pennsylvania. Driven by knowledge and results both, while a strength coach at Villanova University, he worked closely with world class athletes such as Brian Westbrook, formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles, on strength training and conditioning for optimal performance. Dwayne’s client base extends much further than world class athletes. Along with athletes, he works with adolescents to seniors, and he’s a highly acclaimed and sought out personal trainer who has received numerous awards, such as Best of the Main Line Personal Training Studio and Best Main Line Personal Trainer. A graduate of Missouri Western State University, Dwayne has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Coaching. Aside from personal training, he’s spent time as a physical education teacher, strength and conditioning coach, and a football coach, but has found his passion and home in the fitness industry, inspiring and reaching out to others. As a strong believer in continuing to learn, Dwayne has also taken classes at East Stroudsburg University toward a Masters Degree in Sports Management. He can add author to his list of accomplishments, having created a chapter in the upcoming book The Soul of Success with Jack Canfield, renowned for the Chicken Soup series. To get to the point where he is now, Dwayne has always been thankful for the support of his father, a man who always believed in his mission and saw the need for what it was that Dwayne envisioned. During his free time, Dwayne is an avid motorcyclist who enjoys viewing the amazing landscapes and finding good restaurants to enjoy that are off the beaten path. He also takes advantage of opportunities to travel and experience many other cities while attending fitness seminars and giving presentations about the industry he is so passionate about. As a way to give back to the community that has been a part of his entire life, Dwayne has created Vertex Fitness PUMPED (People United Making Progress through Education and Donations), which provides support to area non-profits through a community-wide outreach effort. At this time, they help three non-profits per year in the Philadelphia area. For more information from Dwayne, you may contact him at (610) 525-6604, dwayne@vertexfit.com