TIPS ON MOTIVATING YOURSELF

Plan a far away, long distance run

Sign up for a distant race at least 500 km away. Something that will be a once in a lifetime opportunity. This way you’ve got more to motivate you. The extra incentive of paying the airfare will add to your motivation and have you shedding those kilos before you leave guaranteed.

Make a "Friendly" Bet

Challenge your work mates, family, friends whoever, it will add to your competitive instincts. If there’s money up for grabs trust me, you will be sure to jump on that treadmill for it. That is unless you’re a bill gates character but com’ on we all need a couple extra dollars and most of us can do without a few kilos too, so why not.

Tie Exercise to Your Health

Make S.M.A.R.T goals to improve your health for example lower your LDL cholesterol by 20 points and increase your HDL cholesterol by 5 points in the next 6 months. But there’s one thing to remember always make your goals S.M.A.R.T. Smart goals make your goals reachable. I can guarantee you if you set your smart goals properly your goals will definitely be reached.

S- pecific
M- easurble
A- ttainable
R- ealistic
T- imely


Compete

Start playing a sport that requires high level of overall physical fitness. Ones I can recommend are sports such as Soccer, Rowing, Basketball, and Rugby just find something you are passionate about, Sports you and your friends can join and have a good time playing. But don’t just play the sport to be a regular Joe on the pitch. Play to excel in the team or the league you play in. This is a motivation tip that all professional athletes pick up at a young age and that’s there pros.


Think About Fat

Your body is burning fat and storing it simultaneously, but it's always doing one faster than the other. Understanding that you're getting either fatter or leaner at any one time will keep you body-conscious so you won't overeat or under exercise.

Plan Your Workouts in Advance

Start planning your workouts. Whether you will be working arms, legs, chest, just always make sure each workout has a goal. I used to go in the gym with no goal, and my workouts will end up boring and I will end up leaving really early sometimes before I even broke a sweat. When I started planning my workouts there was much more determination to finish and I go home knowing that I’ve done my whole plan and I leave a much, much happier man.


Remember

Whenever you’re lazing about watching TV, there’s always someone out there working hard.
Whether it be career wise or fitness wise there’s always someone out there that’s willing to make there dreams a reality.

Why don’t you start becoming one of those people?

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