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Staying Motivated For The Long Haul
September 15, 2014
- Set a Goal: Whether you’re trying to lose weight, start a diet, or just eating a little healthier, it’s important to set goals. Set a few short-term goals and one or two long-term goals to work toward. Envision yourself healthier, lighter, and in better shape- research shows this can actually increase your motivation to get moving!
- Don’t whether the weather: Spring and summer are the perfect seasons to use the weather to your advantage. Incorporate the sunny outdoors into your workout regiment by visiting a local park, taking a walk with your family or playing tag with your kids outside. As an added bonus, you will get a healthy dose of vitamin D!
- Join forces with friends and family: These joint forces will help you to stick to your exercise and diet commitments. With encouragement from your peers, as well as any guilt-tripping they may impose, a little tough love never hurt anyone and can help you stick to your plan better!
- Jot it down: Keep a food and exercise log to track your progress. When you’re feeling uninspired just go back and read all of the positive decisions you have made to keep yourself on track.
- Make it fun: Change your scenery, try a new kind of physical activity like yoga, hiking, or tennis. Even try a new type of healthy food/cuisine! Anything to mix it up and keep it fresh will keep you excited to continue incorporating new exercise/diet ideas into your life.
- Incorporate Other Outlets: Buy a new piece of workout apparel you’ll want to wear. Make a new workout playlist on your ipod your itching to listen to. Or, read an article or health magazine to keep inspiration coming from multiple outlets.
- Reward Yourself: Bribery is a successfully proven tactic, so moderately indulge in a personal favorite for a bit of self-reward after completing an extra tough workout or week of dieting. Buy yourself a new outfit, let yourself to sleep in an extra hour if you’re a morning workout person, or take a cardio/weights break and devote a day to just stretching.
- Plan ahead: Plan your meals ahead of time so you avoid making unhealthy, mindless eating decisions. Or keep a regularly planned exercise regiment so you stick with a routine that your comfortable and familiar with, like packing a gym bag to keep at work to ensure an afternoon gym session.
- Stay positive: Staying positive is one of the most difficult things to do in an exercise or diet program. Next time your feeling a little down about your progress, remind yourself of 3 positive decisions or actions you made recently to prompt continued success.
- Take a break: Your body needs REST in order to absorb in the progress your making, change, and produce results. So don’t overexert yourself, and take a day or two to rest and recover.