Exercing Motivational Tools

Do you like to exercise? I always say, “I wish I could give up everything as fast as I do exercising.”

I had taken a break from exercising for the past two weeks. Just could not bring myself to put on my exercise clothes and go for a fast walk. During the day I felt sluggish, overwhelmed and had no motivation. I kept wondering what was wrong.

One day I felt very tired and thought about my low energy level and no motivation. After thinking about it for awhile I realized that I was not exercising and could that be the problem. Yesterday morning I decided to try an experiment and see if I felt better after exercising. Guess What?? I went for a two mile walk and came back feeling energized and motivated. I found the answer!

This morning I did not want to exercise and reminded myself about how great I felt yesterday after exercising. That was the motivation I needed, got out of bed, put my exercise clothes on and exercised for 45 minutes. When I finished I felt 100% better.

What tools do you use to motivate yourself to exercise? Please let me know and I will create a list of Exercising Motivational Tools we can all use. I can be contacted by either leaving a comment on this blog or sending me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Helen