7 Ways to Get Motivated For Your Workout

7 Ways to Get Motivated For Your Workout
There will be days (everyday?) when you don't feel like
doing your workout.

Sometimes you don't want to get out of bed. Sometimes you
don't want to leave your office because you feel like there
are too many deadlines (but this is when you need a workout
the most!).

Sometimes you don't want to end story time with the kids
only to head down to the basement gym.

It even happens to me.

For example, just yesterday I was scheduled to do a final
test run through the February TT Workout of the Month (it's
a TT circuit!) and frankly, I wasn't up for it.

But I knew how I'd feel like a million bucks after the
workout.

And in the end, I know I can't let myself become "soft" and
start skipping workouts. I have to lead by example.

But if you are set on achieving a goal, then when it's
workout time, come heck or high water you've got to bear
down and do the job.

So here are some tips for you to get inspired to get
through your workout.

1) Reward yourself. Finish your workout and treat yourself
to a magazine, a TV show, some extra time with your family,
some new songs for your IPOD, or even a little extra time
for yourself. 2) Or set up a punishment for missing
workouts. Skip the workout, put $20 into a jar to spend on
home repairs. Make sure your spouse controls the jar.

3) Review your goals everyday and every night. Keeping your
goals fresh in your mind will help you stay on track.

4) Realize that the hardest part of the workout is often
getting your butt to the gym. Once you get 5 minutes into
the workout, you will be over the hump. So tell yourself,
"I'll just go in and do 1 set of the first 2 exercises,
then I can go". Next thing you know, you'll have done the
entire workout.

5) Visualize yourself doing a great workout and finishing
strong. Get yourself mentally prepared and you will
literally have better workouts each time.

6) Crank the tunes. Seriously, nothing motivates like music.

7) Get social support. If you have a workout partner,
you'll feel like crap if you let them down. Or become
accountable to everyone in the Turbulence Training workout
forums...if you don't post your workouts, they'll track you
down and demand to know why you've fallen off track! So
online or offline, get everyone on your side!

Now get out there and kick the fat to the curb,

Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

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Find out what Craig Ballantyne say's about the "Dark Side
of Cardio" at http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com