Stay Motivated!

Whenever you make a change in your life that involves hard work, it can sometimes be difficult to stay motivated. Finding it hard to get up in the morning to go workout doesn’t make you lazy. It makes you human. Working out is hard work. Here are some tips to help you stay motivated.

ï Set attainable milestones. Milestones are different from goals in that they can be much smaller. A goal would be to run a 5K. A milestone on the way to reaching that goal could be jog an entire mile without having to stop and walk. The more milestones you set, the more often you celebrate your successes. ï There’s a reason you started working out. Everyone has different reasons for starting an exercise routine. What’s important is to focus on what those reasons are for you. Maybe you want to lose those last pounds of belly fat after having a baby. Maybe you want to get your stamina up to play with the grandkids. Maybe you just want to feel better. Whatever the reason, focus on it. It’s your reason, and on those days where you don’t want to get up and get moving, own that reason. ï Fit fitness into every day. There’s no law of fitness that says your 30 minutes of exercise a day has to be part of a regimen. Anything that gets your heart beating faster, and if possible gets you using your muscles at all, counts towards your daily exercise goal. Mowing the lawn, sweeping the garage, doing the laundry; all of these everyday chores can help you reach that 30 minute total. ï Keep a journal. If you keep track of what you do in a day, you might surprise yourself with just how much you actually accomplish in a day. A great motivator to keep going is to see just how far you’ve already come. Journal your milestones. Celebrate your success on paper so you can always go back and relive how good that moment felt.

It’s not the end of the world if you miss a day of camp or don’t reach your 30 minute goal. The important thing to remember is to get back into it. Keep yourself motivated, and you’ll reach your goals!