Do you look forward to your workouts? Do you visualize all the fun things you will be doing and how great you will feel afterwards? Or does it feel like yet another chore you have to squeeze in to your already busy day? It’s the end of the work day, you are already tired and you don’t really want to do it but you know you should and you probably feel like you want to get in shape and get healthy so you drag yourself to the gym and power through while hating every minute of it.
I am here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be like this. Exercising shouldn’t feel like drudgery or a “necessary evil”. Chances are you are probably not doing the most optimal routine or you are stuck in a rut after doing the same thing over and over for too long. It’s also possible that you’ve set unrealistic goals for yourself and now you are discouraged because you are not seeing the results you were hoping to see. Maybe you are working with a trainer who doesn’t inspire or motivate you. Don’t feel bad changing trainers if the one you are working with is not getting you excited.
Start by visualizing what you want to accomplish. Learn much as possible from different sources, fellow gym goers, family members, colleagues. What do they do? What gets them excited? Social aspect can play a huge part in your overall workout experience. I used to work out with a small group of people who would come to the gym on the same day and we would do the same circuit training together, motivating and encouraging each other. I look back very fondly at that experience. It was one of the most rewarding workout experiences I’ve had and I remember getting really good at many of the specific exercises I was doing since there was a group that would cheer me on and get me excited to achieve my goals.
Improving you health and your physique is a wonderful goal. How to accomplish this goal is different for everyone. Whatever it is you need to get excited is very personal to you and only you know what that is. Just remember, if you are looking forward to it, it will be a completely different experience and it will create the kind of results you will be happy with.