Exercise Inspiration and Motivation Tips

Affirmations:

Some dieters recommend saying positive affirmations to yourself - from once a day to 20 or more times a day - to encourage you and change your way of thinking from positive to negative. You can use some here or write some of your own. Click here to see a list of affirmations collected from web sites and fellow dieters.

General Tips to Get Started:

Use visualization daily: visualize yourself completing a great work out.

Take responsibility for your health and weight and shape; realize that exercise is part of achieving your goals.

Schedule, prepare and plan your exercise: make a regular appointment with yourself.

Set realistic goals.

Make exercise a top priority in your life.

Keep a daily exercise log.

Enjoy your workouts - think positive!

Don't feel guilty when you miss a session or two; negative feelings hinder motivation.

Believe in yourself and know that you can accomplish your goals!

Just get up and take a walk! Walk with a dog if you can, and notice how dogs are enthusiastic and happy and positive about the joy of walking! Try to learn from your dog.

Make rules for yourself. For example, if you enjoy a half-hour nightly t.v. show, make a rule that you can watch it only if you are exercising at the same time.

Click here to e-mail us with more exercise motivation tips. What works for you? Then we'll add them to our site.

Links:

10 Exercise Motivation Tips

Mayo Clinic article on training your mind as well as your body.

Exercise motivation - a list of "excuses" and answers to them to help get you moving!

Motivation to Get Moving - short article

The Shape Up Challenge - exercise motivation tips

A list of motivation-oriented articles for the athlete - also articles on positive thinking.

Article: What Motivation Can Do for You (written for athletes)

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