I just read this quote by J.Lo’s trainer, Gunnar Peterson: “There’s never a workout you’ll regret doing, but when you skip a workout, there’s always the chance that you’ll wish you had gone.” So true! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hemmed and hawed about getting my butt off the couch and to the gym – Should I go to yoga? Should I not go to yoga? Should I go to boxing… – and eventually the above reasoning wins out. Never once have I regretted a sweat session. This got me thinking: How do you motivate yourself to workout when you’re not feeling it? For me, I remind myself of the energy jolt I get after a great workout, and the mind-clearing effect. Exercise is my medicine. It’s like pressing the restart button on my body and brain. But what about you?
I threw the “What gets you motivated?” question out on Twitter and got a slew of inspiring answers. Here are a few of my faves:
@tryn2bbikinifit
Put on fun/neon gear and blast the music Can’t win without the work
@KassiJayde
I wear a fitbit flex bracelet that counts my steps. It motivates me to take 10,000 steps a day.
@AkesoRawJuice
I look at my vision board & my list of goals! Then I turn up my iPod & GOOO!!
@lisalafon
I grab a partner and schedule a workout!
@CarissaRose
tell myself I could have been done by now & scroll through Instagram
@sfm_42
remind myself that I love being poolside
@amberariate
Best way to push myself is to “embrace the suck.”
@WeAreReformed
I think about @JessicaBiel arms
@rockmama5
Loud music, my bestie, hot pink @Nike Frees, protein shake @Vitamix!
