Motivation for Running When You Don’t Want To!
If you’re a regular reader here, you’ll know that I run but I’m not always so keen on doing it.
When I’m outside and actually running I don’t mind it too much – and sometimes I even think I’m enjoying it for a brief moment – you know, the fresh air, the feeling of being alive, the great views around my usual running routes in Edinburgh.
But sometimes getting out there is a bit of a mental struggle.
When that’s a problem I often use a trick I got from Time Management and motivation expert Mark Forster. He got himself to exercise every day by having a goal of simply getting out of his front door with his exercise gear on.
That’s all he had to do.
If he got out there and didn’t want to do any more he’d still met his exercise goal for the day.
Of course once he’d taken the trouble to get ready and get out there, he found himself actually running.
But it helped him get over the mental block of having to force himself to exercise. It suddenly became a choice.
If you’re having problems getting yourself to exercise regularly – give this a try and see if it helps.
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