How to stay motivated to exercise?

The very first thing that you should do to ensure that you stay on track as the year passes by is to make sure that you’re anticipating any obstacles that may occur in advance. So many people simply wait for them to happen. 

By the time the obstacle is occurring though, you’re in full panic state and don’t have a clue how to deal with it. Instead, before you even get going make a list of everything that could potentially come between you and your results. 

Whether it’s diet related, workout related, or otherwise, write it down.  Once you have that down, then write down three solutions that you can use to overcome this problem. Next, it’s also important to identify any motivational interrupters as well. 

This could be one particular friend who always seems to have to visit a fast food location whenever you are visiting with each other or a volunteer activity you signed up for that always manages to be occurring at a time when you’d normally do your scheduled workout session. 

Another key thing that must be in place if you’re going to stick with your New Year’s Resolutions this time around is to make sure that you set both long and short term goals. So many people are fast to set their sights on that long term goal, which is great, but then forget to set mini goals that they’ll strive for along the way.

When you’re only focused on that long-term goal at the very end of the road, sometimes it’s very easy to lose sight of it. If you happen to do this, that’s when it’ll be easier to take an alternate path - a path away from fitness altogether. 

Do ensure that you’re also focusing on what you’re doing right. Far too many people are quick to focus on all the things that they’re doing wrong with their program and all this does is places them in a negative frame of mind. 

Don’t ever discount how strong this mental self-belief can be when it comes to realizing success. If you believe in yourself, the chances of your goal actually coming true increase tenfold compared to if you’re hung up on everything you’re doing wrong.