The following are 50 motivational tips to either keep you exercising or get you motivated to get started. They are in no particular order.
1. Invest in an iPod or other MP3 player.
2. Join a gym.
3. Learn a new sport.
4. Learn martial arts.
5. Train for a marathon.
6. Subscribe to fitness magazines.
7. Start a fitness blog.
8. Participate in fitness forums.
9. Take up running and train to run 7 minute miles (or less.)
10. Buy fitness dvd's and use them.
11. Create a home gym.
12. Take up strength training.
13. Become a bodybuilder.
14. Become a personal trainer.
15. Join a racewalking group.
16. Find a workout partner.
17. Set mini-goals and reward yourself after achieving them.
18. Teach your children about fitness.
19. Find bicycle routes and ride them.
20. Use fitness for charity (find sponsors for races, etc.)
21. Exercise for a new wardrobe.
22. Buy an awesome pair of running shoes (and run!)
23. Buy cool workout clothes to train in.
24. Write in training logs and monitor progress.
25. Keep a video diary of progress.
26. Start interval training (bodyweight exercises that are short and effective.)
27. Pick a celebrity physique as inspiration and work towards it.
28. Buy a bikini or swim suit in your goal size and work towards it.
29. Take photos of your progress (weight loss) and review them constantly.
30. Enter competitions (bodybuilding, races, etc.)
31. Find or create obstacle courses and try to beat your best times.
32. Hire a personal trainer.
33. Write yourself a contract of your fitness goals and set a deadline.
34. Twitter your fitness progress, goals, etc.
35. Watch motivational movies (Rocky, etc.)
36. Download fitness videos to your iPod.
37. Utilize the Apple Nike + iPod Sport Kit.
38. Wii Fit!
39. Make a promise to someone you love about working out (and don't break your promise!)
40. Do something different everyday (one day yoga, one day weights, one day dancing, etc.)
41. Workout all week and reward yourself on the weekends.
42. Find out your current cholesterol and body fat levels and work towards lowering them.
43. Find the toughest workouts and try to master them (300 workout, Crossfit)
44. Leave motivational messages everywhere (on mirrors, in the car, whiteboards, etc.)
45. Set a goal of 30 days and exercise each day to form a habit.
46. Adopt a dog who loves to run.
47. Read these: 100 Inspirational Fitness Quotes.
48. Select a special date (holiday, birthday, anniversary) and plan to achieve your goals by then.
49. Search for the shortest workouts and commit to do one each day.
50. Add your workouts to your appointment book and keep them.
Do you have any you would like to add? Feel free in the comments.
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For some great inspiration i like visit zodbod .com a site dedicated to weight loss and fitness displaying a catalogue of before and after pictures including stories and diet principles of those who have succeeded in reaching their goals!
some great tips there. I love the one about writing yourself a contract! my best tip would be find a friend to train with and help each other – there’s always days you feel less motivated so having a friend thats relying on you, and encouraging you is the perfect motivation.
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some great tips there! my best one would be to find a good friend to train with and encourage each other!
@damian – that is a cool site and good idea for inspiration.
@james – having a training buddy always helps, especially to push each other to keep going.
and training with a friend actually make going to the gym into a very sociable experience- rather than pounding away on the treadmill alone!