After a long day at work, I’m too tired to hit the gym
Do these two things: Put on your workout clothes as soon as the workday ends and make your path home go through the gym. Instead of heading straight home after work, where it’s really tough to motivate yourself to leave again, schedule a gym stop into your evening commute. This way, the sight of other exercisers will motivate you too. Plus, isn’t getting to the gym the hardest part? Once you make it there, all you need to do is go inside!
Exercising at home is so boring
Register for a holiday road race! The weeks leading up to Christmas are packed with holiday-themed 5K and 10K races. Find a training plan online (I like Couch to 5K and SmartCoach) to build up your endurance and keep you on track with your workouts—you’re training for a race after all! Add your workouts to your daily calendar to keep you accountable to your race training so you’ll stay motivated all through the holiday season and kick butt on race day!
Don’t let the scale discourage you! The last thing you want to do is cut back on your workouts when you’ve lost weight. Use those lost pounds as motivation to switch up your workouts. Turn up the intensity by adding 60-second intervals to your treadmill workouts, crank up the resistance on the elliptical, or increase the length of your session by 10 to 15 minutes. You’ll stay motivated and burn more calories, so before you know it you’ll see some changes on the scale. And, at the very least, you’re feel great on New Year’s Eve!
Spending 30 minutes on a cardio machine is slow torture
Schedule your sweat session around your favorite TV show. Select a few shows and add them to your weekly calendar, so you won’t miss a program or a workout. Start your workout a few minutes before show time so you’ll be inspired to push past the 30-minute mark to see how the show ends. Add some intervals to your workout by picking up the intensity during commercials. When you’re entertained by your favorite show, your workout will fly by!
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