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Finding motivation to exercise on bad weather days

A lot has been studied on the topic of weather and productivity. Interestingly, the results vary. But this shouldn't come as a surprise since human beings are different and react to various conditions differently. For example, I find myself much more productive when the weather is rainy. When the weather is nice, all I want to do is play outside. If you are the same, a primary reason for the bad weather-productive connection is that you are less distracted, more focused and work more efficiently when the weather is bad. The idea of being outdoors is not very attractive so you may as well get stuff done inside.  However, for some people, a gloomy day can lead to a dreary mind. It's hard to get stuff done when you are feeling down. Although most people would agree that weather that looks and feels good puts you into a good mood, and you are more likely to be productive when you are feeling good, you can't get much done in life if you plan your productivity around the weathe...

Get motivated

You’ve likely heard the saying “you won’t regret a workout when it’s over.” Getting the workout started, however, is often the hard part. It may seem like motivation is something that you have to find and either you have it or you don't. When you have motivation - you crush your workouts. When you don't have motivation - it's a struggle to get started and to stay committed to your workout. Sometimes, the body has the energy to train but the mind has a dozen excuses to skip (or not finish) the workout. And sometimes the mind is eager to accept the upcoming workout challenge but the body struggles to find energy with each movement. If you agree with one or both of the statements above, you are normal. Every athlete, from age grouper to professional, will fight for motivation at least a handful of times throughout the season. To help you out, here are three simple ways to get yourself motivated when mind says “let’s go” but the body screams “heck no!” A proper war...

Motivation - use it or lose it

We are nearing week three of January which means that all your new changes for 2014 will become new habits soon. It doesn't matter if it is January, May or your birthday. Good habits require discipline, motivation, the right resources and hard work, on a daily basis. More so, change requires the ability to overcome obstacles and setbacks along the journey.  If you have goals for yourself in 2014, motivation is something that you want on a daily basis. You have to have it to get you out of bed, you have to have it when the going gets tough and you have to have it when things don't go as planned. But let's be honest that motivation is not something you can find every morning when you get out of bed especially when life gets in the way of your body composition, performance, career or health goals. Because goals require more than consistent commitment, here are a few tips to keep your motivation going all year long. 1)) Accept that it's OK to not be motivated ...

5 tips to boost fitness motivation

Weight loss and exercising more among the most common resolutions every New Year day. And surprisingly, statistics are not all that bad – about 60% of people who make a resolution will stay consistent for around 6 months! But since we all know that exercising comes with a host of mind/body benefits, it's important that exercise is part of your lifestyle. You don't have to run a 5K or do a triathlon to be healthy or even join a gym. You just have to move your body and do so daily (and often).  Product spotlight: Trigger point therapy Oakley Women Brooks Running Garmin Yurbuds Fage yogurt On Monday 1/6/14 I did a segment with WJXT4 The Local Station on "Tips to maintain exercise motivation in the New Year.   If you are interested, you can   WATCH HERE TIP: TRACK YOUR PROGRESS The best way to reach a fitness goal is to be consistent. We don’t want perfection, we want progress. It’s easy to sign up for a gym membership and then tell yourself t...