Motivation

I hear this comment all the time: "I want to get in shape, but I just can't seem to get motivated." Sound familiar? Ya, I thought so.

So, I ask, what's the million dollar answer to this all-too-common complaint? Only you can answer that. I know, not the mind-blowing, insightful answer you were looking for. But, it is true. Only you know the reasons that you are looking to improve your physical fitness. There must be some reason that you have in the back of your mind the desire to start an exercise regimen. The desire is there, otherwise you wouldn't be complaining about a lack of motivation. The key is to delve deep down and figure out what hidden motivations you have that could spark such a change.

Take a piece of paper and write down all the reasons you want to be fit. Perhaps you are "tired of being tired," or you want to look great for your husband's Christmas party, or you want to check running a 5K off your "life list." Write every reason you can think of -- even if it sounds shallow or silly -- and as you do, you will begin to see your motivation beginning to take shape. 

Those reasons written down in black and white are your personal motivators. Try it. It will be eye-opening to realize just how many reasons you have to set that alarm just an hour earlier.