Comments on: Exercise Motivation

By: Max Roble

Max Roble — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:46:26 +0000

Motivation is cycle which comes and goes, the goals tou set determine your degree of motivation,
for example, at 23 if I set my heart on becoming a president or lesser a finance minister etc…
That alone motivates me for years upon years, changing, deleting, and refining the goals in till I reach the ultimiate goal. So motivation comes and goes – but its what that inside that stays.

By: FYI

FYI — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:11:55 +0000

Finding the motivation to get out there is my biggest problem as well. I just keep trying…

Thanks for the great post!

By: John D Edwards

John D Edwards — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:13:20 +0000

Terrific article, Another technique you could use is create an audio of all the reasons why it is necessary for you to exercise. Use your name in front of each reason. The reasons will slowly become part of your subconscious.
Cheers,
John
http://www.loa-makeover.com

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By: Brad Isaac

Brad Isaac — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:54:37 +0000

Angela,

Thanks for posting your list of motivational tunes. It’s good to have an old reliable list.

5 of my get up and go songs:

Believe – Lenny Kravitz
More Human Than Human – White Zombie
Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead (don’t know why that motivates me)
Tribute – Tenacious D
How we Operate – Gomez

Anyone else?

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:11:42 +0000

I use workouts as my de-stressing tool – a time to clean out the mental toxins of the day and rid myself of anxiety. So (for me) what I listen to during my workout is just as important as what I do during my workout. These are some of my personal favorite motivational tunes. Granted, many of them are biased toward the feminine side, but after listening to them, I can deal with anything and anybody!:

1) I’m Going All the Way – Sounds of Blackness
2) Strength, Courage & Wisdom – India Arie
3) Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Alex Bugnon
4) I Believe – Sounds of Blackness
5) Lovely Day – Bill Withers
6) Manana [Tomorrow]-Aterciopelados
7) Video – India Arie
8) J’attendrai [I Will Wait]-Melgroove
9) Everyday (featuring Michael McDonald)-Darwin Hobbs
10) Black Butterfly – Sounds of Blackness

And finally on those days when my mind wants to go crazy and tell me that I’m “fat” I just remind myself of who I really am with:
11) She’s A Bad Mama Jama-Carl Carlton

LOL!

By: Brad Isaac

Brad Isaac — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:46:47 +0000

Oscar, true! a workout buddy is a good motivator because you can get and give motivation.

Leif, FWIW, some friends of mine swear by eating an apple 20minutes before dinner every night. They say it is not only healthy, but they aren’t as hungry when the dinner bell rings.

By: Leif

Leif — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:56:59 +0000

I’ve been walking during lunch for the last three weeks. Mostly because I want to get out of the office and away from those tech support calls. Now I just need to control my dinner portion sizes and snacking at night.

By: Oscar

Oscar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:03:23 +0000

When I’m low on motivation, i look for someone who can work out with me. It’s always nice to have someone to talk to during work out.