I don't want to go to the gym but I need to can I have some motivation?!
Question:
I don't want to go to the gym but I need to can I have some motivation?
Answers:
Ideas for making the gym more interesting
- Listen to music (try loud music w/ a strong beat)
-Listen to books on tape
-Bring friends
-Sign up for a class (you'll be less likely to skip the gym then)
-Mix up your workouts to make them more exciting (ex. switching between machines, w/ no rest, combining lifting weights w/ stretching)
Or you could try exercising outside of the gym
-Biking (to specific places), hiking, capture the flag, badminton, iceskating, inline skating, tennis, frisbee, basketball, walking, swimming, running.
-Yardwork, moving furniture/strenuous cleaning, shoveling snow, etc.
-Try lifting weights at home, but in smaller intervals (ex. exercise for 15 min right after you wake up, 15 min before lunch and 15 min in the afternoon).
Or if all else fails, promise yourself that you'll go to the gym 4-5 times a week for a few weeks. After those weeks your body will feel so much better that you might just keep going to the gym.