Here’s some advice from someone who’s been there: working out is not always easy to do. Just like with anything, you get fitter and exercise gets easier the more you do it. Here are five tips and tricks, ranging from simple to downright delusional.
1. Stand up.
That’s it! Stand up. Keep standing until you finish reading this blog. When you’re done, you’ll see that you’re already up, off the couch, and halfway to making your way outside for a run or to the gym.
2. Make it fun.
Grab your favorite energy drink, put on your favorite workout outfit, and play your favorite playlist. Odds are that after you add some sparkle to your day, you’ll be feeling better and might have a bit more motivation to move. You can even invite a friend to meet you at the gym (that adds fun and accountability!)
3. Doomscroll, but on the cardio machines.
If you’re gonna do it, do it while you’re moving your body. Even better, choose a show or a podcast that you can only watch or listen to when you’re on the treadmill. Nothing will motivate you to move more than a cliffhanger of your favorite treadmill-only show!
4. Schedule your workout in your calendar. Now.
Do you negotiate with yourself about whether you’re going to show up to your doctor’s appointments? To work? To your kid’s basketball game or dance recital? What about to dinner with an important client for work? These are all scheduled obligations. Meetings. Appointments. Your fitness needs to be that. Schedule your workout, or, pay someone to do that for you. That’s what a trainer is for!
5. Watch fitness creators on social media
At risk of adding to your time doomscrolling, I’m giving you a structured prompt: go on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or your social media platform of choice, and look up a fitness influencer. It could be a famous bodybuilder, your team’s quarterback, a gym vlogger, or even your old teammate from college who you always competed against. Look at their media, and glean some inspiration. Maybe they’re as strong right now as you want to be in the future. Maybe they have the muscle tone you hope to achieve. Or maybe, they’ve been out of the gym since college and now is your time to come out on top. Whatever motivates and inspires you to get your workout in, works.
