at the moment im doing my finals so my motivation is to get away from study lol
When i first started going to the gym i always went with my mum and sister so we motivated each other when the others didnt feel like going but now i go beacuse i love it. I have alot more energy when i go to the gym and im usually in a better mood too :D

I'm addicted to the gym, it's not a chore, it's a necessity to stay healthy and to look great! Summer is right around the corner/ already here and I want to look great in my bikini's! Thats my motivation! To Look GREAT in a bikini!

i've lost just over 20 pounds since june...seeing results is what keeps me going back. 10 more pounds to go :)
once it becomes part of your routine, it gets easier. it's when you don't go often enough that you have to drag yourself there.

At the moment i almost live in the gym, and it feels amazing ! Focus on the good feeling you have after working out - that will make you come back for sure !! :) Good luck with it !

see if they have classes at the gym that interest you. If you enjoy dancing, take a dance aeorobics class, it'll motivate you to go because you love doing it! Good luck!

see if they have classes at the gym that interest you. If you enjoy dancing, take a dance aeorobics class, it'll motivate you to go because you love doing it! Good luck!

juz lil knowledge:

it takes 21 days to break or make a habit.

but ya i always have a hard time workin out as well.but theres these classes @ my gym @ my college & havin a specific time to b there which makes it more lik a class, so that helps me walk my ass over to the gym :) because it's already a set time n wat not

juz lil knowledge:

it takes 21 days to break or make a habit.

but ya i always have a hard time workin out as well.but theres these classes @ my gym @ my college & havin a specific time to b there which makes it more lik a class, so that helps me walk my ass over to the gym :) because it's already a set time n wat not

I haven't really had the chance to go to gym this year due to my bizarre uni timetable but I'm definitely going back into it next year. I usually just pay an up front 6-12months membership so if I don't go as often as I can and exploit the free shower water it'd be a waste of my money. :P

1. Partner up with someone who will get pissed or look down on you if you flake off.

2. Have a schedule of mornings where you go to the gym. You should have at least 2 days off every week. Having a schedule helps you stop wondering if you should go to the gym, helps you prevent guilty when it's a non-gym day, and helps you look forward to sleep-in days.

3. The gym can be boring for cardio. Go run outside.

4. Compare a day where you work out and a day where you don't. You'd probably feel a tad more sluggish and lethargic on a day where you don't work out. Tell yourself you don't want to feel that way.

5. Have fun. No, seriously. :)

I usually think about the average amount of time it takes to get into routine at first; 23 days. It also helps me to have a buddy to go with you at first. Now what I do is listen to the most motivating song when I get up. Once it makes me want to start my day, I grab my gym bag and haul ass before I start to feel sluggish.

If it weren't for my recent surgery I'd be going right now, but at the moment I find reason to go for one amazing reason: ZOMBIES. Yes, you heard me correctly. And you may find it weird but it actually does work. Ok, look at it like this: An outbreak of some virus makes violent killing creatures that are ready to rip you apart. All the fatties will be the first to go because they can't keep up a run for as long as a person in shape can. So human nature is to survive. Imagine it like you are preparing yourself for a situation where you are ready to win. Because when the fatties are gone, you'll wish there was something slower than you that you can have as a safety net.

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needless to say I find it works better than saying you want that summer look now, or you want to fit into those jeans, or you want to just be skinny for whatever other generic reason.

Cardio man. And weights: you're gonna need to be able to pull yourself up those high walls if you come to a dead end in an alley with a high gate.

Ive always had that problem. ive come to realize, that for me at least, the gym is the last place i want to be. Sweaty people and machines and running on a treadmill or lifting weights, it makes me want to avoid it at all costs. plus gym memberships are super expensive. I suggest you save your money and find other activities that will help you stay in shape. I hike, take walks, swim, ride horses, have pick-up games of basket ball or soccer or softball with friends. Id much rather be losing weight and staying fit outdoors than be on a machine that is counting every step i take and every calorie i burn. Its also fun if you have someone to go with, especially hiking, and ive even used hiking as a 'first date', its more fun than the bar scene and you get to enjoy nature while getting to know someone new(or re-getting to know the person you are already with).

Motivation is something I'm terrible at.
But after being in a slump for a while, I realized I'd been going nowhere and that I needed to get my act together.
So I got a treadmill, and now I just get up and workout. And it works really well, even though I don't have a lot of motivation. I just put on some music that I can work out to, and get on my treadmill for about 25 minutes, once or twice a day. I've actually lost quite a bit of weight :)

Motivation is key to doing something that you LOVE! The gym is great and I used to do it because it was the only way for me to loose weight or get fit after being such an avid swimmer in college and high school. Then I discovered something totally different, yoga, to be more specific Bikram yoga, I LOVE IT! And have found what really drives and motivates me, I go on a daily basis because its such an addiction for me. "Its my healthy addiction," as I call it.
First ask yourself, are you really going to the gym because you love it or because you HAVE to? Then, if your just doing it because you have to then its really not the way to go. I would suggest taking other classes that the gym might offer like aerobics, to get your heart pumping, or even yoga like I have (theres a plethora of options here), and or try other disciplines like kick boxing and or aerobics which incorporates dancing or weights. GOOD LUCK! :)

I guess it depends on the person, I don't like beeing surrounded by others while sweating, not wearing makeup, also worring on what to wear, who to go with, what should i bring, do i have batteries for my mp3player, how is the traffic .. etc.. so the best thing that works for me is running for 30-45 min. a day in my house on my own treadmil while watching TV or listening to music, it helps if you have a time limit that way you give yourself a deadline and creat a routine. good luck!

You'll feel very pleased about yourself afterwards! You can be very proud that you convinced yourself to go. The more often and the longer you go, the more you get out of it! It will be more and more rewarding after a while, you won't be able to stop anymore ;-) Good luck and have fun!

It's a chance for me to get away from everything really and it's personal time for myself. I'm going to the gym for myself, so I can feel good in my own skin and making small achievements each time I go to the gym. It's a way for me to de-stress. :)

take someone with you. some one who loves to work out. and tell them to make you work out when your with them