"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers"
-M Scott Peck
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A healthy lifestyle is truly a life commitment. It is hard work to reach your goals and then even harder to maintain them or work for even more. So what do you do when you aren't exactly feeling it...all too often, people give in to the temptation to throw in the towel. But an exercise rut is completely normal and even the professional athletes feel the days/weeks/months where they lose sight of why they started in the first place. So how do you avoid this rut?
9. Get a plan-Know HOW you are going to get there. I am all about written schedules. Hanging on my fridge is exactly how far I am going to run each day and I can physically check it off when I complete it. When I am getting lazy, I look at the schedule to see that I can't just sit around because I have ___ number of miles to run or _____ workout to complete
8. Stop making excuses-Get your mind right and take time out for you. Yes, there will be days when things come up and a workout isn't possible, but typically you know your schedule so work around it. Having your mind right will help you to overcome the excuses you want to let bring you down
7. Prioritize-Always make time for exercises you enjoy. Not every workout will be fun and exciting but you do need to make some time to work in "fun" things so that you don't lose interest in staying in shape
6. Attitude-Plain and simple, attitude is everything. Keep a positive look and a "can do" attitude!
5. Professional help-hire a personal trainer or fitness class. These people are paid to motivate you and to work areas in an effective way so use their resources to get out of your rut.
4. Nutrition-It's amazing how much better you feel when you eat right. Eating a well-balanced diet will give you more energy for workouts and thus letting you be more effective.
3. Diversity-Don't do the same workout day after day. Not only will you body adapt and quit showing changes, you will get bored and quit much quicker. Keep changing speed, intensity, repetitions or exercise types so that you continually maximize results
2. Overtraining-More is not always better. Listen to your body and challenge yourself, but you will break down fast if you push too hard too fast
1. Commitment-Yes, I love working out. I love how it makes me feel and I absolutely love seeing the results of my hard work. This being said, there are days I just flat out don't want to do anything more than lay on the couch and eat animal crackers all day long. Having committed myself to a healthy lifestyle means pushing through and fighting the urge to bum it when I need to be working hard.
After my marathon, this is my next goal. I so want to do some kind of mud run! They look so much fun!! This will be my motivation to get me out of an exercise rut. What do you do for your exercise ruts?Megan
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