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Motivation For Working Out
You all know what is the quickest way to lose weight, yet it is very hard to maintain the motivation in
order to exercise every day. Even if you do feel good whenever you are working out, it is hard to start it
up. You told yourself before going to bed that you will get up early the next morning and exercise yet
when morning comes, you find yourself not having any drive and thus breaking your promise to yourself.
There are some things that you can do to prevent this from happening again. You should try setting
smaller goals or objectives at first. If you are setting up workouts of one hour or more, you are going to
fail especially if you haven't exercised for a while. Start with 10-15 minutes at first. It's not a lot, but it's a
good start.
And while it is not a lot of time, you can make the most of it. This is a good time for high intensity
exercises such as squats, jumping jacks, jumping ropes, and sprints. Try to do these exercises without
resting and you'll really feel good after. You can vary the type of workout you do every day in order to
avoid the boredom of having to do the same exercises each day.
A good thing to do while working out is listening to some good music. It doesn't matter what type as
long as you like it. Although music with some fast beats works best and if this is your type of music, then
by all means listen to them. You'll find yourself more energized and not bored by hearing only your
heavy breathing.
Of course after a few weeks you'll feel a lot stronger and your current workouts will feel like a total walk
in the park. This is the time to increase the duration. If you can handle it, you could also increase the
intensity of your workouts.