Keeping motivated to remain fit and healthy can be difficult at times. You are either one of those people that go to the gym in the morning or, you go after work. It just depends on when you prefer to go.
Here are four tips to help you keep yourself motivated for the gym, no matter when you plan to go.
Keep Your Goals Realistic
It is pointless setting your goals too high as this can degrade you. Set yourself something that is achievable over a short period of time. Take your current fitness levels into consideration as well. If you are looking to run 5K in under 20 minutes and you have not done any exercise in recent months, then this is unrealistic.
Keep it simple and realistic. Having a few short term goals before your long term goal is a great way to keep motivation levels high.
Keep Track Of Your Results
Keeping track of your results is a great way to keep you motivated as well. We all want to see results at the end of the day and setting short term goals is a good way of seeing good results. Say if you want to get to a certain weight for a plain tracksuit that you have, then keeping track of your results is a good way to do this.
Buying a journal and writing down your results is a good way to see if you are making any improvements. If you are gaining weight and that is your goal then write it down. That goes with if you are aiming to lose weight as well. If you are looking to gain or lose weight, write down your calorie intake for each meal.
Go With A Friend
Taking a friend with you might help with motivation. Especially, if you both …