I need the mentality you had to move from motivation to discipline.
When you finish a challenging run, you have a new perspective on life. Your problems appear to melt away, and your body feels fantastic. If you run frequently, you will always feel more positive.
After about two months of doing this, your body will get used to having endorphins in its system. You will truly want to run, and you will feel terrible on days when you don’t. It will no longer be a matter of “motivating yourself” since you will truly want to do it.
Begin with walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes at speed 3.
Once you’re satisfied with that, start jogging at 5 for a minute three times per 30 minutes.
Then, gradually increase the jogging intervals and speed, and your body will soon be able to run further. It’s mostly mental.
I find jogging dull, especially on a treadmill. I have replaced it with pickleball.
I was 50 pounds overweight. My office had a gym below, which I never used. My pals were bragging online about their triathlons. I couldn’t stop thinking, "I can do that. “I can do it better than they can.”
I had an idea. Before heading to work, I grabbed some fitness clothing and my kindle.
During lunch, I changed into my exercise clothes and pulled out my kindle. I opened a book, set the treadmill on 6, and ran for an hour while reading without thinking about it.
I opened Google Sheets and created a basic spreadsheet: date, mileage. And I recorded it. I added some formulas to display miles per week, month, and so on. It was scant.
Lay up your clothes and shoes the night before to create an environment that will suit her mood. Make sure the shoes, shorts, and singlet are in decent condition, not old, stinky, or worn out. You want to get out of bed every morning and say to Motivation, “Let me slip into something more comfortable.”
Lead Motivation to discover delight in a cold weather run, an early morning run in the summer, a run in the rain or drizzle, or even a stormy treadmill. Commit to doing whatever it takes to make her happy on the treadmill, whether she enjoys a nice audio book or rocking out with your headphones. Be nice and adventurous with her, take her on vacation, and engage in recreational activities together. It will be lot more enjoyable to surf, hike, bike ride, or climb a mountain with her since she has transformed you into a better guy. Don’t allow her become bored with the same run again and over. Listen to her and let her inform you through her reactions.
Just count to five, put on your running shoes, and head out there to run.
Remember that everyone started where you did, and it’s okay to feel bad and unmotivated before the run.
Go out, take your first steps, and everything will fall into place. Try a 15-minute run; it may be tough, and your mind tells you to stop, but keep going.
After 15 minutes, you’ll feel rejuvenated and successful. You’ll get a ‘runner’s high’ after that. This will motivate you till your next run.
As an 18-year-old living in a huge city, it’s difficult to find time to exercise. Some days it feels like I have to choose between hitting the gym and going to happy hour, but I want both! So, even though I’m not a morning person, I set out to perfect the morning workout. But there was one minor snag.
To me, rising earlier than necessary is a particular type of torment. It’s as if there’s an enormous battle going on between my motivated and lazy selves, a tug-of-war between the luxury of my large, comfortable bed and the energizing hum of the gym. And though I’ve felt like I’m getting into the groove of things, I sometimes lose momentum and struggle all over again. Still, I feel like I’ve come closer to conquering this all-consuming battle, and the more I work at it, the more I notice certain tricks that make it much easier to successfully get my butt out the door.
I gave up my car a year ago. The only option to go home from work is to run 1.3 miles or take an Uber (which would cost me $7 and compel me to sit in heavy traffic). I’ve rushed home from work virtually every day out of need.
I always imagine myself after the run, feeling delighted after the endorphins have been released, confident after finishing, and quite calm. I visualise my future self and realise it’s entirely worth it.
When I’m feeling uninspired to run, I convince myself I’ll only run for 5 minutes. What ends up happening? Given that it takes me around 2 minutes to change into running clothing, I’ll feel bad about only running 3 minutes. Furthermore, after a few minutes of running, I usually feel great and want to keep going. I refer to this as the wonderful snowball effect.
I use MapMyRun and Nike+ with my pals to track our running progress. We like each other’s runs, leave comments on postings, and generally encourage one another to maintain a healthy lifestyle. As long as you remain interested, this is an excellent method to stay motivated.