10 Best Ways To Keep You Motivated For Regular Exercise

Motivation is the key for any work or task. Keeping yourself motivated for regular physical activity is not an easy job. As a human being you may face several personal or other problems which can distracts you from your exercise routine but your aim must be clear.

Your aim to be physically active would not be fulfilled unless you put your hard work and dedication into it. But you may feel uninspired sometimes due to your personal reasons. 

You find it difficult to go regularly and do exercises or jogging without any motivation. So how to stay motivated? Here are few tips for you to stay your motivation level up.

SET A GOAL

Prepare your plan to achieve your fitness goal. A properly created plan will help you to clear your mind and motivate you. A clear and realistic goal makes you stick to the plan. Your goal should be like that you have to complete certain miles in a fix time period or you will lift up the weight up to a certain level in a fix time frame.

Your goal is your mission so that you will remain motivated. 

FIND A BUDDY

Two friends are good to do exercises together. They support, encourage and inspire each other to do more sets. They keep motivated each other on regular basis. So you don't need to worry about motivation with your fitness buddy.

JOIN A CLUB

Joining a sports club is a good idea. You can find your fitness buddy their. They provide you a routine and timetable for your exercises. You can find a instructor in club. It is easier and more convenient for you to join a club to get physically active regularly and stay motivated.

COMPETE AGAINST YOURSELF

A fitness tracker might help you to compete against yourself. With the fitness gadgets you can check your daily fitness level and motivate yourself to level up. Your heart rate, calorie burn data are all you can find on your fitness tracker on daily basis. You can actually find a good motivator in your fitness gadget which makes you compete against yourself to achieve your fitness aim.

USE MUSIC TO KEEP YOU BUSY

Good music keeps you motivated all the time. You can use wireless or wired headphones while doing running or in the gym. But you need to take extra precaution with headphones while walking near the roads. it can be dangerous. Be alerted. Listen radio, or your favorite music during workout.

JOIN COMMUNITY EVENTS OR COMPETITION

If there are community events or competition near you, you must join it. These competition among people can give you your next fitness goal. You should participate in these events whilst improving your health. It also motivate you by seeing other people physical activity.

CHANGE EXERCISES

Change your exercises regularly. Same exercises repeatedly can make you bore. So shake up your routine with different exercises like compound exercises which works on more muscles in a single workout. Go for swimming with friends or walk to change your mood.

RECORD YOUR PROGRESS

Monitor your daily achievement and record it on a diary or calendar. Your previous record will inspire you to break it in future. It helps you to stay motivated and increase your fitness level.

GET INSPIRE BY FITNESS MAGAZINES

Fitness magazines or books gives information about the latest fitness trends and shows the story of fitness heroes. These can help you to get inspire and improves yourself. You can find your weaknesses and build some strength. Accept the challenge and motivate yourself to achieve more.

DON'T FEEL GUILTY

Never feel guilty and do not loose your motivation if you are not achieving your targets. If you push yourself too hard day after day you will get tired and sore and lose motivation very quickly. It’s important to moderate your exercise and vary the intensity and type of exercise you do. Don’t feel guilty if you have slipped out of routine for a few days. Just move on and start again.

The bottom line is that your inner side must be motivated to get you  physically active. Read success quotes on Instagram or twitter, books, magazines or set your ideal hero like Arnold or Sylvester stallion. You can join some social networking groups which are involve in the fitness area. Don't push yourself extreme hard but small steps can make a huge difference so stay motivated.