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Exercise: How to stay motivated 16 Articles

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    by Boyd Myers

    Although it's important to make fitness and healthy nutrition a part of your lifestyle, it's also important to remember that variety is the spice of life. Unfortunately, boredom or lack of results are the two biggest reas...read more

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    by Erik Van Tongerloo

    We all need exercise for maintaining a good health and to strengthen our muscles. Everyone knows this and there are still many people who don't exercise at all. It is easier to sit in the chair and watch television than al...read more

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    by Julia Eve Hennessy

    It's really easy to spend time talking about getting fit, but it is a whole lot harder to do the work that will get your body looking and feeling healthier. I've personally been struggling to find the motivation to visit ...read more

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    by S. James Hawkeye

    People don't exercise consistently and regularly because we've been programmed to look at it as a chore. There are three keys to staying motivated to exercise on a regular basis and get results: 1)Don't overdo it, espe...read more

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    by Travis Marsala

    If your like me, exercise is really boring. You try to go outside and run, but you end up getting bored with the same scenery and give up, even though you're not tired yet. Weight lifting is mind numbing, and you soon stop...read more

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    by Lorra Garrick

    Bored with the Same Old Cardio Routines? Mix things up in just one session. Adding variety is called cross-training, and can either be done during one session, or, for example, you can swim laps on Monday, take an aerob...read more

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    by Susanne Jones

    Scientists at the University of Bath in Bath, United Kingdom, determined that the fear of looking unattractive is a great motivator to keep people going to the gym. This type of fear is a greater motivator than hope of go...read more

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    by Mary Goodwin

    I want to exercise and I have a gym membership, but getting in the mood to exercise it a totally different story. I am trying to lose weight but its a long process. I have tried diet after diet. Sometimes my mindset isn't ...read more

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    by phlegmatic

    In order to be "motivated" you must have a direction. Motion without results ultimately leads to apathy. The first step in staying motivated is to set goals. In order to be truly "motivating" a goal must be measurable (...read more

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    by Katya Fitzpatrick

    Loosing the Baby Weight. Even if Your Baby, is now an Infant. Before I knew it, I was 9 months pregnant and 165 pounds over weight. I weighed almost the same as my husband when I went into labor. As a new mom, I was so...read more

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    by Mc Addison

    For starters, think of exercise as a task you complete for your personal well-being. Think of exercise as a part of your social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development. Don't think of exercise as something you H...read more

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    by Bill Whitney

    There are several ways to get motivated and to stay motivated to exercise. When you are diagnosed with Type II diabetes and the doctor tells you that if you don't exercise and lose some weight, you are going to go blind, ...read more

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    by staralee

    My best way to stay motivated with exercise is to switch it up all the time. This way you don't get bored and give it up all together. I am not the type of person that goes to the gym. I prefer to do the at home dvd...read more

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    by rice girl

    There are tons of ways to stay motivated with exercise. The best way for me is to get into a routine. I first started getting into routine by checking out classes at my gym. Hip hop and kickboxing were my top choices. I...read more

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    by Jorg Mardian

    Fitness That Functions Well Many of us think pain, tiredness and lack of mobility is a normal part of aging, without realizing we're the culprits of our own suffering. With our sedentary lifestyles, our muscles get stif...read more

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    by Helen Duggan

    Write your article here Motivation: Tips to help strengthen your resolve Probably the single most challenging obstacle to any plan, but most certainly our fitness plan, is motivation! If this strikes a cord, here a...read more

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