06-2-2014, 02:21 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Age: 35
Posts: 1,640
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Re: Motivation
I feel like this could be a worthwhile topic to have in a subforum for fitness...
I find that turning it from a "chore" into a "game/competition" helps for some. For others it can be just a matter of having a good enough reward.
For something like fitness, I'll turn it into a challenge, or use Fitocracy. The idea of making something as mundane as getting off the couch into a game or a competition against my friends helps immensely. Sometimes when people tell me they did something, I'll try and see it as a friendly challenge to me and "beat" them at it.
If I'm doing chores at home, I put on my headphones to help stamp out the unhelpful feelings towards it, and charge my controllers while I work so that when I finish my chores, I'm ready for a couple hours on the couch. If I feel like a slushie, I'll ride my bike to a much farther store to get it, rather than the one down the street.
If you can't get invested in something, then asking your friends for help might work too. Ask them to be the motivator for you, pushing you to do whatever needs to be done.
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