Lacking Motivation To Exercise During Winter?
We are week and truly in the thick of winter, dark mornings and less light, which means we are faced with the temptation to roll over and hit that snooze button! Trust me we are all guilty of that!
Here are my top tips for keeping motivated this winter:
- Set a Goal – Having a short term goal to work towards will help you keep focused and on track. During winter it is the prime season for run events such as the City 2 Surf, Blackmores Running Festival, maybe you want to shed a few kilos whatever the goal may be having a clear vision and a strong WHY that goal is important to you is going to keep you pushing closer toward achieving it.
- Get a Trainer – Personal trainers are a great way to keep yourself accountable to your goal. Personal training can be expensive, so why not get a group of friends together and split the cost or join a group class.
- Focus on the Benefits – It’s all too day to curl up on the sofa than to head outside and train, the endorphins released whilst training will make it well worth the effort. Fun fact: A study by Northern Arizona University found that training in cold weather helps train your lungs and whole body to utilise oxygen more efficiently, which helps boost your overall athletic performance. The researchers found that regular training in cold weather had the potential to add an average of 29% to athletes running speed.
- Switch Things Up – Lack of motivation can often come from boredom so why not changes things up in how you exercise. Whether its that boxing, pilates or yoga class you have always wanted to do, you should go do it! Grab a friend to go with and make it fun!
- Reward Yourself – Set your BIG GOAL and break it down into MICRO GOALS, now I am not saying to reward yourself with unhealthy foods as you don’t want to undo all your hard work, but maybe its that new dress or shoes. Self discipline is definitely required!
