July 18th, 2007

Do you wake up in the morning and dread the thought of going to the gym or going for a run? Is going to the gym the last thing that you want to do after a hard days work? Maybe even the thought of working out on your home exercise equipment or going for a walk may be the last thing that you want to do.

Staying motivated can be a challenge for all of us at times. Sometimes exercise can be just downright boring.

So what can we do to make exercising more fun?

Here are a few tips:

1. Exercise with a friend. You can help motivate one another and can keep your exercise program on track.
2. Vary your routine. Don’t go to the gym every day and start with the same machine. Start off with a different machine or reverse the order that you use the machines. Change your walking route.
3. Try to incorporate exercise into more of your everyday routines. Take the stairs. Park further away from your office. Get out in your garden and pull some weeds and do some digging.

Making your exercise more fun will mean that you will look forward to exercising and will probably stick to it. There’s nothing worse than a boring exercise routine.

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