If You’re Feeling Unmotivated To Exercise, Read This

Here’s how to build a habit so powerful that you don’t need motivation at all.

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Let’s face it. Maintaining an exercise habit is hard. While it leads to positive change, the process of doing the work is rarely intrinsically motivating. The human brain can conjure up a thousand different reasons why you don’t need to move your body, and overcoming this internal battle is a huge barrier in itself.

There is, however, some groundwork that can be done to build a robust foundation for your habits. Interestingly enough, it has very little to do with how you go about exercise, or what you’re even doing. This is all about moving away from trying to get yourself hyped or motivated, and returning to the roots of understanding what motivates you in the first place.

While this may sound deep and philosophical, there are very practical ways to achieve this. For our purposes, I want to highlight the five tips that are most worth your time and energy. Working as a kinesiologist and trainer, these strategies have been an absolute game-changer for my clients as they not only discover how to build effective habits but also gain a deeper understanding of who they are.

If this sounds enticing to you, read on.