This all or nothing approach can lead to disappointment, frustration or just giving up on this whole exercise thing. There is no need for that!
On days like these, following are some tips to help you get moving:
1. Ask yourself, "Am I really that tired?" Or am I just tired of being at work? Sometimes changing the environment you are in can do the trick.
2. Kill the all or nothing approach. Cut your workout to ten minutes. It is better than nothing and chances are it is the boost you needed. For the ten minutes, do a two-three minute warm up, do five minutes of intensity and then cool down. Bam you are done and out of there!
3. Tell yourself that you will workout slowly. Who says a workout needs to be crazy hard every time you do it? Sometimes the anxiety around a hard workout can prevent one from doing it.
4. Find a podcast or create a playlist that will boost your mood and get your energy going. Or make you laugh. I recently downloaded "Baby Got Back and Milkshake by Kelis"- what can I say... they lift my spirits.
5. Call a friend and make a workout date, chances are they are in the same boat
6. Go for a walk instead. Walk home from the office.
7. Think about how great you will feel at the end of the workout. You can then say "I fucking Rock!"
8. This is very bad advice, but I do this every time I go for a swim, promise yourself a treat afterwards. If you are trying to loose weight-don't listen to this! But for me, the idea of a chocoholic twist post swim is what gets me in the pool!
9. Stop by a video store and rent a workout CD, get something cheesy like a Jane Fonda workout from the 80's and throw on those leg warmers and go! The bottom line is that exercise should be fun so find new and inventive ways to make it work for you!
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