Let's make a deal.

Even though I am a personal trainer and so much of my life revolves around health and fitness, there are still days that I don't feel like working out. The thoughts of knowing I should work out circulate around the thoughts of......I'm tired, I don't feel like it, and there are other things I'd rather be doing.
Mustering up the motivation to get moving on a day like this is really tough, and I must admit that some days I do give into my laziness. Although today, despite how I was feeling, I knew I needed to workout so I decided to make a deal with myself. I told myself that I would go outside for a twenty minute walk, that's it, and then I could return home and be as lazy as I wanted. If I felt like walking for longer than twenty minutes I could, but I would determine that once I was out walking.
Enough contemplation, I pushed my butt out the door even though I still wasn't happy about it.




One hour later I returned home. Once I got myself out the door and moving it wasn't so bad, and when I reached my twenty minute mark I decided I wanted to keep going. What was suppose to be a twenty minute walk turned into a 60 minute walk/run. When I got back to my apartment I was feeling energized, happy, and proud that I pushed myself to do it.



Push past your negative, lazy thoughts that prevent you from incorporating physical activity into each day. If it helps try the same approach I used. Make a deal with yourself and keep to your word! Whether it is a twenty minute walk, a half hour of yoga on TV, or fifteen minutes of swimming. Choose whatever activity you enjoy and do it! You might just find that your fifteen minute swim or twenty minute walk will turn into much more than that.
If you are able to overcome this obstacle I guarantee you will not regret your decision.