Lost Your Motivation?

There are numerous reasons why people lose their motivation for fitness and nutrition.

Some setbacks include:

-Not getting results fast enough.

-Not as much change in your body as originally hoped for.

-Missing multiple sessions.

-Injury

-Not having enough time to complete workouts.

-Becoming bored with your routine.

Solutions to Regain Lost Motivation

Not having the drive to exercise and eat healthy can be very discouraging and ultimately what guarantees the failure of any program. Of course, these feelings need to be extinguished, to get to where you want to be!

Here are some things to think about to regain your motivation and succeed with your goals:

1. Think about your original intentions.

Why did you want to exercise in the first place? Any reason such as more confidence, buying nicer clothes, a reunion or wedding are all great motivators. Sometimes you have to remind yourself exactly why you are doing something, to keep wanting to do it.

2. Revamp your program.

A common loss of motivation is due to being bored with your routine. Many times, a boring routine equals not seeing the changes you want. The same routine all of the time would demotivate anybody and any BODY! If you are having difficulties preparing exciting programs consider hiring a personal trainer. This way you can focus on workout and not the prep!

3. Find New Ways to Remain Consistent.

A lot of the time, if a person misses too many scheduled workout sessions they start to feel like their hard work has gone to waste. I can tell you right now that it hasn't. Even if you have lost some results you have made yourself healthier and stronger. Missing weeks, months or even years is nothing once you get back in to it. Have you ever heard of muscle memory? Your body will pick up where it left off quite quickly!

4. Modify Exercises.

If it's an injury that is stopping you, learn new exercises to avoid the injury or even help it. A rotator cuff problem can be corrected with gentle, light weight cuff exercises and if you have a bad knee, work out your upper body!

5. Have a Diet Do-Over

Like exercise, the same food can be boring! Try researching new meal ideas and get yourself pumped about trying new and healthy foods. Do whatever motivates your diet, whether it's counting calories (safely) or using a point system like Weight Watchers. It's also very helpful to try eating healthy with a friend, family member or partner.

If anybody (client or not!) is having trouble staying motivated, feel free to send me an e mail at kaleenatrainer@gmail.com anytime to discuss your fitness and nutrition regimen.

Stay Healthy!

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