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7 Fitness Motivation Tips That Actually Improve High Performance
Before going any further, the best workout motivation tip here for you — regardless of what excuse you struggle with — is to replace one negative habit for two healthier habits. You didn’t gain 10 pounds in 10 days, so it might take a while to lose it. Be patient and visualize yourself in being leaner in the days to come for positive reinforcement.
Now that you’ve got your mind right, keep these workout motivation tips handy to make fitness a real routine. (Just don’t forget not to overtrain because it is a thing!)
1. I’m Too Far From My Goal
If your goal is to lose weight, know that a little can go a long way. Just by walking a little more every day, you can lose weight in 10–12 weeks. When formerly sedentary women consistently tallied a weekly average of 470 steps more a day — that’s about a five-minute walk — than they had the week before, they lost a quarter inch from their waist without dieting. Whether you have a lot of weight to shed or a certain distance to run, break up your goal into smaller units. Think about it like dropping a pound a week or running an extra minute without stopping will fuel the momentum.
