Getting Started with Exercise

Whether your goal is weight loss, getting healthy or both, you'll need a solid exercise program to help you reach your goals.  Getting started on your workout is probably the most critical time in your entire routine. It is here that you're faced with a choice - are you going to do your workout or not? Are you going to drive to the gym or drive home? Are you going to get up and exercise or hit the snooze button? It is at this moment that you're most vulnerable to that sly voice in your head, that part of you who'll do anything to get out of this workout.

The thing is, most of us end up mentally wrestling with ourselves, wondering will we or won't we? It's this mental wrestling that sucks energy and focus away from something you already committed to do. There are a number of reasons you may try to talk yourself out of exercise, but I think the main issue is fear. Maybe you're afraid the workout won't go well. Maybe you're afraid you won't finish or that it will hurt. Whatever fears you have of the coming workout, that voice inside your head will take advantage of that and try to wheedle you into giving up by saying things like:

•You're tired…why don't you do this tomorrow when you're well-rested?

•You've worked so hard today, wouldn't it be nice to just go home and relax?
Know any other ones?  You could probably make a nice long list of excuses to skip your workout and, though you may not be able to get rid of this voice entirely, knowing it's there and how to deal with it is crucial for making the right choice. Use these tricks for making it easier to get started with your workout:

-Make up your mind that you're going to workout, no matter what. When you fully commit to what you're doing, it's easier to shut that voice down and just get moving.

-Negotiate. Rather than go through the argument (will I or won't I?) commit to simply warming up. This tactic works well to motivate yourself on days when you feel tired - simply promise yourself you'll do a nice long warm up and if you still don't want to exercise, you can stop. I guarantee you'll keep going most of the time.

-Figure out the worst thing that could happen. Ask yourself what is the worst thing that could happen if you go through with your workout. Failure? Feeling tired? Not finishing your workout? Being miserable? Remind yourself that the real worst thing is not trying at all.

-Take action. When you're in a mental argument with yourself, do something active to get on the right track. If you're lying in bed trying to figure out if you'll get up and exercise or not, get up and put on your workout clothes or do some light stretching. Whatever you mind is doing, point your physical body in the direction of your workout and you may find you're on the right track to getting started.
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