The weather is getting colder and the workload more stressful. When do you have time get the gym and where do you get the motivation? Here are 5 tips to help you get in the gym and stay motivated.
1.) Plan out one hour in your day, 3-5 days a week, where you can workout. Write it in your agenda so you don’t plan anything during that time. This will put you into a schedule of working out. If you can, keep the times each week.
2.) Find a workout buddy. If you find someone to workout with, you will feel obligated to wake up an hour early or take a break from work. Also, when you workout out with someone, you can encourage each other to run an extra mile or do one last set on a machine.
3.) Create a pump up play list for your Ipod. This will get you going on any day, even when you don’t feel like being at the gym. Here are a few great pump up songs:
· Lose Yourself- Eminem
· Anything by Paramore
· Boom- P.O.D
· Black Betty- Ram Bam
· Bleed It Out- Linkin Park
· Stronger- Kanye West
4.) Watch a movie about sports and the underdog winning. It really gets you motivated and pumped up to be like the athletes in the movie. A few great movies to watch:
· Miracle
· Remember the Titans
· Cinderella Man
· Million Dollar Baby
· Friday Night Lights
5.) Take advantage of the group exercise classes the fitness centers on campus offer. Also, look into signing up for a personal trainer to help you get back on track or stay on track with working out. If you don’t have a membership with the fitness centers on campus, Stability Fitness and Planet Fitness also offer classes and personal trainers.