Gym motivation

[Wossi]

I used to have a gym membership a while back but found that I could never be bothered with actually going. Is there a trick to keep going or is it all in the mind, i.e. I want to go so I will go, not, I want to go but meh.

I'd love to start going back seriously lack the motivation even though I know I am getter for and more un-fitter the longer I leave it.

[Will]

Believe it or not I have huge motivational issues to going to the gym. I find it nigh on impossible unless I really psyche myself up for it. Once I'm there I'm loving it, but to get there is a chore and a half, especially after a long day when you're tired.

You just have to get over that mental stumbling block. It's not easy - but if you want it and now I've started to see results it helps pick me up to get down there. The motivation for me would be to lose my physique and fitness/health as that's really important to me.

[Kell_ee001]

Originally Posted by Will

Once I'm there I'm loving it, but to get there is a chore and a half, especially after a long day when you're tired.

Same here to be honest. What I have to do is basically schedule what I'm going to do and just go down there! I remind myself how much money I'm spending there, how much I'll enjoy it once I'm there and how much better I'll feel after, even if I just do cardio / weights (rather than both)

[Will]

I tend to also go there straight from work meaning I don't have an excuse to become lazy at home and lose the motivation for it.

[Roberta]

When I worked in the gym I used to get women to put gym sessions in their diaries as an appointment and tell them to treat it as such. Once it had become a routine they were fine at coming in.

[Wossi]

Originally Posted by Will

I tend to also go there straight from work meaning I don't have an excuse to become lazy at home and lose the motivation for it.

That was partly the problem, the first gym I joined the car park could only hold about 10 cars or so, so if there were no spaces I'd go home thinking I'd go back later. Which I never did. The second gym was mainly full of really fit people after work and I always felt self concious about going. If they opened early enough in the morning I would go then, but since they opened at 7.30/8.00 there was no time to go before I had to be in work.

[Admiral Huddy]

Originally Posted by Wossi

I could never be bothered with actually going.

Sorry to hit it straight to you but this is your problem. As the saying goes:

"Moviation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going"

Basically, you have to start treating the gym just as important as breathing, eating, sleeping and having sex Put 100% in, get 100% out - simple! Occassional gym gooeers piss me right off! "It's my holiday next month.. must loose 2 stone and get toned"! GRRrrrrrrrrrrrr

I'm 100% motivated for the gym because 1. It's part of my life and 2. It's by habit.

I train 4 times a week in the gym. At 12:15 I'm getting ready and 12:30 I'm off.

The best thing to get into a habit is not to go from home. For example, when I trained evenings, I went to the Gym straight from work. If I
stopped off at home first, I'd never get going. I'm lucky now I can train lunch times (I make the time up) so I'm already out of the door so to speak...

Try and make it the same time and same day and don't let anything get in the way. Unless it's vital, don't make excuses for yourself, like I casn't be bnothered etc.. As I said, I leave for the gym spot on 12:30 for the gym. Habit.

If you really are in a habit of not being bothered then it's obvious your are not doing it for the right reasons. Maybe you haven't found a clear objective as to why you want to go to the gym and/or are unsure of your goals? Unless you can answer these questions then you're best not going and saving you membership money.

[BBx]

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

Sorry to hit it straight to you but this is your problem. As the saying goes:

"Moviation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going"

You nicked this from our gym

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

Occassional gym gooeers piss me right off! "It's my holiday next month.. must loose 2 stone and get toned"! GRRrrrrrrrrrrrr

well I guess I am not really.... just that a holiday makes me work harder and go more often!!!

I'm pretty much the same... I leave here at 12.30 lunchtime too.

BB x

[Wossi]

Originally Posted by Admiral Huddy

Sorry to hit it straight to you but this is your problem. As the saying goes:

"Moviation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going"

Basically, you have to start treating the gym just as important as breathing, eating, sleeping and having sex Put 100% in, get 100% out - simple! Occassional gym gooeers piss me right off! "It's my holiday next month.. must loose 2 stone and get toned"! GRRrrrrrrrrrrrr

I'm 100% motivated for the gym because 1. It's part of my life and 2. It's by habit.

I train 4 times a week in the gym. At 12:15 I'm getting ready and 12:30 I'm off.

The best thing to get into a habit is not to go from home. For example, when I trained evenings, I went to the Gym straight from work. If I
stopped off at home first, I'd never get going. I'm lucky now I can train lunch times (I make the time up) so I'm already out of the door so to speak...

Try and make it the same time and same day and don't let anything get in the way. Unless it's vital, don't make excuses for yourself, like I casn't be bnothered etc.. As I said, I leave for the gym spot on 12:30 for the gym. Habit.

If you really are in a habit of not being bothered then it's obvious your are not doing it for the right reasons. Maybe you haven't found a clear objective as to why you want to go to the gym and/or are unsure of your goals? Unless you can answer these questions then you're best not going and saving you membership money.

I understand where you are coming from but it's almost a catch 22 situation. I want to go to get fitter/healthier, lose some weight and bulk up a bit, but I don't like going as I'm pretty damn unfit and always feel weird when training next to people who are like Will. Which is stupid but it's how my brain works.

The sooner I get it into my head that unless I do something about it I'll never change.

[Admiral Huddy]

Originally Posted by Wossi

I understand where you are coming from but it's almost a catch 22 situation. I want to go to get fitter/healthier, lose some weight and bulk up a bit, but I don't like going as I'm pretty damn unfit and always feel weird when training next to people who are like Will. Which is stupid but it's how my brain works.

The sooner I get it into my head that unless I do something about it I'll never change.

It's not about other people.. It's about you.. I totally switch off from everything and every body whislt I'm training. Comes with time.

We have all been there.. I was a lazy 17 stone lump of lard at 28 ( I was around 11 stone when I was in my earlry 20s). I changed my life because I saw what this life had done to my father and I didn't want that. I've not looked back since. My objective was and still is to lead a fitter stronger life.

Originally Posted by BBelle

You nicked this from our gym



BB x

I did but I've heard it before.. 'Tis very good