HOW TO GET MOTIVATED TO WORKOUT AT HOME?

In these uncertain times (COVID-19 Pandemic), maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle is more important than ever. Being at home doesn’t stop you from doing it. With a little preparation and a routine, staying motivated isn’t as difficult as you might think. The following tips will help you get motivated to work out at home. Feel free to share with your network to keep in touch with them when they can’t go to the gym.

THE BENEFITS OF HOME WORKOUT

Before we get into the tips, let’s talk about some of the benefits of workout at home

• You don’t have to pay for a gym membership or expensive work-out lessons.
• You don’t need to drive to or from the gym, reducing round-trip transportation time.
• The wardrobe is always functional and private, since it can be prepared in your bathroom.
• The equipment you need is never used by anyone else, and the floor space is not too full of other bodies to do what you need to do.
• You don’t have to worry about filling out or canceling group fitness classes.
• You don’t have to worry about germs in the gym.
• No one is watching or judging your smooth movements, grunts, noises, or dance moves.

1. Design your Workout Space

Make sure you have a designated exercise space.

This can be as elaborate as a home gym or as simple as the corner of your living room where you can put an exercise mat. Having a dedicated space, whatever the size, will save you time and prevent you from being distracted. You cannot have a balance ball, free weights, or an exercise mat. There are many alternative household items you can use, be careful. Otherwise, bodyweight exercises will still make your heartbeat.

2. Enhance Your Space with Inspirational Posters and Captivating Photographs

When it comes to adorning your exercise sanctuary, seek out elements that harmonize with and invigorate your fitness routine. Incorporate posters featuring awe-inspiring fitness models or accomplished bodybuilders whom you deeply respect and admire. Take sticky notes, write motivational quotes, and spread them all over the place, you will be amazed at how motivating it can be. If you’re trying to adapt to a particular outfit or swimsuit, post it on the screen as a key motivator. When you want to stop, those posters will inspire you to continue.

3. Write your goals

One of the main ways to stay motivated is to know why you are making exercise a priority. Write down your fitness goals, increasing your energy, or increasing overall health. Put your goals on paper and post them in a place where you see them every morning.

4. Make a plan

Decide which exercises will best help you achieve your goal.

Generally, a variety of exercises like strength training, cardio, and stretching work best, but each “body” is different. Decide which days of the week, how long, and at what time of the day you will train and schedule your workouts at home. You will likely get the best results if you treat these workouts as important dates.

When your appointment arrives, spend all the time you’ve reserved. Have water, a towel, and music or audiobooks on hand to help you manage your workout. You can even create a workout playlist with your favorite songs, adding at least enough songs to help you during your workout.

5. Get dressed in real workout clothes

Wearing a real workout clothes helps you to motivate to start your workout. Enclothed cognition is a psychological phenomenon that suggests that certain clothes can trigger mental changes that can have a positive impact on performance.

6. Drop the electronics

Playing games on smartphones, surfing the Internet, and catching up on social media are distractions during exercise. You complete a set, try to catch up on Social Media and before you know you’ve already rested 10 minutes between exercises, your rest periods are screwed up, your body cools down and you lose momentum.

It’s best to keep your phone and other electronic devices safely out of reach until you’re done, at least with your weight training. You can use your phone during cardio exercise because it can time pass faster.

7. Pump up Volume

Similar to putting on a new pair of training shoes, music is just as important to your performance. Exercising with the right parts has become such a common need, Apple and Nike have partnered with the iPod to make your workout that much more powerful.

Recent studies show that the connection between your feet and your ears increases your efficiency. The right songs can also tell the voice in your head that is signaling for you to stop, to go an extra 10 minutes instead.

8. Track Your Progress

Keeping a journal of your progress is a great way to stay focused.

In a gym, you tend to try harder to keep up with those around you, but at home, it can be difficult to compete alone with yourself. This is where a journal helps. It shows you how far you’ve come and lets you see where you can try harder. Have you done more reps this week than last year? Can you run an extra mile this week?

Journaling progress is easy with an app like Preva, where you can record your workouts and set fitness goals. Some things to keep in mind, including the details of your workout, like reps and time or distance. Separately, take notes on how you felt during each workout and on your snack after the workout.

You may also want to keep motivational sayings and images in your notebook. Search for sites like Pinterest to get inspired and find a variety of quotes and photos, and don’t forget to share your progress with friends and family so they can support you.

9. Reward yourself with a Better Breakfast

You may want to eat something quick, like a banana or a handful of almonds, to boost your energy before your workout routine. Then, after cooling down, eat your real breakfast – and make it special as a reward for your efforts. However, it would be counterproductive to undermine all your hard work by indulging in a greasy muffin or a breakfast of fried eggs and bacon. If you promise yourself a healthy, satisfying breakfast, when you get back, that will inspire you as well. I enjoy taking green juice , after my morning workout. It might sound a little expensive but worth every penny, after all, health is wealth.

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