Rekindle your motivation and focus with these simple steps.
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Find it hard to choose fitness when your Netflix is waiting for you?
Catch yourself scowling in the weight room mirror?
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Lose motivation to move as the day goes on?
Nearly half (43 percent) of Americans report having a lack of motivation to exercise.
Thankfully, theres something that psychologists and exercise physiologists say may help: Cultivating a fitness mindset.
But typically, doesnothave aesthetic-based goals.
Ahead, learn more about the benefits of working to cultivate a fitness mindset.
Plus, 7 steps you’re able to follow to do just that.
their health, wellness, and fitness goals than a person who doesnothave this mindset.
When you have a fitness mindset, you aremore likely to stick to your fitness plan, says Capps.
Long term, this increases the likelihood that they will achieve whatever overarching wellness goals they have.
After all, as far as health and fitness are concerned, consistency is key.
People with a fitness mindset are resilient in and out of the gym, says Dr. Gam.
How To Cultivate A Fitness Mindset
1.
First, understand that it is something that can be cultivated.
Good news: A fitness mindset isnt something you are born with or not.
A fitness mindset may come easier to some people than others, says Dr. Gam.
(Usually, as a result of the ideas about movement they were taught growing up).
Make a list of your current values.
Hook yourself up to the metaphorical lie detector because its time to get honest.
Dr. Gam recommends taking inventory of yourpersonal values.
Start small (really small).
People who intentionally add movement into their day-to-day activity are people with a fitness mindset, she says.
Find a movement practice you enjoy.
The best pop in of exercise is the one youll actually do, says Dr. Gam.
And the one youll actually do?
Well, usually its the one you actually enjoy doing.
How do you find amovementpractice you like, exactly?
One of the best ways to stay committed to your long-term goals is to set some goals.
Specifically, Dr.Gam recommends setting outcome goals and process goals.
Outcome goals read like bucket list items.
They name what it is that you want to achieve, she explains.
When youre coming up with an outcome goal, you gotta implement process goals along the way.
Pro tip: Write both types of goals down somewhere.
Because when you are confident, motivation comes more easily, she says.
Cleanse your social feed.
(Plus, a lot of peeps onFitTok are takingperformance-enhancing drugs!).
Keep a fitness journal.
Trust, doing so will have both short-term (no gym dread!
)and long-term (met goals!)
