Can you motivate yourself to exercise?

@Kythe42 (1412)
United States
June 30, 2007 1:05pm CST
I have a very hard time motivating myself to exercise when I'm at home. It's so hard because there are a hundred things I'd rather be doing. I think what I really need to do to motivate myself to get exercise is join a gym or take some exercise classes. The only problem is I can't afford to do that. I guess I'm stuck in a catch 22 situation. When I can afford to though, I definitely want to take some yoga classes and maybe some tai chi classes as well.
3 responses
@jazzygdc7 (285)
• United States
30 Jun 07
It is very hard for me to motivate myself to exercise because I get tempted to be distracted by many things, like watch TV or read a good book. I rather be doing these things instead. If i go to a gym then I am more motivated to exercise because all I would see is equpment
@Kythe42 (1412)
• United States
30 Jun 07
So you are a lot like me then. I also get distracted by the TV, books, the computer, etc. If you go to the gym or an exercise class, then the only thing you can do there is exercise.
30 Jun 07
I have just started a very similar discussion. I too have difficulty staying interested in any kind of exercise when I am motivated, but most of the time I struggle to get motivated in the first place. In my discussion I have asked people to recommend from experience the best types of fun and interesting exercises that have worked for them, hopefully through this I will find something I love which will get me motivated to stick to it.
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@Kythe42 (1412)
• United States
30 Jun 07
Good luck in finding what you are looking for.
@chesssy (203)
• Philippines
30 Jun 07
i am motivated by the fact that i paid thousands of pesos to enter that gym. but it's working for me.
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