How To Stay Consistent When Your Motivation Is Low
I need to confess something… I've been consistently lifting weights for almost a decade now and my motivation for training has had its ups and downs over the years.
Lately, I've been in one of those seasons where I actually feel like training maybe a quarter of the time. And this is part of my job, FFS (Don't judge me).
Luckily, I know motivation is fickle and that it's normal to experience ebbs and flows in this journey. I just need to ride this out. Which, from years of my own experience, as well as studying and coaching others through these ebbs and flows - I've gotten pretty good at!
So here's how to stay consistent with your fitness when motivation is low:
Adjust your expectations - Remind yourself that being consistent over time always wins. You don't need to be setting any records right now, and it's ok to not be loving it - you just need to show up.
Make a plan - decide when and where you'll work out this week and put it in your calendar. Relying on motivation won't work, so get clear on the details ahead of time.
Set up your workout bag/clothes the night before workouts - this reduces friction on the day you need to act.
Just get started - Commit to your warm-up, and let the rest take care of itself! Motivation and endorphins kick in 9 times out of 10 once you start moving and you can get a good workout in. And when it doesn't, just do what you can and call it when you need to. You still showed up and therefore kept your momentum rolling.
Pivot - Continue working out, but just move in a different way if you want to. Cross-training is great and a change of pace might be exactly what you need!
Because eventually, something will change and you'll enter a new season of life where motivation will strike again. And you'll be ready for it, because you've been showing up the whole time.
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