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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 745635" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Early morning workouts are the only ones that work for me, because later in the day it's too easy to find excuses not to do it. I have too much work to do...I'm too tired...I should do housework instead...etc. I've got to do it first thing when I get up, before I'm awake enough to start looking for excuses. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> And since I work from home and am not comfortable either driving or walking in the dark, that means having an at-home workout program I can do independently. I found the elliptical and the bike both on Craiglist for about $100 each. Lots of people end up selling this kind of stuff cheap. I also have some light weights and have found some great videos on Amazon for yoga and strength training.</p><p></p><p>When I'm really struggling, I just tell myself to go down and do 15 minutes on the bike and if I'm still not feeling it I can stop. By the time my 15 minutes is up, I'm usually revved up enough to continue. It's a great easy warm-up for the rest of my workout. I push myself more on the elliptical for the cardio. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I definitely hear you. Two things have really helped my mindset here: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I look at exercise as a gift to my future self, like putting money in the bank for retirement. Even more important, really - because how much good will money do you if you're not healthy and independent? I'd rather be poor and independent than bedbound and paying caregivers to put me on the toilet. Of course, not everything is in our control, but I want to control the things I can. Weight control. Maintaining muscle strength and flexibility. Taking care of my grandparents in their final years was eye-opening for me, in terms of the things that make a difference in quality of life. (DO YOUR SQUATS!!!!) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I try to look at my workouts as "me time". I have podcasts and books I ONLY listen to during exercise - it's a rule I set for myself. So if I want to hear them I've got to get my butt down there. Or I put my favorite music on blast (and sing!). I don't necessarily look forward to the exercise, but I look forward to the listening time. The incentives may be different for you - maybe it's finding an exercise buddy, as AppleCori suggests, for socialization and accountability. Maybe it's a guilty pleasure TV show you can have on while you work out. Anything that links immediate pleasure to the act of working out. (Tactics like "paying myself" for workouts, and saving money for something I wanted, didn't work for me as they aren't immediate enough - I need to tie the pleasure stimulus directly to the exercise.) </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 745635, member: 23349"] Early morning workouts are the only ones that work for me, because later in the day it's too easy to find excuses not to do it. I have too much work to do...I'm too tired...I should do housework instead...etc. I've got to do it first thing when I get up, before I'm awake enough to start looking for excuses. :rolleyes: And since I work from home and am not comfortable either driving or walking in the dark, that means having an at-home workout program I can do independently. I found the elliptical and the bike both on Craiglist for about $100 each. Lots of people end up selling this kind of stuff cheap. I also have some light weights and have found some great videos on Amazon for yoga and strength training. When I'm really struggling, I just tell myself to go down and do 15 minutes on the bike and if I'm still not feeling it I can stop. By the time my 15 minutes is up, I'm usually revved up enough to continue. It's a great easy warm-up for the rest of my workout. I push myself more on the elliptical for the cardio. I definitely hear you. Two things have really helped my mindset here: [LIST] [*]I look at exercise as a gift to my future self, like putting money in the bank for retirement. Even more important, really - because how much good will money do you if you're not healthy and independent? I'd rather be poor and independent than bedbound and paying caregivers to put me on the toilet. Of course, not everything is in our control, but I want to control the things I can. Weight control. Maintaining muscle strength and flexibility. Taking care of my grandparents in their final years was eye-opening for me, in terms of the things that make a difference in quality of life. (DO YOUR SQUATS!!!!) [*]I try to look at my workouts as "me time". I have podcasts and books I ONLY listen to during exercise - it's a rule I set for myself. So if I want to hear them I've got to get my butt down there. Or I put my favorite music on blast (and sing!). I don't necessarily look forward to the exercise, but I look forward to the listening time. The incentives may be different for you - maybe it's finding an exercise buddy, as AppleCori suggests, for socialization and accountability. Maybe it's a guilty pleasure TV show you can have on while you work out. Anything that links immediate pleasure to the act of working out. (Tactics like "paying myself" for workouts, and saving money for something I wanted, didn't work for me as they aren't immediate enough - I need to tie the pleasure stimulus directly to the exercise.) [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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