How to exercise even if you don’t feel like it

Here are some quick tips to ensure you exercise on a daily basis, even if you don’t feel like exercising:

• Exercise for just 5 minutes. Next thing you know, it could turn into exercising for 10, 20, or even 30 minutes
• Put on your exercise clothes. This may help put you in the mood for exercise
• Don’t have time? Studies have shown that 3 separate 10 minute sessions of exercise are as effective as one 30 minute session of exercise. So just do 10 minutes in the morning, then 10 in the afternoon, then 10 in the evening to get your 30 minutes(minimum) of daily aerobic(cardio) exercise
• Make a list of reasons to exercise; then make a list of reasons not to exercise
• Make it a lifestyle: Walk or bike instead of driving the car. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Try not to sit for too long, see if you can work while standing at your desk or get up from your chair and walk around for a few minutes every 30 minutes
• If you still don’t have time, do very short, intense workouts. Run up the stairs or run in place very fast or sprint down the street at maximum intensity for a minute or more. Or stand up and start shadow-boxing for a minute very fast. Do this a few times a day. This can provide benefits similar to longer, moderate-paced workouts
• Vary your routine. If you run, try to make running more fun, or try other fitness activities like dancing, cycling, martial-arts, climbing, swimming, jumping-rope, yoga, fencing, rowing, etc.
• Join a gym, running club, or sports club to surround yourself with fitness minded people
• Get involved in events or competitions. With specific(and realistic) goals in mind, it should be easier to stay committed to your routine
• Motivate yourself by listening to inspiring or invigorating music, or reading inspirational fitness stories