How do you break through the metal barriers?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    1 - in my experience it has to be about more than physical results; ultimately it should be about your overall health and general well being.

    2 - change your conceptions/miss-conceptions of what exercise is. many people who have this issue have it in their minds that they have to run or they have to go the gym and get on a treadmill or elliptical and drone away for hours...or they have to do a boot camp or prance around their living rooms to some P90 Turbo Z whatever.

    Personally, you wouldn't catch me doing any of the above. The only reason I own a gym membership is for the weight room...for which I love lifting. My primary form of cardiovascular work is riding my bike; I generally get in around 12 - 15 miles or so 3-4 days during the work week and I like getting out on the trails for a couple of hours on a weekend. I also enjoy hiking and do a bit of swimming here and there. I very occasionally run...usually when I'm out of town or something and just need to knock out a few miles to keep from going crazy. I walk my dog pretty much 5 days per week for about an hour and I play a little golf here and there.

    3 - stop thinking of exercise as something extra...it's not extra...it has to become a part of who you are and what you do. if you ask me how I stay motivated to get on my bike and ride or hit the weight room, you might as well be asking me how I stay motivated to take a shower every morning...I just do it.

    4 - your exercise regimen should be sustainable...and this kind of goes with #2. people have a tendency to go all out balls to the wall because that's what they think they should be doing...ultimately it is not enjoyable and they just burn out.

    5 - I feel like there should be a 5, but I got nothin' right now.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    For me, it was realizing that nobody else can do it for me. I can sit around and think about it all I want or make excuses but nothing is going to happen unless and until I make it happen. So, I either want it bad enough to do it, or I can sit around wishing. I also agree with those who have said to make other fitness goals. These can hold you over when you are not seeing much progress on the scale, and there will be those times.

    And when that doesn't work, there's this:
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  • josieconquerstheworld
    josieconquerstheworld Posts: 13 Member
    I found what worked for me AND was in groups where we checked in each day. If I knew I had to tell someone, it helped me do it. Once its a habit, its so much easier.

    Its not just about weight loss, its about HEALTH. You are young, and maybe don't feel that part as much yet, but doing this will help you be healthy a whole lot longer in your life.


    How do you study for school? How do you keep up with it? Why bother doing it?

    similar questions... I'm assuming it Means enough to you, you have a "why" for your degree, and where you want to go in life, and this is the same thing in a different way. Find what you love to do and WHY you are doing it!!!!!

    Nancy

    This was a great way to put this into perspective for me. THANK YOU! Wow, I never thought of it like that before. Such a good way to wrap my head around something that I don't always enjoy.
  • josieconquerstheworld
    josieconquerstheworld Posts: 13 Member
    Thank you everyone!!
  • josieconquerstheworld
    josieconquerstheworld Posts: 13 Member
    That's how I break through metal barriers

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    How did you get a video of me?!....
  • josieconquerstheworld
    josieconquerstheworld Posts: 13 Member
    1 - in my experience it has to be about more than physical results; ultimately it should be about your overall health and general well being.

    2 - change your conceptions/miss-conceptions of what exercise is. many people who have this issue have it in their minds that they have to run or they have to go the gym and get on a treadmill or elliptical and drone away for hours...or they have to do a boot camp or prance around their living rooms to some P90 Turbo Z whatever.

    Personally, you wouldn't catch me doing any of the above. The only reason I own a gym membership is for the weight room...for which I love lifting. My primary form of cardiovascular work is riding my bike; I generally get in around 12 - 15 miles or so 3-4 days during the work week and I like getting out on the trails for a couple of hours on a weekend. I also enjoy hiking and do a bit of swimming here and there. I very occasionally run...usually when I'm out of town or something and just need to knock out a few miles to keep from going crazy. I walk my dog pretty much 5 days per week for about an hour and I play a little golf here and there.

    3 - stop thinking of exercise as something extra...it's not extra...it has to become a part of who you are and what you do. if you ask me how I stay motivated to get on my bike and ride or hit the weight room, you might as well be asking me how I stay motivated to take a shower every morning...I just do it.

    4 - your exercise regimen should be sustainable...and this kind of goes with #2. people have a tendency to go all out balls to the wall because that's what they think they should be doing...ultimately it is not enjoyable and they just burn out.

    5 - I feel like there should be a 5, but I got nothin' right now.

    Thank you! I loved reading this. I appreciate you taking the time to write it. These are great things to think about.

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