How do you do it?

ladyblue100
ladyblue100 Posts: 37 Member
edited November 12 in Getting Started
So I have been been finding it's been so awfully cold here I haven't been wanting to workout. My question is : How do you put in the extra effort to get in your daily workout whether it is inside or outside?

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  • jsobole
    jsobole Posts: 139 Member
    It's what I do. It feels weird to NOT work out. It took me almost a year to get here but now it's just part of my day like brushing my teeth. You make time for it. Make it a priority!
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    At first it was a bit of a struggle, but now I'm to the point my day doesn't feel complete without some sort of workout.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    I just do it. Even when I don't want to. Today I almost talked myself out of it, it is too cold to go out to the gym, just make up for it tomorrow, blah blah blah blah blah...then I said..no. Do it. NOW. You have goals, and you won't reach them if you slack off. DO IT.

    And I did. Had a surprisingly good workout too. LOL
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I do it because I'd be pissed if I didn't. I'd just sit around thinking, I missed squats today and there's no way I can fit them in later in the week, and the thought would drive me crazy and straight to the gym.
  • keithbowerman
    keithbowerman Posts: 4 Member
    My wife has activities in the evenings after work. So I drop her off and instead of going home, I go to the gym. What helps is the gym is no more than 5 minutes away from where I drop her. :)
  • sun_fish
    sun_fish Posts: 864 Member
    I plan it, then just do it like I would any other item on my schedule, like work, a doctor appt, etc.
  • cheshirecatastrophe
    cheshirecatastrophe Posts: 1,395 Member
    edited February 2015
    1. Outside - I have cute outdoor clothes. People who see me running will be impressed at my dedication/insanity.

    2. Inside my house - Hey, I don't have to go out in this weather!

    3. To the gym - The gym is much, much warmer than I can afford to keep my house.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    cheshirecatastrophe wrote: »
    1. Outside - I have cute outdoor clothes. People who see me running will be impressed at my dedication/insanity.

    2. Inside my house - Hey, I don't have to go out in this weather!

    3. To the gym - The gym is much, much warmer than I can afford to keep my house.

    This. My apartment was only 56 degrees today. I was sweating at the gym before I even did anything. AND they have tv, which I don't. Maybe I should move in.
  • chemlabdoc
    chemlabdoc Posts: 30 Member
    I run for the bonus calories. Afterward I can have a beer and a snack. With the right clothes it is easy to stay warm running outside.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Yesterday my doxie and I took a walk in freshly falling snow. It was great. We were both bundled up but it really didn't seem very cold.
  • Laddiegirl
    Laddiegirl Posts: 382 Member
    Like sun_fish said, I plan it into my day. I don't live in a cold climate, but I have to take a bus & walk about 15 minutes to get to the gym. It is SO easy to talk myself out of going. Especially at the end of a workday.

    So I realized I have to plan it. After work I get off the train and hop right on the bus. Before I know it I'm walking through the door of the gym to get my workout in. On the day that I am talking myself out of not going, I try to remember how much better I feel after a workout than I used to when I just went home and sat in front of the tv. That helps too.

    Hope that helps!
  • Laddiegirl
    Laddiegirl Posts: 382 Member
    Like sun_fish said, I plan it into my day. I don't live in a cold climate, but I have to take a bus & walk about 15 minutes to get to the gym. It is SO easy to talk myself out of going. Especially at the end of a workday.

    So I realized I have to plan it. After work I get off the train and hop right on the bus. Before I know it I'm walking through the door of the gym to get my workout in. On the day that I am talking myself out of not going, I try to remember how much better I feel after a workout than I used to when I just went home and sat in front of the tv. That helps too.

    Hope that helps!
  • meryl135
    meryl135 Posts: 321 Member
    There are lots of home exercise routines on the market that don't require much more than a set of dumbells. Check your local library for exercise DVD's and try them out; that way you don't have to leave your house for a workout.
  • RaspberryTickleChicken
    RaspberryTickleChicken Posts: 629 Member
    ladyblue100 wrote: »
    So I have been been finding it's been so awfully cold here I haven't been wanting to workout. My question is : How do you put in the extra effort to get in your daily workout whether it is inside or outside?

    Because I fear Diabetes far more than the cold LOL
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