What motivates you to work out?

Lovemehatemebytchez
Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
edited November 21 in Fitness and Exercise
What motivates me besides wanting to be healthy is I want to have a child. What about you? What makes you get up and workout? Thanks for sharing!

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  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    Making all kinds of gains. All kinds.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Putting more weight on the bar.
  • Unknown
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  • slaite1
    slaite1 Posts: 1,307 Member
    I want to be strong and I want to be hot
  • ireadlabelsdammit
    ireadlabelsdammit Posts: 64 Member
    slaite1 wrote: »
    I want to be strong and I want to be hot
    This!
    + the satisfying feeling of accomplishment. Some workouts are fun, but my favorite part is still when its over!

  • ireadlabelsdammit
    ireadlabelsdammit Posts: 64 Member
    slaite1 wrote: »
    I want to be strong and I want to be hot
    This!
    + the satisfying feeling of accomplishment. Some workouts are fun, but my favorite part is still when its over!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Wanting to improve at sports
    Quality of life (not feeling lazy or sickly)
    And lets face it, not having a fat belly.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Aesthetics and power.

  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    I don't want to miss out on all the fun stuff. Confidence is a great motivator.
  • munozelvis2341
    munozelvis2341 Posts: 1 Member
    Knowing that today im doing what others wont so tomorrow i can do what others can't! Stold it from somewhere
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    I started out to be better than others tbh. I'm really competitive haha. Now my results motivate me and really it's just a habit for me.
  • emodavis
    emodavis Posts: 44 Member
    I'm extremely competitive with myself and like being just a little faster or lifting just a little more. Also, carrying in all of the Costco purchases in one trip.
  • rockyMaknGains
    rockyMaknGains Posts: 2 Member
    I feel it's a great stress reliever and when I'm done I feel accomplished
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    It just feels good. And there's the accomplishment thing ... if I've spent the day pushing paper around my desk and not feeling like I'm getting anywhere, I can go for a brisk bicycle ride and feel like I have accomplished something that day.
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    edited July 2015
    I bundle boring cardio with doing something pleasurable like listening to music or an audio book. It's one of the few times that I can listen to a symphony and do nothing else that would distract me, since the stationary bike or the elliptical trainer are basically mindless activities. I start making excuses to go to the gym, instead of excuses not to go.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    Right now, other than for vanity reasons of looking good, my Tough Mudder (half marathon length obstacle course 'race') in September is motivation me to break out of my 5-7km runs and bumps those up to 12-15km long runs (once a week). And it motivates me to keep up with my weight training so I will hopefully be able to accomplish all the obstacles.
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    Seeing my progress and the changes I've made so far motivates me to continue.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    Cardio - mood maintenance, stress relief, always feel better after doing it & like crap when I don't
    PT and bodyweight resistance - rehab, function. Makes me feel proactive & is empowering in that way, even though it's not exciting on its own. I use an app that helps me pace everything correctly so I don't rush or drag, & have a good playlist)
    Habit, commitment
    +1 for preferring to look good than not (that was always first :) )
  • WheelingGirls
    WheelingGirls Posts: 14 Member
    Watching videos on YouTube of pros busting their *kitten*!
  • Tintin13
    Tintin13 Posts: 86 Member
    I love the feeling after a workout.
  • Misshodge64
    Misshodge64 Posts: 8,588 Member
    Seeing other women with a nice shape
  • pzyxian
    pzyxian Posts: 22 Member
    to see athletic performance to increase;
    to allow me to eat more food!
  • AsISmile
    AsISmile Posts: 1,004 Member
    I love working out.
    Also, I get really restless when I don't.
    It also helps me tremendously with stress relief.
  • unrelentingminx
    unrelentingminx Posts: 231 Member
    The heap of clothes on the floor for donation because they are now too big.
    The changes I have seen in my body since starting the gym and not ever wanting to go backwards.
    Being fed up of being the overweight girl at the party.
  • Liftin4food
    Liftin4food Posts: 175 Member
    Today - I've nearly finished my 5K training - just a few more workouts to go. I've never been able to run that far - I can't wait to get there.

    Tomorrow it'll be (hopefully) smashing my squat max.

    Sometimes it's food. I like to eat. And sometimes the only reason I have to get up and move is that it means I get to eat a bit more.

    At the moment I keep finding a reason to do it (and adding new ones). As long as those reasons don't run out it's all good.
  • BodyByBex
    BodyByBex Posts: 3,685 Member
    I Love Food.
  • Mgtei
    Mgtei Posts: 56 Member
    I'm a New Yorker who lives on public transportation/walking the streets. Some days they feel like full contact sports, and ones I need to train for.
    Also I indulge in the funnest, trashiest music while I do cardio (Britney Spears, 3, anyone?). It's motivating, dammit.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Feeling strong, feeling attractive, feeling healthy.

    The results of this research do not suggest that healthy eating behavior should be taken lightly. However, it would appear from these findings that physical activity has a closer association with desirable body weight than diet quality.
    http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20150626/LIFESTYLE/150627303/?Start=1
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