What do you do to keep yourself going while exercising?

Superdump!

I just find a good song and go :]

I usually get bored before I get tired (though they feel a lot alike). Usually I've found if I tough it out for 5 or 10 minutes I perk back up. I also have to keep my playlist really fresh.

this is weoird but get a p[ic of someone or a celebrity that has the body that your aiming for and put it on your phone / ipod home screen. then look at it when your struggling.

It helps me keep going

My "exercising" is stuff that I really love doing, so even if I am tired I am usually still having fun. Plus a lot of the time even if I"m tired, I have to keep going in order to get back to where I started from haha.

i have a playlist of good fun music it helps and i focus on the song and it helps

I just daydream about stuff while I run. Next thing I know...I'm done!

this is weoird but get a p[ic of someone or a celebrity that has the body that your aiming for and put it on your phone / ipod home screen. then look at it when your struggling.

It helps me keep going

This is great if it works for you, but in general this can cause HUGE self esteem issues. A lot of the time no matter how hard you train, you will never have the exact same body as someone else.

Focus on being healthy.

I agree with reminding yourself how short a period of time your workouts are! You CAN do it! You almost always regret not working out, but never regret working out!

I try to just focus on 5, 10, or 15 minute intervals at a time and sometimes cover the countdown on the elliptical and turn up the hip hop!!!

I think about how I get to eat more food when I'm done. Twisted, but true. I also often use anger or pain I've experienced as motivation. I listen to songs that pull at my emotions and get really into them in my head and think about things. Or I listen to uplifting songs that make me feel empowered. Music does it all for me. Unless I can find a really good TV show.

I agree with sunshine. K'naan works for me. I find a band that works for me and work out it is easier for me to continue working our for the time that I set for myself if I have a CD that I can forget about the boredom of working out or running in place. If that doesn't work try a movie not necessarily a workout movie but something actiony.

I do two things. Every workout I listen to my Ipod and I have some very fast, pump up music on there, just for cardio. I look especially for songs that I...

1.) Love.
2.) are fast tempo
3.) that I find myself unconsciously singing to them.

So.. my music list can go from Big and Rich "Jalepeno" to AC/DC "Back in Black" to Bare Naked Ladies "If I had $100,000 to even Pink "get this party started." I make sure it changes up. If it isn't charging me.... I hit "next."

My other trick is... I "juice". (My term... not literal.) I do this about twice a month when I am at a low energy spot. Especially if work has been exceptionally tough... and I just am not feeling it. I mix a half of a "Zero Powerade" with an "Monster Absolute Zero." I will start drinking this before I get to the gym. I have found that I can run, stair climb and even mountain bike, right past the limiting walls that are stuck in my mind. I get done and I will know I had a complete workout. Especially the next day.

Now... I would warn anyone who hasn't tried an energy drink before, don't mix them with working out the first time. My wife has allergic reactions to them... and that could be very dangerous while on a treadmill... etc.

I would also point out that Energy drinks are not standard part of my dietary plan, but one can not deny the benefits at times.

Keep on fighting the good fight.

Look at a skinny celebrity on my phone to motivate me, listen to high paced music, daydream, watch television. Sometimes they have Oprah, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and Ellen all going at the same time. It's hard to pick which one to watch, lol.

Sometimes if I get really bored, I do multiple small intervals of my work-outs, that way it changes up more quickly so I don't have as much time to get bored.