Master Your Motivation to Exercise

Results Based Exercise Motivation is a strategy that I developed based on observations of many success stories of people who have lost a lot of weight and kept it off for GOOD, not fake good, but for LIFE. This is a very specific strategy is designed to give most people what they really want most, FAST results.  This is a quick, short term strategy that should only be used if you are serious about etting in better shape on a long term basis. Seriously. This strategy is designed to be a lead-in to a long term lifestyle change so that you will have permanent results once you achieve your desired level of fitness. That’s what you want anyway, right? Why lose some weight fast, and not keep going? Right? Anyway…

One of the biggest things that can hold a person back is the uncertainty of whether or not exercise will work. It can be diffucult to know how long it will take to get your body looking the way you want, or if you can even do it at all. This is a big motivation killer, and keeps many people from even getting started or even trying an exercise plan. This uncertainty typically leads to impatience and unreasonable expectations. This unfortunately, usaully leads to surrender.

The simple solution is to have a feasible plan that you know will actually work.  (easier said than done right?) The main requirement is that the plan itself is a short-term plan that incorperates exercises that burn a significant amount of calories. This is a mindset issue. Here’s and example: It’s much more effective to lose 10 pounds in 30 days by sticking to an effective plan than to start looking for an easy way to lose all the weight you want fast.

Here’s what I mean: If you make a fast, significant change with your physique you will then know that you can get the body you want by sticking to a plan and not giving up. That certainty will give you the confidence you need to then set a long term plan in motion that you can follow to reach your long term, ultimate fitness goals. You must Realize and Accept that you can only do so much in one  day, one week, one year and so on. However, if you will stick to a consistent plan, and adapt for change you will continue to get great results until you are highly satisfied with your progress.

That’s the Philosophy of Results Based Exercise Motivation.

One thing that you need to understand is that this is not a viable long term strategy. This is just a means to help you ignite the fire that you need to get motivated to create a long term strategy that you can stick to. This is about getting started, something most people never do. If you will just apply this philosophy and stick to a 30 day exercise plan, you will be far ahead of more than 90% of the people out there that want to get a better body.

As I mentioned earlier, to make this strategy work you need a 30-day plan that will actually work!  My free mini-course operates on the very philosophy of Results Based Exercise Motivation. To get your copy just go to www.motivation-to-exercise.com take the fitness assessment and enter your email to get instant access. None of this will cost you a thing. It’s also fast and easy.

Whether or not you get your copy, make sure you get a good workout plan, and meal plan, then apply this strategy. If you can stick to a short 30 day plan, just 4 weeks, you can get a great result and build a strong foundation for long term exercise motivation.

Until next time, stay active.

How to Name Your Blog for Success

In the last post I stated you should declare your fitness goals and intentions on a blog for all to see. I also told you to make daily posts of your actually fitness activity to hold yourself accountable. This is a very powerful strategy that you should definitely consider. I also told you to take caution when naming your blog because if you do so incorrectly you could frame yourself in a failure mindset before you even get started.

So whats the big deal, why should it matter what I name my blog? Simple, if you name the blog based on what you are right now rather than what you want to become, you will subconsciously doom yourself to stay the way you are now, rather than what you want to become.

Here’s an example of a bad blog name:

Fat Johnny’s Workout Blog

Here’s an example of the same blog, but named properly:

Johnny’s Fitness and Weight Loss Success Blog

See the difference? The first blog states that Johnny is fat. Even though his blog name implies that the blog is about working out, it still frames Johnny as a fat person. This creates a mindset for Johnny wherein he accepts that he is fat. This creates a barrier that can be very difficult to overcome. Mindset is a very big deal. If you are of the mindset that you are unfit, fat, unhealthy or the like, then it will be very hard to achieve results. However if you frame yourself in a positive mindset you will find it much easier to achieve your goals. Remember that it is extremely difficult to overcome your self image. You need to start seeing yourself as a fit, healthy, slim and trim person so that you will work towards what you want to become rather thank being stuck in the present.

so make sure you title your blog well and frame yourself in a positive mindset. Think results, what do you want to achieve from exercise? Then name your blog accordingly.

well thats all for today, good luck and stay active.

It’s no doubt that accountablity is a great tool for keeping yourself motivated for exercise on a long term basis. One easy way is to post your goals and intentions online. Then post your daily fitness activities on your blog for all to see. If you tell everyone what your are going to do, you will be more inclined to do it so you won’t be embarrassed. This works quite will and you should give it a try.

You can easilly setup a free blog at www.wordpress.com, or www.blogger.com, there are more but these two are the best for blogging. Try to setup your blog in a way where your readers will have constant access to your goals / intentions. Also make it so they can comment on your posts, (you should block anyone who decides to be abusive).

You also need to make sure your blog is visible and that you actually tell people about it. The extent to which you imform others about your blog is really up to you. You can tell your friends on MySpace, Facebook, Tweet about it on Twitter, or whatever media you choose. Making public declarations of your goals and asking people to hold you accountable can be very effective in keeping you motivated to get results. You may even want to consider loading before pictures or even video to encourage yourself to make progress.

IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure you name your blog very carefully. I see so many people name thier blog in a way that frames them in a failure mindset. Believe me, if you name your blog incorrectly you will run the risk of falling into this same trap.

So how should you name your blog for success? Well, I will tell you on the next post. Sorry but I like to keep things short, sweet and to the point.

Thats all for today, keep active, good luck, and see you next time!

Keep your eyes glued right here. Don’t read ahead, I want you to try and figure this out for yourself. What is the most common excuse that people use to get out of exercise? Think about it then move on to the next paragraph.

Do you think you know? Most people say that can’t exercise because they don’t have time. Yep, Exercise takes way too much time and there’s now way it can be fit into ones busy schedule. Let me tell you something, I don’t buy it. This one is like the title says, a Non-Excuse. Now I understand that there are many very busy people with full schedules out there and it may seem impossible to fit exercise into thier daily lives. However, consider the fact that most people will in fact waste at least a small part of thier day on non-essential activities. Face it, most people waste time and forget about it as if they didn’t have that time to waste in the first place. Do you do this? Make and effort to monitor yourself and see how much time you spend doing non essential activities. How much TV do you watch? Video Games? Movies? Web Surfing? what else? Keep track and you my be surprised at how much time you really do have.

Keep in mind I’m not telling you that you have to sacrifice your social life or give up fun. I’m just saying that you should realize that you may have more time than you thought and could use some of that time for exercise. Furthermore, you really don’t need an extensive amount of time to exercise either. All it usually takes is about 30-60 minutes a day to get great results.

so if you believe you don’t have the time, realize that you probably do have the time. Rather than find reasons to avoid exercise, start finding ways to overcome the obsticles that seem to get in the way of exercise. Take a look at your average day, do you have every minute scheduled out? can you fit 30 minutes of jogging, sports, or any activity to get your heart rate up? Try to find the time, and use it. The results you obtain will be well worth the effort you put it.

Good luck, and get active!