Strategies for Maintaining Fitness Motivation for Women

By Kelvin Sward


Motivation and the physical aspect of any fitness program are the areas of concern for women. Perhaps the hardest part is overcoming the inertia to getting started in the first place. It takes a high level of motivation to take charge of your health and to do something. Nothing says you have to accept your current physical appearance if you want to shed a few pounds. Once started though, you know that staying in motivated presents a new set of challenges. Implement the following strategies to help you maintain a high level of motivation.

There are many women who find inspiration and motivation from remembering the past. They recall a period in their lives when they were extremely out of shape. This mental picture becomes an incentive for them to persist with their fitness goals if they ever feel their motivation lagging. This can be done either using props or just your imagination. An old photograph placed somewhere you'll frequently see it can be used to remind you. The alternative is to use a mental picture instead, and just recall it when you need extra motivation. Don't forget to create goals for yourself, as this helps you to monitor your progress.

The areas of health, fitness, and working out are very personal for everyone. So our challenges to stay motivated and to keep moving forward will be personal, too. Because of this, we all need to find a way to deal with this issue on our own terms. It only makes sense that an individual solution is needed for a personal problem. Your inspiration and motivation need to come from something that means the most to you personally. Whether it's health related or concerns your physical appearance doesn't matter.

In their enthusiasm, many women experience the effects of over training. If you are highly motivated, work hard, and nothing seems to stop you, then the state of over-training will slow you down, for sure. Burn out and over training are similar and both can be extremely frustrating. You will find that 'the thrill is gone' feeling seems to be present more than ever before. The good news is that this condition is easily fixed, and really just involves a little time out from the entire hard fitness exercise bike workout.

Slowing down and listening to your body is the best thing to do. You will know when it is time to get back into it. Women have different needs and considerations which contribute to the issue of fitness motivation. This simply means that there are differences between men and women, not those men are better. This means a woman's approach to maintaining a positive state of mind needs to take into consideration these differences. It can help you with your motivation issues if you research what other women do to keep their focus and motivation high.




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