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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7649854" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Unfortunately, I'm not one of those who has the switch in their heads that turns a workout into a mood-reboot. I envy those that do. So, like so many, I have to struggle to find a way to stick to Exercise.</p><p></p><p>In the past, I have found that having a class structure helped enormously. While scheduling can be an issue, having a commitment to it beyond, "When I feel like and/or remember to do so" is a good way to motivate. In addition, having an expert there to encourage and guide is an asset. That, of course, assumes you have an actual expert, instead of just one more person who works out a lot. But still, my staples used to be martial arts classes, and later yoga classes, for those reasons.</p><p></p><p>These days, however, I've found a solution that seems easier to stick to. My wife and I decided to take part in the "Run For Your Lives" - which is basically a cross-country 5K race, with a lot of mud and zombies trying to steal flags from your belt. I realized that, in order to really have fun with this, I needed to be able to at least run 5K. Or at least jog it, non-stop. Having a goal, i sought a method. Enter "Couch to 5K". C25K is a well-thought-out path from having little to no exercise, to being able to run/jog for a solid half-hour without breaks, without all that mucking around in "I can't do this" and "Ouch, I hurt myself".</p><p></p><p>Setting unrealistic initial goals and injury are major issues for anyone picking up an exercise regimen. Most folk overestimate what they can do, and when they can't they get discouraged, and start avoiding exercise or making excuses and rationalizations. Or, they get hurt, bench themselves, and have to start from scratch. C25K never set a goal for me I couldn't meet. Each week I'd look at it, and think, "Okay, this is the week I fail." And, it'd be hard, but, I'd manage it. And that, my friends, feels *good*.</p><p></p><p>But then, I met the goal, went on the Run. Now what? What's to motivate me? Without the very concrete goal, it became harder to motivate myself to continue running.</p><p></p><p>Enter audiobooks. If I find a good audiobook (the Boston Public Library has a fine selection of genre titles), and only listen when I'm running, I find that to be a motivator ("Gee, I want to know what happens next... well, I guess I gotta go run, then!"). This, of course, fails when I get hold of a crappy audiobook, an issue I haven't fully conquered yet :/</p><p></p><p>Another major way to get my exercise in has been to work it into my commute. I live in the Boston area, and use public transportation to get to work. The basic form has me walking a few minutes to get to the bus stop, taking the bus to the subway, and grabbing the subway downtown. It is simple and effective. However, I do have to leave home a few minutes early to catch that bus, and the bus isn't terribly direct. I found that, on average, just *walking* to the subway took only 10 minutes more than taking the bus! That gets me a 2.5 mile walk before work, and another after work, when the weather is good. Five miles more on my feet each day is excellent, but it means I go through shoes rather more quickly than before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7649854, member: 177"] Unfortunately, I'm not one of those who has the switch in their heads that turns a workout into a mood-reboot. I envy those that do. So, like so many, I have to struggle to find a way to stick to Exercise. In the past, I have found that having a class structure helped enormously. While scheduling can be an issue, having a commitment to it beyond, "When I feel like and/or remember to do so" is a good way to motivate. In addition, having an expert there to encourage and guide is an asset. That, of course, assumes you have an actual expert, instead of just one more person who works out a lot. But still, my staples used to be martial arts classes, and later yoga classes, for those reasons. These days, however, I've found a solution that seems easier to stick to. My wife and I decided to take part in the "Run For Your Lives" - which is basically a cross-country 5K race, with a lot of mud and zombies trying to steal flags from your belt. I realized that, in order to really have fun with this, I needed to be able to at least run 5K. Or at least jog it, non-stop. Having a goal, i sought a method. Enter "Couch to 5K". C25K is a well-thought-out path from having little to no exercise, to being able to run/jog for a solid half-hour without breaks, without all that mucking around in "I can't do this" and "Ouch, I hurt myself". Setting unrealistic initial goals and injury are major issues for anyone picking up an exercise regimen. Most folk overestimate what they can do, and when they can't they get discouraged, and start avoiding exercise or making excuses and rationalizations. Or, they get hurt, bench themselves, and have to start from scratch. C25K never set a goal for me I couldn't meet. Each week I'd look at it, and think, "Okay, this is the week I fail." And, it'd be hard, but, I'd manage it. And that, my friends, feels *good*. But then, I met the goal, went on the Run. Now what? What's to motivate me? Without the very concrete goal, it became harder to motivate myself to continue running. Enter audiobooks. If I find a good audiobook (the Boston Public Library has a fine selection of genre titles), and only listen when I'm running, I find that to be a motivator ("Gee, I want to know what happens next... well, I guess I gotta go run, then!"). This, of course, fails when I get hold of a crappy audiobook, an issue I haven't fully conquered yet :/ Another major way to get my exercise in has been to work it into my commute. I live in the Boston area, and use public transportation to get to work. The basic form has me walking a few minutes to get to the bus stop, taking the bus to the subway, and grabbing the subway downtown. It is simple and effective. However, I do have to leave home a few minutes early to catch that bus, and the bus isn't terribly direct. I found that, on average, just *walking* to the subway took only 10 minutes more than taking the bus! That gets me a 2.5 mile walk before work, and another after work, when the weather is good. Five miles more on my feet each day is excellent, but it means I go through shoes rather more quickly than before. [/QUOTE]
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