1- Figure out where you’ll be most comfortable working out. If you do music videos in the morning, set up your “weight room” by the tv. If you have an MP3 player, make a playlist of the most energetic music you can listen to. Personally, I bought a 1GB Sansa Clip for solely that reason.
2- Make a schedule of what you’re going to do every week. “9/10-9/16: 2 sets of 50 on this, 3 sets of 20 on this” etc..” …STICK WITH IT.
3- Let’s say you write the list, keep yourself on a schedule and list: 6:45am- wake up, 7am- work out, 730am-shower and coffee, 8:15- get dressed, 8:30- leave for work. You’re more likely to keep up with something you write down, because everything else you need to do is also on there for the morning, the day. Lists, to-do’s make you accountable to yourself, no excuses.
4- Pace yourself.. if you do too much at first, you wont do as much as often. Start off steady and gradually work your way up each week (going back to the schedule).
5- if you’re like me and you need motivation to do it. Take your weight the first day and track it every day after, or take before and after pics. The more of a difference you see, the more inclined you’ll be to keep it up.
6- Give yourself a day off each week, a splurge day…whatever you want that day. Mine is Sunday.
7- Take it outside of the apartment. It gets boring doing the same things all of the time, using the same equipment. Use weekend mornings when you don’t have to rush off to work to start your day off
with a bike ride. a change of scenery makes a huge difference for some people (think running around in a circle in high school for the mile, vs. in a straight line with the scenery always changing) …..
8- Do what you love. if you don’t like running, then don’t run. You won’t keep up with something you don’t enjoy doing.
9- Find someone to work out with, or someone who works out in the morning as well. Talk about your progress, results later that day, or throughout the week. Holding yourself accountable is one thing, having someone who checks up on you to make sure you’re accountable is another. Have an accountabilty partner (applies to life as well).
