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But other than that there is a reason. Deep, deep down many people who start exercising do so for basically two reasons.
One is that a Doctor has sufficiently frightened them into it.
The more common is that they want to look more attractive. Now everyone wants to look more attractive. So in itself that isn’t motivating enough. But when
individual’s relationship is in trouble, when they’ve just got divorced or split up, when they think their Partner is having an affair. That is when they suddenly get motivated to act.
They look in mirror more critically. They start thinking about competing for their partner… or generally being on dating market. It bothers them. They catch themselves as they walk past shop windows. They imagine meeting new people. Being seen naked by a new lover. And then they look down at cellulite or paunch.
Now they’re motivated. They have something that hurts and so they are motivated to heal that pain.
After two or three months though, relationship has recovered. They found that their Partner isn’t having an affair. The Divorcee has met someone else. Whatever problem was… its no longer so painful. So their motivation for exercise has waned.
But going to Gym and torturing yourself for 45 minutes is still as dull as ever. “Look at all more relevant and interesting things I could be doing. Of course I’d like to be in great shape, but it’ll take so long. I could get instant pleasure by doing this other stuff – right now”. So motivation drops off with exercise routine.
The problem is never motivation… it is how you fuel your motivation. How are you fuelling your motivation?
Robert McPhillips is dedicated to finding the quickest and simplest path to happiness and sharing this through www.adamo-life.com and www.coachingtohappiness.com
