Exercise Motivation Rant

by Monica

I get tons of emails and messages in my forums from people who just can’t seem to get off their lazy butts to workout. They really want to lose weight, look fit and be healthy but they lack the exercise motivation to workout and they just can't eat healthy.

Huh! I just don’t get that. How can you want something so badly but then not be willing to do the work to get it (that includes researching diets and workouts). It’s like people who complain about their crappy jobs but they refuse to go get the education or training they need to score a better job. Makes no sense does it?

So I was doing some research on this subject yesterday and I ran across a fitness blog by the FitJerk. Now if you think I get irritable about people who whine then you ain’t seen nothing yet. Here’s what FitJerk had to say about people who whine and complain about lack of exercise motivation (a huge pet peeve among most trainers, btw).

"The thing you need to realize is that discipline is fueled by motivation and its NOT a constant stream of awesomeness that you experience everyday. If you were to take the concept of motivation and visualize it, it would look like those spikes you see in a heart monitor, not a sloping line heading upwards. No matter who you are, you just cannot be motivated 100% of the time… it’s too much stimulus for your body to handle constantly. Think of being on speed 24/7… people would think you’re a damn whack job. This is why people seek external sources of motivation such..."

If you’re ever tempted to write me a long email about how you need help with motivation then please go read this short article first. If you decide to send me a long letter about how unmotivated you are to workout then I’m just going to refer you to FitJerk anyway so you may as well head over there and get your dose of reality. I guarantee you won’t be sending me that letter after you read his article especially when you find out what he has to say about Jillian Michaels!

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