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What Are Your Incentives?

How to keep yourself going

By Paisley HansenPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
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There's a need of energy! So many people are trying to find a better way to be productive. People can feel so lethargic and not know how to get out of this. This article will give you many tips on how to help you through this lack of motivation and help you be productive.

Feeling a lack of motivation?

Sometimes, it is just hard to be productive. There are so many things that can keep you from doing what you need to for the week. Here's some cool tips that help you find that inner drive that you need.

Your body

Starting the journey to exercise can be exhilarating, especially if you've been at it for a month or so. As all humans do, we often tire out from our exercise routine and begin exercising less and less. It can be a challenge to keep up with the diet and all of the reps you need to do with different weights. You have to get up early or tend to a schedule that you can't break for fear of gaining again. No one said exercising was easy or not a challenge. Here are some incentives to keep exercising if you are losing interest.

Try to latch on to any progress that you can see during your exercise phase. Are you breathing better, do you sleep like a baby, and do you feel great overall? Look at your body for any weight loss that is noticeable and use that as your motivation. Many of us are into exercising to shape up our bodies in the first place. Use one inch gone from your waist to get you excited to losing more and seeing the results. There is no doubt that our bodies are going to change, and why not pay attention while it is through your exercise journey? Think about the days when you are in that two piece or Speedo again. Push yourself to the next goal with realistic visuals. Take photos of each day and watch your body shrink. This is great motivation to cling to. Some people have even created their own channel to bring others into their journey and use that as a motivation to keep going and never quit.

Health

If you started and were wheezing like crazy or could barely move and now none of that happens, then use this health motivation to your advantage. After all, its about getting our health back to what it used to be, so why not celebrate new results? You could have been a slave to a list of pills you had to take throughout the day and now you only need the essentials, if any. You may have struggled with how to increase serotonin and finally have hit the mark, don't throw that away. You can get regular doctor check-ups to find out if your cholesterol has dropped. This is always great to hear from your doctor, who can encourage you to say on the right track and to keep it up. Soon, your high blood pressure may disappear and you don't need those daily pills because you stuck to your diet and regular excise. Noticing our health transformation is riveting, and you literally want to share it with others. Your new found health will bring new friends, more positivity, and possible a new group to hang out with. You immediately become someone to look up to because people saw you when you were overweight. There are several people still sitting on the couch not believing they can do what you did. They are either too sick to care. If you can show them what you did for your health, it can be a motivating factor in anyone's life.

Goal Setting

One way to help you be productive is setting goals for yourself. When you set goals, you give yourself the right steps to be productive. Having goals will motivate you during the week to get them done.

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About the Creator

Paisley Hansen

Paisley Hansen is a freelance writer and expert in health, fitness, beauty, and fashion. When she isn’t writing she can usually be found reading a good book or hitting the gym.

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