Questions tagged [motivation]
Motivation is something which makes you achieve your goal. It is subjective.
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Why my lifts are getting stronger every week
I started deadlifting for like 1 month now, i never workout back in the gym and chest also i enjoy more doing pull ups and push ups for this muscle group. So when i started deadlifting once a week i ...
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What are some features I should seek in a rugged swimming tracker?
A dedicated activity tracker for a bicycle, a cyclocomputer, does wonders to one's training. Suddenly every kilometer "counts". Every speed increment matters.
I would now like to do the same ...
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A lightweight program to stay fit in a small space and time
I am 1.72cm and 70 kg.
I have limited space in my house, and don't really have time to get out of it to places for exercise.
I have very small motivation to put my time into exercising in a day, one ...
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Are there any good exercises to make pectus carinatum less noticeable and exercises that can help get rid of rib flare
I am 14 years old, 5'7, and weighed 118 last time I checked. One side of my sternum protrudes more than the other side leading me to believe I have pectus carinatum.
It's noticeable even from the ...
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Mental Fitness: Exercises to build mental resilience and toughness inside and outside the gym?
What are some exercises to build mental resilience against self-consciousness and self-deprecating thoughts?
For instance: when doing a deadlift routine, I feel quite embarrassed doing my 110 kg max ...
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How to strengthen the muscles of the fitness mindset?
This is a question focusing on the mental side to fitness
I've been working out for the last 6 months - primarily on a squat, deadlift, benchpress routine - and I'm quite enjoying it. I've seen some ...
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Addiction to fitness help
So I finally got a job that starts in February. During my studies and job finding days I always have made fitness my top priority in life. I always plan my workouts in the morning, and which days, and ...
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Do I lack mental toughness?
I have been working out on and off since I was a teen. However, I never have been compliant with routines for over a year at a time. It seems to be a psychological thing. Because a hardship in my life ...
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Accessing hope for physical fitness
I made major gains in losing weight and I did it by finding a community around weight loss. It provided me with hope to see others follow these steps and lose weight and it gave me clarity for what to ...
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What would cause a sudden drop in motivation and workout avoidance?
A little bit of background which might help in appraising the situation. If you want to avoid the fluff, the actual concrete question in bold at the bottom.
Up until the start of April this year I've ...
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Good reasons to exercise [closed]
I'm in high school.
I want to get better at gymnastics because I'm jealous of a kid in my class. So far I've made solid gymnastics-wise progress for ~5 weeks.
I wanted to run a 1500 in ~5 minutes ...
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Can you train yourself to respond well to training?
Lots of people's fitness goals are around achieving and maintaining a level of fitness - a curve that rises then reaches a plateau. My lifestyle prohibits that, but I do find that I train up quickly. ...
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I need help to be able to focus during my work outs [duplicate]
I stop working out few months ago because of work I travel a lot and I lost a lot of muscle . I got me a membership at a gym but is so hard for me to concentrate and motivate myself while I'm at the ...
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How can I motivate myself if I am feeling bored of running?
After really enjoying running for a couple of years and running a few times a week and entering some races, I have lost the motivation to go out after work in the dark and cold and put in the hours. ...
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How should I stay motivated every time I have a workout session? [closed]
I have begun to be feeling demoralized and I have trouble keeping my workout sessions. I'm doing a basic workout like:
50 push ups
30 dips
15 pull ups
20 diamond push ups and
leg raises
Sometime I ...
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Any tips for getting motivated again?
I've been into a fitness routine for about 3 years. The last 5 weeks I've been unable to exercise due to sickness, work deadlines, and then a small holiday I had planned (which involved drinking, bad ...
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How to workout on a bad day
I've slept only 5 hours and slept poorly due to anger ans stress.
Today feels like a bad day and I feel like I have no energy and im not motivated.
I do workout 6 days a week, but what can I do ...
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How can I get some motivation for re-starting my workouts?
My name is Frederico Azevedo and I'm new here in stack exchange.
First of all, I'm sorry for my English. It is not my first language.
I am overweight and I really need to lose some weight, not just ...
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How can i be more motivated to eat healthier?
Ok so i am needing some help, it is not that I'm fat or anything but i have noticed my eating habits has gone a little out of hand the thing is that i have a medical issue and that the medication I'm ...
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Is just a pair of dumbbells enough?
I started consulting in November 2012. The 4-hour a day commute tires me out and leaves me with absolutely no time to do anything else, much less go to the gym. So, I haven't gone to the gym since ...
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Ways to motivate employers for exercise time?
We have more than 700 personnel in our human resources department that sit several hours per day. When we alert them for exercise twenty percent stand up for this.
We worry about this and are ...
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Is there a web site for planning your own workouts and following up on them?
Yes, there are loads of fitness sites out there. Some will let you track weight loss, some will provide a training program for you and some will let you record your workouts.
But my issue is being ...
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How do I find a physically intensive activity without triggering negative thought patterns?
I have avoided most forms of exercise nearly my whole life, including sports. I try to get myself to go for a jog but it just stirs up all sorts of negative thoughts (all kinds of anger and cynicism ...
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Unplanned Achievement - Lost ~72.8 lbs (33 kg) But Was It The Correct Way Of Doing It? Not Exactly But Lessons Learned!
Before reading further, I want to make the following disclaimer:
My casual experience of losing weight documented below is strictly
not for everyone and should not be treated as an advice until ...
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How do I get non-sports people to get exercise or do an activity?
Basically, we ask people to come play football, basketball, run, or even something easy like just throwing the frisbee around and no one can ever make it. They either don't respond at all, or have ...
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What running quests and achievements are available on Fitocracy?
I'm a beginner when it comes to running and I found Fitocracy to be a great way to motivate myself. I'm wondering - what Achievements and Quests are there available on the site to provide goals for a ...
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Weightlifting alone
I have trained for my initial one year alone and did not see much gain.
But had the opportunity to train with a friend for few months. In these few months I learned to lift heavier weights with good ...
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Should I Be Discouraged if my Muscles Aren't Sore After Exercise?
A day or two after exercise my muscles will sometimes be sore, "wonderfully sore" I'll say. I think this is common, and I know I've done a good workout when this happens. But sometimes, my muscles ...
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How to make cardio less of a chore
I am currently doing 45 minutes of cardio (static bike) keeping my heart rate above 160bpm, 3 times a week and working my way up to 60 minutes, 3 times a week. However, it is boring as hell and that ...
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How do you motivate yourself to keep exercising?
I'm always trying to find different ways to exercise (currently playing lots of Wii - that counts, right?) but I find the problem of after a few weeks to a month I lose motivation, get distracted and ...
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