Now, I don’t know about you, but some days I just am not feeling the workout thing. I find it really hard to get excited about running on a treadmill or workin it out on the elliptical, esp. when most the time i’m just staring out a window. This isn’t every day, sometimes I really am just in the mood to get a good sweat going…but SOME DAYS (mainly after a day of work when all I want to do is put on my pj’s and curl up on the couch with chips and salsa) I am in need of a good MOTIVATOR.
For me, this is music! Once I start listening to some good tunes I instantly start to “get in the groove” if you will. For the longest time I refused to even workout without music — I realized later that it was actually helpful sometimes to not have music all the time…esp. when I was doing some long outdoor runs, it was good to hear myself breathe. BUT, with that said…when I’m in the gym, I find one of the best ways to keep myself motivated is my music. I try to make a music mix that keeps my energy up — songs with a good beat sometimes help me push myself to run a little faster or do sit ups a little longer. A good little trick when running intervals on the treadmill/or any form of cardio is to run a steady pace during a song until the chorus comes, then to kick up the speed during the chorus and do this for the entire song.
For anyone in need of some good workout tunes, here is my current playlist!
Now i’m off to go to a run! I’ve been playing some of this music writing this post and i’m ready to get my butt off the couch!
Will let you know how it goes. 🙂
Question: Does music help you get motivated for the gym? Or working out? What songs are you listening to? I’m always looking for new ones!
ieatalmonds 