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Motivation to Exercise?

I'm not overweight at all, and skinny by most people standards, but even though I'm skinny (5'3 115lbs), I'm very out of shape. The meat I do have on my body is all flab and I'd like to get toned a bit. I used to be very into exercising, used to do yoga everyday...plus exercising on top of that like 5 times a week. That was when I was a teenager, now as an adult when I feel it's more important to keep a healthy metabolism and such, it just seems now I have a lack of motivation just to even start again. It seems being healthy should be motivation enough, but it's not. I think about waking up 20 min early to get in a little exercise before work, but I can't move out of the bed in the morning (not a morning person)...then I think about trying to fit in some exercise after work, but I'm just am too tired to do it.

With all these excuses I have (haha), how do I just get the motivation to be healthy again?

Help! Any words of advice or encouragement would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    If you force yourself to get up a little earlier in the morning, your body will adjust to it very quickly and it'll be easier for you, your body will almost come to "expect" the morning exercise.

  • 1 decade ago

    Believe it or not exercise after work gives you more energy try it. It triggers endorphins causing more energy. It also recirculates the stale blood in your body so you get more oxygen. Especially if you sit down a lot at work this will pep you up!

  • 1 decade ago

    well it depends alot on sress to. going though anaything like that. stick to a comitment. and dont accept any option of quiting. but above all if you have kids they are insintive enough. i have no doubt that you can.

  • 1 decade ago

    get a workout partner to hold you to it

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