Maintaining your motivation to move
2
Staying active is not only more enjoyable when you genuinely want to do it – genuinely wanting to do it can keep you moving, too. Here’s how to maintain your motivation.
- Move goals/
- Maintaining your motivation to move
The Performer
More than willpower alone
Ah, willpower. It’s the thing we often wish we had more of in order to achieve our goals. But research suggests that kicking goals takes much more than willpower alone.So instead of trying to strengthen yours, it’s better to work on your desire to move – think more pleasure than punishment. And that’s where motivation comes in.
Here’s 3 ways to keep yours topped up as a Performer.
1. Remember your ‘why’
There’s no such thing as a right or wrong ‘why’, but people who are motivated to move for reasons that resonate with them on a deeply personal level tend to be more successful.
So even though you’re invigorated by spending time with others and can find it hard to move minus people, in reality a more effective ‘why’ to help you maintain your motivation might be “I’m doing this to feel healthier and have more energy,” rather than, “I’m doing this so I can spend more time with my mates.”
2. Just get it done
Why? Turns out every dose of exercise bumps up levels of a brain chemical, dopamine, that plays a key role in helping us stay motivated.
3. Share what you know
But as well as helping you as a Performer stay motivated by providing a hit of people power, it turns out just sharing your journey is an effective way to give your motivation a pep talk.
The majority of people involved in a US study said they felt more motivated to work towards their own goals after giving relevant advice to someone rather than receiving it.
We accept
