5 Tips To Getting Your Self Motivated 4 The Gym!

Before you can start any fitness program, the one thing you need before anything else is determination.If fitness is not a part of your regular lifestyle, or if you want to see some major changes in your body, the one emotion you'll need to access is the one called determination. You are determined to make sure there is food on the table for your family to eat aren't you? You are determined to get that oil change before some serious damage is done to your car, right? Be determined to take care of your own health and find reasons to motivate yourself to do so. The better reasons you can come up with, the more you will follow through with your fitness goals.

Here are 5 ways to keep your motivation (and determination) when you are working out:

1. "80% of success is just showing up" - Just be determined to go to the gym. Once you step foot inside that gym, 99.9% of the time you won't turn back. And once you step foot inside that gym you will have no excuses to do anything else for the next 30 - 60 minutes!

2. Fuel up - The biggest excuse when going to the gym is that you are too tired to go. Eat a high-energy fruit (like a banana) a few minutes before hitting the gym to fuel yourself. Kendra Kessel, an L.A-based personal trainer, says, "My secret is that I eat something to sustain me during the workout an hour before I train."

3. Get Psyched - "I always try to have a goal for each workout and write it down beforehand," says Santa Monica-based personal trainer Deena Russo. "Visualize how you want to look and your body will follow."

4. Take attendance - Cynthia Tran, a strength and conditioning coach in Fullerton, Calif., has found it helpful to think of workout out as a requirement instead of voluntary. "I tell myself it's like brushing your teeth or taking a shower," she says.

5. Find a buddy - Find a personal trainer or a workout partner with similar goals. Research shows that you will be 80% more likely to achieve your fitness goals if you are accountable to someone other than yourself. If you work out with a buddy, make sure you both understand the goals and risks involved, and always change your fitness programs every 4 weeks.

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