Tips to Get Moving When You Don’t Feel like It

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Keep it simple. Lower the complexity and intensity of workouts. Keep your focus on releasing stress through movement, not on matching your previous bests.

Start with five. Try any workout for five minutes. If you feel energized with that exercise, keep going. No need to pressure yourself to finish a long and exhausting workout. Stay focused on movement that improves your sense of wellbeing.

Social motivation. Create your own walking group. Join a virtual class. Hire an online trainer. If none of these are an option, consider catching up on phone calls with family or friends as you walk to keep your exercise interesting.

Let the music move you. Create a playlist of songs that energize you. Play it when you’re not in the mood and see how quickly a good beat can change everything. Music can also bring back great memories and inspire you to look forward to fresh opportunities.

Take out the tracking. If you’re already battling to get motivated, having to worry about how many reps, laps or miles you have to do can stop your workout in its tracks. Save yourself the extra stress and pressure and don’t time your run, walk or hike.

TLC. Prep your body for its next stress test with a light mobility workout instead of a strenuous one. Draw an Epsom salt bath. Take a yoga stretch class. Roll out tight muscles. Give your body some much-needed attention and care.

Be flexible. In addition to physical flexibility, be flexible with yourself based on what your mind and body actually need each day. Some find great benefit in meditating in order to self-assess what exercise will benefit them the most.

Rest. Take a recovery day. Ditch the workout and instead do something that helps restore your balance. Dust off that old guitar or whip out the paintbrushes. Conserve and restore your energy by doing what makes you feel the most well.