Exercise Motivation During the Holidays

Byangela @marathonsandmotivation
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The holidays can be one of the toughest times to stay motivated, even for those who love the gym and staying fit. It's cold, we're more tired, and it can be so difficult to push ourselves to work out when all we may want to do is watch Christmas movies and bake cookies! However, there are ways you can stay motivated during the holidays that you can try. Check out these great ideas for Exercise Motivation During the Holidays.

Exercise Motivation During the Holidays

 

1. Reassess Your Goals To Suit The Busy Season

Changing up your goals will keep things fresh, and you might be able to cut down the amount you visit the gym to suit whatever else you have going on during the holidays. This is a busy time for everybody, so don't beat yourself up if you can't stick to your regular routine. Even if you visit the gym twice a week during this busy season, it's better than nothing!

 

2. Treat Yourself To A New Outfit Or Accessory

A new pair of running tights, or even some quality headphones could help you to supercharge your workouts. This may be the right trick to keep you wanting to go to the gym when eggnog and sweet treats are calling your name.

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3. Change Up Your Workout Routine

Finally, changing up your workout routine could do the trick. You can find inspiration everywhere, from bodybuilding.com to Instagram. It's a good idea to keep things fresh every 8-12 weeks or so anyway so you don't hit a plateau. Check out the infographic below to see what people on Instagram are doing. Remember to keep your workouts short and sweet so that you can get everything done in preparation for celebrations. Just 30 minutes is fine if you don't have a lot of time!


credit to Ultimate Performance Dubai

So Tell Me...

How do you find Exercise Motivation During the Holiday Season? Do you scale back on your workouts? Do you treat yourself to help stay on track?

Thank you so much for stopping by! As always, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below. Have a Great Weekend!

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18 Comments

  1. Actually... I don't need much motivation to exercise during the holiday season! My biggest thing is food and I have trouble saying no to treats. I know it's fine to have a treat! That's not my issue! I cannot just have ONE treat. I can't seem to stop myself from OVERindulging. And that creates a real dilemma. I know I also can't out-exercise a bad diet. So it's a vicious circle. My holiday season isn't like many others' though - I don't really do anything special this time of year. So I think I have less stress and less eating out / drinking / parties etc. anyway. Because I'm not running all over to friends and family, then I just naturally want to keep working out on my regular days.
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  3. My biggest motivation is seeing how far I came! I lost all the weight I gained after having 2 kids and I do not want to gain it back! :) Working out is part of my daily life no matter what!
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  5. I find the most hashtags to be interesting statistics. Guess it gives an idea of what people are most interested in. I manage to stay the same weight year round, so guess Im blessed and I also work hard to maintain it.
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  6. This is definitely a tought time of year to keep those fitness and health goals going. That's precisely why a few of my blogging friends and I do a challenge this time of year for our group.
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  7. Ugh, I have no motivation to continue to exercise during the holidays. For a while my best exercise was riding bikes with my son to school, but the weather hasn't been great for that the last few weeks. I really need to work on it during the school break.
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  8. These are great tips... I will definitely need some extra motivation to exercise over the Christmas holidays! I'm going to book myself a few big challenges for next year, which should force me to get on with it!
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  9. Very cool post! Love the hashtag look back. I keep with my regular routine. It's the only way I've found to stay on track during the holidays.
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  10. This is true, cold makes us feel lazy, you have pretty nice trips to follow. My cousin started to go to the gym and I think these would come handy for him.
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  11. With all the celebrations going around, exercise is critical at this time of the year. I like your reminder tips.
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  13. I run a yoga instagram account. It keeps me super motivated to do yoga everyday. And I am pretty happy about that. I love that you shared top hashtags!
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  14. I have also mess up my routine a bit. Now, I'm trying to get in the routine back. In the colder month I think I would need to have some gym membership. I love the approach of the hashtags, that is so cool for motivation ?
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  15. Great tips! I love working out, so motivation usually isn't lacking, but the food is a whole 'nother story, haha. :P It was interesting seeing which exercises/sports were the most popular on IG!
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  16. love these tips! Especially about changing it up. So important to keep it interesting, especially during the holidays when sticking to a fitness routine can be a bit tougher!
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  17. I’m like the opposite of everyone lol... im all about working out this time of year but once summer hits I start to slack....
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  18. Keeping up with your exercise routine can be so hard this time of the year. This is some really great motivation!
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