Staying Motivated to Work Out at Home

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One of the biggest challenges of a home workout plan is that it can seem really difficult to get started. If you haven't worked out much before, or at all, you might be a little intimidated about committing to a daily workout routine, using new equipment, or other aspects of your new fitness plan.

One of the best ways to handle being overwhelmed is to scale down your approach so you tackle the challenge one little chunk at a time.

Start by making a list of anything that makes you feel nervous or unsettled about your new exercise routine.

Examples:

- I'm worried I might not have time.
- I'm still not comfortable using that pull-up bar.
- I'm not strong enough to do a full workout.
- It will take forever to get used to this routine.

Once you've written your list of worries or doubts, then come up with smaller steps for handling each one.

For example, if you're worried you won't have time to work out, commit to exercising for just 10 minutes a day instead of 30 or 60 minutes. Ten minutes is such a short amount of time that you know you can easily squeeze that into even the busiest schedule. Once your 10 minutes are up each day, you can make a decision whether to stop working out or continue for a longer period of time.

That "no pressure" approach should help you ease into longer workouts and dissolve any anxiety you may have had. And as you get stronger, you'll keep prolonging the workout far beyond the initial 10 minutes.

Take baby steps with every item on your list, and in no time at all you'll be feeling much more confident about your home workout plan.

Tomorrow we're going to cover another common challenge with home workout plans - laziness. Let's face it; it can be hard to push yourself to workout when you're used to a much more . . . relaxed way of life, right? Tomorrow we'll share some helpful tips on overcoming the laziness habit so you actually WANT to work out each day.