I need motivation, so i'm getting comfortable!!!!!!?

Why is it that a change in season can inspire us to 'start'???

Mostly my starts come in the form of get up and start again... do, do, do all those things I know I should. You know: exercise, build my friendships, do that project, eat better, spend more time with the kids, quit going to bed late, get a tan...and on and on...

With Spring nearly here in Aus, I can feel my excitement and motivation rise. I’m going to do it this time!!! ...of course I am!!!...

So, start, start, start...easy, yep, I’m motivated and eager, if only spring would get here...

               ...Yet there is one problem:

                 Once I start, how do I maintain that start?!!!! 

Arrrrgh it’s not fair, because trailing right behind and all to quickly catching up is ‘effort’ and ‘tired’, ‘what’s the point’, ‘I feel silly’, it’s just too hard’, and even ‘bad attitude’ – it’s the unmotivated gang. 

It’s not fair (again), why do they have to come with my starts??? (Arms crossed.) And, to be fair, I want to fit in with them (talk about peer pressure lol).

Truth Moment: It’s not about the awesome start and it’s not about the unmotivated gang, it’s about the result - seen or unseen.

So I've got to switch gangs, and I’m joining the comfortable gang.

You see, I’m learning that if we want to have and do the things in life that we really want, then we have to get comfortable with really focusing on what we are achieving and its result in our life.

I have to get comfortable that there is going to be times of great energy and excitement and times of feeling unmotivated (in my case it's intense unmotivated).

I need to get comfortable with the fact that achieving takes time, far more then I’m willing to accept and continue to give yet I must keep going, that's how it is.  

I need to get comfortable that some results are unseen, unnoticeable, particularly at first, yet what I am doing is still of great benefit to my life.

How much of our day comes down to choice? – most of it! It’s a choice to achieve, a choice to ignore my 'unmotivated', a choice to get up and start with or without energy and excitement.

So right now get comfortable!!! 

No matter the season,

               it really is time to knuckle down and get comfortable – who knew!

Time to share: What is your particular 'start'? - What you want to achieve?

Exercise = Moaan!!!

Sandy, Fradaz's Health and Fitness expert, tells us how to turn our exercise into an everyday choice from the inside to the outside.

Please put your hand up if you haven’t found it difficult to get out of bed on a cold or rainy morning to exercise – if there’s anyone out there????, (OK, some of you with a rare gift, lol.)

We all go through times (or days) in our lives when we’d rather be sleeping than stepping out the door, snoring than cycling, lounging then moving it, and putting exercise off because of..... Hey you’re busy!!! 

And, it is especially hard during the colder winter months (brrrrrr!).

But it’s during these times that our “positive confession” can be so powerful. You can turn “I’m too tired to exercise today”, into “I’m going to have so much energy after my jog!” Or change “I’m too busy to go to the gym today”, into “I can fit in half an hour in my lunch break or after work”.

By speaking out your desire to exercise, along with verbalising your goals - from running in a 10km fun-run, to looking fabulous in your summer swim-suit or favourite outfit, to simply feeling healthy - you’ll find it much easier to keep up your physical activity habit when that 'moan' surfaces and it seems too hard to go on or do.

In choosing that positive confession you may just find a new love for exercise and also a new type of activity to do and have fun with that you may not have expected.  The only way to find out is to do!!!

For those of you who may always have a struggle with the ‘moaaan’ of exercise, you are going to have to choose the benefits over the negatives = “moan, but yep”, after all you are valuable and worth good health and feeling great!

Fun tips to focus on when it comes to exercise:

Find the fun. Choose something you enjoy. If you’re a people person, try walking with a friend or join an exercise class. If you thrive on competition, check out the sports teams available in your local area (or gather some friends to enter your own team).

Focus on the positives. Instead of complaining about having to exercise, think of it as catching up with a friend while you walk, or having fun shaking your booty in a Zumba class.

Make it a lifestyle. If you find it difficult to schedule in regular sessions of “formal” exercise, try to make up for it by being as active as you can in your everyday life. Always take the stairs instead of the elevator; park your car further away from the shops or your work; race through your housework or gardening so you elevate your heart-rate (and get your work done in half the time = more time for you!)

Goal: For this month, try to focus on speaking positively in relation to your exercise routine, and watch it change from something you dread into something you can look forward to. Bring on summer!

We would love to hear from you, so share your favorite type of exercise with us below:

Written by Sandy Peut: http://www.sandrapeut.com/

Picture taken from http://www.strollerwarehouse.com

Great tips and advice on the best strollers to use when you got to take bub with you out on the pavement.