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Fitness # 2 - Motivations to Exercise as You Get Older

(I'm feeling relaxed)

Motivation - one of the hardest aspects of the workout we face as we grow older. In your 20's, at your peak, for those who are very active during those years, motivation isn't a problem at all - especially if you live in the West Coast or any of the beach cities where flashing a fit body is the norm if you want to get the attention of some beautiful girls and maybe even catch Ms. Right.
In your 30's, if you still single, being fit is one of the major "catching" points to being considered "sexy." In your 40's, the body begins to have a mind of its own, yet managable, regardless of how much you work out. Also, if you're now married by this time, your motivation to be sexy to catch Ms. Right has dwindled because now you've caught her. This is the scenario for those of us who have been active since the 20's.

What about people who have not had an athletic past? Their motivation problems begin in the teenage years and gets worse over the following decades ending up with serious to fatal health problems due to lack of exercise. As we get older, the body is going to naturally resist the desire to exercise because the years of athletic competition have passed for most of us. You end up entertaining the question, "What's the use? I'm not competing anymore."
Oddly enough, a fit person over 50 and an inactive teenager have a lot in common, finding the motivation to exercise and understanding the importance of fitness in our everyday life.

And here is where the answer lies in getting yourself motivated to exercise as we get older. The benefits of a maintenance workout (at least 3 days a week), consisting of resistance exercises and aerobics is immeasurable when you think about how it strengthens your cardiovascular system and your muscle tone. I always use the example when talking to young non-active teenagers, "You wouldn't want to come across someone desparately in need of help, and then you drop dead of a heart attack as you run for help because you haven't exercised in years, would you?"

This analogy has been effective to many whom I have shared it with because many people don't think about the everyday benefits of staying fit such as slowing down the aging process, more energy doing everyday activities and keeping your body from becoming toxic from inactivity, just to name a few.

But even after all that, it's still up to you to decide if you want to enjoy life energetically and slow down the aging process, or continue to be inactive which only increases the speed of the aging process, health problems and other negatives.

So get yourself moving, at the intensity you can handle right now. Then increase slowly as time goes by, when it comes to motivation, you can be your own worst enemy or your own fitness cheerleading motivator.

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