Re-reading this book: Exercise for Mood and Anxiety: Proven Strategies for Overcoming Depression and Enhancing Well-Being. It’s all about finding ways to exercise—and motivate yourself to exercise—by focusing on psychology and mindset.
For example, you’re more likely to remember how you felt at the end of something than the beginning, so end on a high note, maybe by taking a break before the end to catch your breath rather than trying to power through (I did that this morning - ran 3km, walked a km, and then felt better running the final stretch of my 5k).
I also like that they focus on motivation as an external thing that you can set up, as opposed to some mysterious quality that comes from within. I am suddenly reminded of a neighbour I saw the other day walking his lil puppy—by carrying a stick with peanut butter on the end, just out of reach! Puppy didn't want to walk, but she wanted that peanut butter! Human people are more like that than we like to admit!
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