How do i get motivated to exercise?

How can I get motivated to exercise?

• I tend to start for a day or so and then stop. Any ideas on how I can keep it up?

• Answer:

  For me its easier to either have a workout buddy (so I feel guilty if I don't go, or so that someone else is motivating me by making plans to go on a certain day at a certain time) or to tell someone who has no problem bossing me around and making me feel guilty of my intentions to work out so that when I loose interest and stop going, I get a guilt trip. Team sports were always the best because you had to show up at a certain time everyday or the whole team would be pissed at you. I dunno, I find social pressure from others to be the best motivating factor for me when it comes to working out. Otherwise I just think, well, I had a long day today, so I'll just do it tomorrow.... My Mom sees a personal trainer at her gym for this exact purpose. He calls her and scolds her if she hasn't been in the gym for awhile and she makes appointments with him in between her sad excuses for regular workouts to make sure that she actually goes. I dunno if that's an option for you since trainers can get expensive but it works too :) My old roommate did the same thing but her motivational factor was that her trainer was hot and she had a crush on him. Similarly another friend of ours would go to the gym at a certain time of day to talk to "hot" guys who just got off work. Whatever floats your boat I guess.