exercise

I can see where you are coming from. I can relate to a few situations. I find exercise helps me a lot to moderate my moods and calm me down, but the challenge is keeping motivated to exercise. I exercise alone and find it difficult to join an exercise group or class. In terms of motivation I use a technique for when running. So if I normally run 4-5 miles and this day I feel in-motivated I will tell myself I can just run a small distance. This gives me permission to do some exercise and I often find that after running for a while I can run longer. I also have to remind myself of how I feel after exercising. 

With regards to different exercise I often think that it would be good to engage in a sport where the participation is for enjoyment and not fitness. The reason I say this is, when we enjoy something we often forget that we are getting exercise and fitness at the same time. I am trying to build up the courage to do something like this as I feel there are many activities that can be used for fitness and exercise. Another thing is when you do the same exercise over and over again it can lose its appeal. I once did a similar dvd exercise programme. It got me fit very quick, but I only lasted 3 weeks due to losing the appeal. I follow a lot of routines and structures, but when it comes to exercise I need a bit of change to remain interested.

Hopefully that helps

I can see where you are coming from. I can relate to a few situations. I find exercise helps me a lot to moderate my moods and calm me down, but the challenge is keeping motivated to exercise. I exercise alone and find it difficult to join an exercise group or class. In terms of motivation I use a technique for when running. So if I normally run 4-5 miles and this day I feel in-motivated I will tell myself I can just run a small distance. This gives me permission to do some exercise and I often find that after running for a while I can run longer. I also have to remind myself of how I feel after exercising. 

With regards to different exercise I often think that it would be good to engage in a sport where the participation is for enjoyment and not fitness. The reason I say this is, when we enjoy something we often forget that we are getting exercise and fitness at the same time. I am trying to build up the courage to do something like this as I feel there are many activities that can be used for fitness and exercise. Another thing is when you do the same exercise over and over again it can lose its appeal. I once did a similar dvd exercise programme. It got me fit very quick, but I only lasted 3 weeks due to losing the appeal. I follow a lot of routines and structures, but when it comes to exercise I need a bit of change to remain interested.

Hopefully that helps