by Janet Huehls | May 18, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
As you saw in the last two blogs, there are two distinct factors that make movement a cardiovascular exercise (cardio): Moving a large amount of your muscles circulates more blood through your cardiovascular system causing your heart to beat stronger (not just...
by Janet Huehls | Mar 26, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
The other day, I met a woman who was really motivated to exercise but was not doing it. She knew what was missing. She said, “I was getting so much conflicting information about exercise. I didn’t know what to do anymore, so I just stopped doing it.” If you’re in the...
by Janet Huehls | Mar 18, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
“Dad, when I’m running, it feels like I’m not disabled.” These are the words of Rick Hoyt, son of Dick Hoyte. You may know his story. In 1977 Rick, who has cerebral palsy, told his father he wanted to participate in a benefit run for a lacrosse player who had been...
by Janet Huehls | Mar 11, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
“I hate exercise with every fiber of my being.” This is what a client said to me once. The amazing thing was she was walking on a treadmill once, sometimes twice, a day. Knowing what I shared with you in the last blog, I was curious about these seemingly contradictory...
by Janet Huehls | Mar 4, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
In my last blog, I brought up self-motivation and how we rarely build that skill when it comes to exercise. Instead, we are flooded with external motivators, making us less confident we can trust ourselves to take care of our own health. According to a well-tested...
by Janet Huehls | Feb 25, 2019 | Motivation, Strengthen Your Exercise Self-Motivation Series
Have you ever said things like, “I need a someone to make me exercise. I can’t be trusted to keep myself on track”? To get and stay motivated to exercise we are often told to get a trainer, or a partner, or do a fitness challenge, or use an activity monitor. Sure,...
