by Janet Huehls | May 27, 2019 | Movement
As we discussed with cardio, we often talk about strength training in terms of the long-term benefits. Yet your brain really cares about the instant rewards of doing something. But what if the instant ‘reward’ you get from lifting weights is muscle soreness and...
by Janet Huehls | Apr 10, 2019 | Motivation, Movement
If we know we should exercise, why do we struggle with it? The answer is complex, but as I said in my last blog series there is one word in that statement that changes everything. ‘Should’ makes exercise an externally-imposed activity with future results. Why does...
by Janet Huehls | Apr 1, 2019 | Motivation
As I wrap up this series on building self-motivation for exercise, I hope you have learned some things about motivation and why you may have struggled in the past to keep exercising. To review: Motivation from external sources, (the scale, activity monitors, trainers,...
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 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...
