Let's talk about pursuing fitness when you don't feel motivated.

Welcome to Walking as Fitness.

This is a podcast of action, providing a little extra motivation to help you keep that fitness promise you made to yourself.

Hi, I'm Dave. I started walking for fitness in 2013. Still take an intentional

fitness walk every single day. I'm walking right now and I would love to have you join me for

the next 10 minutes. So a post in the start today Facebook group that I found really interesting.

I forget the poster's name, but she was

talking about this idea of motivation. And there are days when she doesn't feel motivated. And on

days like that, it's kind of an either or thing. You know, I either feel motivated or I don't walk.

And I think a lot of us approach fitness that way.

If I'm not motivated, I'm not going to do it.

And she recognized that it really doesn't have to be,

it really shouldn't be an either-or thing.

Either I'm motivated or I don't do it.

It could be a both-and thing.

In other words, I'm not motivated, and I care enough about my health

that I'm going to do it regardless of how I feel, regardless of whether

I feel that motivation. And I love that mindset. Not waiting for the emotions to match the mood,

not waiting for the emotions to really be what pushes you out the door.

And I think a lot of times we actually look at motivation, at least I do. We look at motivation

as an emotion, as a feeling. Do I feel like doing this? And when I don't feel like doing this, I'm not motivated.

Well, certainly, emotions are part of motivation.

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