Count how many times you told yourself that from tomorrow you will go out on morning run... Running can be called a kind of drug, but in order for a person to become addicted, in a good sense of the word, to running, it is necessary to run for at least a couple of weeks. So how do you motivate yourself to run?
Need a goal
I have been running for over 10 years, and during this time I have tried to involve many in my favorite activity. But in the end, I concluded that if a person does not have a goal that he could achieve thanks to running, then there is no point in forcing him to go jogging either.
Even if you are forcibly dragged for a run, and they will do it every time, as soon as the snare looses, you will immediately come up with a new excuse for yourself not to run.
And even if you can force yourself to run for a while, only at the expense of moral and volitional qualities, then sooner or later you will still give up this venture.
There can be a lot of goals. I even wrote a whole article about this. Here you can see: Eight running targets... The main thing is to find yours. Which would really be a goal, not a momentary passion. That is, if you have a goal to lose weight, then it must have a solid foundation. And not so that if you fail to lose weight, then you will immediately come up with an excuse for yourself with the words: "there should be a lot of a good person", well, or something else like that. Either there is a goal, and you strive for it in every way, and running helps you in achieving it. Either there is no goal, but there is a momentary passion, when today you "caught fire" to run, and tomorrow you are already tired.
Need like-minded people
You can start running without like-minded people, having a goal. But to continue running without those who will be interested in hearing about how you were able to run a lot or quickly, you need a truly strong-willed character and a very serious goal. Unfortunately, and sometimes fortunately, when the task of running is to cure some serious illness, not everyone has such a goal.
But when you have like-minded people, then it will be much easier to continue running and force yourself to do it when you don't feel like it at all. After all, tomorrow you will have to "report" on your runs to people who are also involved in this sport. And it will not be very pleasant to talk about the fact that instead of running you were lazy on the couch.
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Need good sportswear
The easiest way to start running is to buy an expensive sportswear for running... After the purchase, you will be so sorry for the money spent on equipment that you will force yourself to run so that the good does not disappear. However, again, this is enough for a few runs to refresh your wardrobe, so to speak. Next, you need a goal and like-minded people.
See enough motivational videos on the Internet
Seriously, you can regularly watch videos that motivate you to run on the Internet and run on it. Now such videos are shot so professionally that after watching it, you think that how can you not run at all.
Unfortunately, the problem with these videos is that they do not last long. Therefore, you need to run with fresh emotions. I watched the video and immediately ran.
Sooner or later, these videos will also stop motivating, and then you will need to cheer yourself up with new running shoes or shorts.
Conclusion: The main thing is the goal. Try to think deeply about what you are going to start running for. If the goal is worthwhile, and you really want to achieve it, then feel free to put on sneakers and go for a run.
If you do not have such a goal, and is not foreseen. Or the goal is so illusory that you yourself understand that you will not be enough for a long time, it is better not to start. Running, of course, is a rewarding activity. But you don't need to force yourself to do it from under the stick either. A goal like the one to lose weight for a friend's wedding, or improve health when nothing bothers you, is not good. The goal is to pass the standard in order to enter the university and build a successful career in the future. The goal is to reduce the likelihood of diabetes, when all doctors say that if you don't start an active sport, you will soon start taking insulin. The goal is lose weight for a loved one a person who accepts you as (as) as (as) you are, but you want to look beautiful for him (her). These are the goals. Here we must look for them.
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