Staying Motivated during the Winter
I’ve lived in cold places before. I grew up in Maine, spent 4 years in Connecticut, 2 years in Pittsburgh, and a year in Philly. Chicago is giving me a whole new challenge with winter.
But who wants to give up on training or workouts for months while it’s cold out? Certainly not me!
– Set a Spring Goal. If you know you’re working toward something, whether it’s a race, or just a new tough workout you want to take on in the warmer weather, you’re more likely to keep up your workouts.
– Make a Plan, and Write it Down. Writing down your goals is step one, but writing out your plan for each week is a great way to stay motivated. Who wants to put a big X on the calendar or journal where you should have recorded your success?
– Make it Fun. If you’re having fun, you won’t even realize you’re working out. Grab a friend and get sweaty together with fun music, a fun new workout, and make a plan to do it often!
– Use the Weather for Good. Winter weather means some fun activities can be done, and they’re great workouts, too. Ice skating, sledding, skiiing (either downhill or cross country), snowshoeing are all something fun you can do with family and friends, while also getting in a great workout.
– Plan a Trip. If you are able to book a vacation somewhere warm in the middle of all the cold, it might be just want you need to stay motivated to be active before the trip, be active when you’re on the trip, and keep it going knowing the end is in sight when you get back.
So, even when the cold is too brutal to take on an outdoor run or walk, keep yourself going with something fun, new, and a plan to make it happen.
What’s your winter motivation?
Do you have a sweat with a friend workout idea?
Who’s got a trip somewhere warm planned this year already?
Tagged: Goals, Motivation, plans, winter, winter fun, winter workouts, Workouts
