It's getting harder and harder to exercise....

I do two main things:

1. I just do it. I tell myself just to start and I can stop whenever I feel like it. 99% of the time, I complete my regular workout.

2. When I start trying to talk myself out of a workout, I imagine my son giving a speech at his wedding talking about how much he wishes I could be there (but I'm dead). That gets me moving.

I do very little exercise but I am taking several supplements. The one that actually makes you leaner is a liquid that boosts your testosterone. Even at your younger age it is likely to have taken a hit. I expect you have seen the ads for these, they do work in keeping your body trimmer and giving you more energy and help with your libido.

So along with that, multi vitamins and D3 gummies to make sure your diet is not lacking in that way.

And finally, just started on "Super Beets" Concentrated beetroot in a crystalized powder form that makes a drink. Each teaspoon contains the benefits of eating 6 beetroots and contain Nitric Oxide which boosts blood flow and pressure and are said to give you more stamina. I notice a boost of energy shortly after taking them.

Of course, go a for a 20 minute walk or more each day taking your dogs out and don't eat to many Whitacre foods and you should be a pretty healthy and lean guy without having to do excessive workouts.

Partly what Riffle said. I just start, with the idea that I can stop at any time. After a few minutes, I'm in the groove and just keep going until my muscles stop contracting forcefully.

Maybe 20-30 minutes.

Also, and this is the real key, my wife exercises every day as soon as we get home from work. She's a trooper. I feel like an idiot if I don't exercise at the same time she does.

But I can't exercise in the same room as her. We inevitably start trying to make the other one laugh. And then all concentration is gone.

My motivation? I have one fear. It's being helpless and weak. So the battle is on. My body trying to get stronger because I stress the muscles and bones...Verses the increasingly stronger urge my body has to weaken with age.

It's a battle I will lose. But not without a fight.

I promised my wife "If a horde of zombies attack us, I promise you this...you'll live a few seconds longer than I will". It should have been in our marriage vows.

Well it depends walking every day can be all you need cardio wise . What do you do to keep muscle tone. Over 40 it seems the better choice is to learn to use resistance bands

And I go with supplementing with ashwaganda and moringa.

I just moved down to Tampa Florida so I have been walking around quite a bit learning my way around.

Walking is my preferrence is to walk and to live where I can walk to stuff

I normally do this:

1. Calm my mind through relaxing or prayer or meditation.

2. Stand in front of a mirror and do affirmations such as "I am fit and healthy", "I can do anything I put my mind to", "I am in control of my appetite", "I enjoy the feeling knowing I overcame my health challenges", "I enjoy the breeze and sun on my body as I exercise." There are about 25 more like this.

3. The last affirmation before I start my exercise includes a bit more. I take off my shirt and say (several variations) "I have a fit, tone, body that causes others to be jealous and drives my wife crazy."

4. I put my shirt back on quickly and slump to the bed sobbing while I confirm over and over that I'm a lying sack of s__ not worthy of living with such an ugly out of shape body.

5. To calm myself down and soothe my hurt feelings, I find comfort in comfort foods whether it be candy or something else.

6. However, no matter what happened yesterday, I'm a firm believer in having an opportunity for a fresh start every day. I realize that yesterday with the above I was weak, and I just need to be strong and get it going. As they say, Just Do It.

7. So, for my fresh start I calm my mind through just relaxing or prayer before I repeat the above ritual.

This has worked wonders for me. I'm more out of shape, weaker, and closer to my deathbed than ever before!

Mark.

There are different ways to build your appetite for working out .

First you have to weigh your options by looking at all the different excercises that people perform .

Some people don't like running so they cycle instead ,some people don't like lifting weights so they do calisthenics.

Not getting harder for me, apart from being more careful since my left arm is sore due to months of ....whits locking us down for world record lenghs of time, (l have had to sit in my car, in order to read a paper, and leaning in the back seat wears you down).

Stress and tension can also make it harder, so ignoring Mass Media does wonders, as does research.

I'm going to die if I don't start exercising. (Well, technically I'll die regardless but you get my drift).

Partially due to your post I'm starting again tomorrow morning. Some people do Facebook Lives to keep themselves accountable. I wonder if that would help?

In my case some of my pains (a couple of different areas) will be helped by exercise they say but the exercise causes more pain. It's a catch-22. You know how they say don't push it if it hurts? In my case they say push it if it hurts.

Since I've become an adult exercise has never been very exciting, so I've never done much or stuck to it. I do remember my younger years and kind of fantasize about things I used to could do. Now I got to do it when it hurts. Or else.

Mark

Depending on "exercise" .. Even if it's just 10%-20% of your other regime ... Then that's still a great accomplishment.

HTH

The key is not to think about it and just do it...

I workout at home and use only dumbells and resistance bands. I simple grab a set of dumbells and start exercising.

I do this four times a week for about an hour per session.

I also go for an hour long walk twice a week.

Mindfulness meditation may help...

No, not living Claude, but whenever l went out, with all coffee shops closed, apart from takeaway here and there) it was the only place l could relax, and enjoy a coffee, cake, (usually a donut, l know lets not go there) without shopping trolley collectors, with new found powers going rampant.

As well as some stress and tension, from that and other influences, which made me reach back on occasion in a rush, which has lead to strained muscles in that area.

Which has lead to it taking forever to heal.

But it is just a reminder that l have endured the longest lockdown on Earth, and l won't say any more, but rope, a long pole and on public display gives you some idea.

I have mu Willy Wonka Golden ticket now, so l can pretty much get in anywhere, but that issue still remains.

Mark
This is not medical advice and for entertainment purposes only

I have spent the last gradually eliminating chronic pain and I was at the point if I went through treatment and got on medication I could have been considered disabled.

Inflammation is what you need to focus on and incorporating food and supplements that are anti inflammatory and finding out what food you really enjoy eating. That you have been eating all your life . That is probably causing inflammation.

Or you just spend way to much time in air conditioning.

I think you said you are in Asia somewhere you might want to take time every day to be outside and walk around. Or walk to a place that serves real cheap and tasty vegetarian food once a day

This is a fun thread! I learned a lot! This coming from someone who sits around in front of the computer the whole day everyday!

I would love to just start exercising, even walking my dogs, but my knee hurts when I stand up, so I sit back down again. LOL.

I will try to slowly walk around the neighborhood, though.

Had a good workout today and it was not hard at all getting motivated.

Did 6 sets of sit-ups at 6 am. At about 6:45am I ran 3 miles . Then around 8am played 21 holes of disc golf where I shot my best score for the course at Even Par ( took an hour and fifteen minutes to complete the course). Came home and walked the dog for a mile or so.

I had 16K steps by 10am and I am happy to report that it was a delightful time. Hope to get 20k steps by the end of day.

Anyway, I do not want to seem like I'm gloating or bragging but just trying to convey the point to people that exercise does not always have to be drudgery.

Cheers to finding your sweet spot in having fun getting your heart racing

I can't believe Im saying this since I hated it as a teenager... but today, my work stress with a 90 min 1 on 1 with boss, and end of the month, Quarter, and Year Goals I need to hit...today I went outside to rake leaves...FOR FUN!!!

Anybody want to have fun or lose weight. Behind my house needs some clean up ;>)

Well, Go in future and think of your old age.

Do you have a dog? If so, use the dog as your excuse to get outside with dog on leash and walk, run around, jump around and just be in the moment with your buddy! If your phone has a walking tracker you'll be surprised at how quickly your steps even in your backyard will add up!! Good luck!

my step daughters just got me a stationary bike and not Peloton! I am looking forward to setting it up and at least getting some bicycling done at least a little each day.

The best way to get yourself back into exercising regularly is to just get started. It can be similar to internet marketing in that the most difficult part is simply to take some action.
For me, it simply means that I work out when I wake up every morning. Once you do something for 3 straight weeks it is said to become a habit. I work out at Planet Fitness and they are very welcoming to newbies.

mostly everyone finds it difficult to exercise and do their routine with great pleasure, because it's hard and sometimes you don't know how to start. but when you start it you find it out that your energy rises , you feel healthier, your mood switches to better -these are real motivators. turn your fav music and do your best. good luck.

I don't think it's always been easy to exercise. I'm 23 and I force pretty much all the time. It's not motivation but discipline.

If you live alone, maybe you will not find motivation, because you will probably think about yourself.
But if you live with family or close friends, then maybe they can motivate you. The goal of exercise is to stay healthy. And if you are healthy, you can gather with your family and friends. So, live healthy for your family and your friends.

We are our own motivation. But sometime we don't go and get demotivated. There are a few things that help keep us motivated. The first thing is never to promise yourself wrong. Whatever is done for 6 months should be done in 6 months only.If he promises to do that work in 3 months to himself or if he is not a thing, then he feels demotivated.

The second thing is that we must compare ourselves with someone because motivation comes only from competition.And never set a big goal, always walk towards the big goal while achieving small goals.And try to achieve something new every day that is better than yesterday.