I witness too many people come into the gym, walk around aimlessly from machine to machine, stare intensely at their iPod, text friends on their phone, or stand around and chit chat instead of exercising. Most people will have to admit that they are guilty of at least one of the above. Going to the gym or strapping on some running shoes does not guarantee a good and productive workout, the goals and intrinsic motivation do.
Chances are, your gym probably offers wayyy more than you are aware of, and it is all there for you to explore. Schedule a session with a personal trainer, try a group exercise class, look and see if there are running or swimming clubs available, or become friendly with someone you regularly see and agree to meet up for workouts during the week. If you already are doing these things, make it a personal goal to outperform yourself each week in some way. Add an additional exercise to your routine, increase the amount of repetitions you can typically accomplish, work to failure, run to the gym, etc, etc, etc.
If you aren't a member of a gym, get up from the couch during commercials and plank till exhaustion, do 10 pushups everytime you walk into the kitchen, throw away your unhealthy foods, visit myplate.org, add an extra serving of fruit to your diet per day, so on and so forth.
Keep all of these suggestions in mind when looking at your typical day. Remember that there must be a fire within you to push you to your goals, endless repetition, monotony, and just going through the motions will not cut it after a while. Push yourself, challenge yourself, make strong goals, and do not be afraid to fail.
Results don't grow on trees!
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