New Motivation

It has been a while since I have posted anything and I have also noticed a recent digression from my usual fitness routine. It makes me wonder if my lack of motivation lately to work out (admittedly, I have been going to way too many Happy Hours and not enough classes at the gym!) is a direct correlation to my lack of motivation to blog. I have been doing many other side projects on my computer, so it is not like I have not been at the computer. Maybe it is the principle of "Out of sight, out of mind" ? So it gets me to thinking, if I can re-motivate myself to blog, it can realign my thinking so that I can get back on track with my workout routine.

I have recently become unemployed and have had to quit my regular Martial Arts training to spare the financial expense until I find gainful employment again, so I am theorizing that my lack of routine has been a de-motivator in all aspects of my life. No matter what type of person you are, having some sort of structure or routine will always enhance your motivation, hence the effectiveness of Personal Trainers or organized group instruction classes at the gym. Have you ever noticed that when you set an appointment with a trainer or consciously decide to take a scheduled class, you are more likely to go than if you just tell yourself you will work out more and leave the details to chance? The structured plan always keeps you motivated because it is written out in no uncertain terms. If you do not go at a certain time you either miss the class or have to answer to your trainer. I went 2 or more times a week to my karate class for about 6 years religiously, at the same times on the same days of the week due to the class schedule. And in that time I achieved a Black Belt, simply by knowing that if I missed class, I missed out, and may have dropped out entirely. So now that I am not going, I have noticed that I have gained back some of the weight I had lost and my time at the gym or going on my runs at the beach has lessened. So I am back to blogging, and hopefully back to the gym more often and on track once again!