Are you having trouble working out consistently? We got it! Life’s busy, making you wear multiple hats every day. We hope one of them is a pirate hat. 

If you’re finding it challenging to stick to your workout routine, don’t worry, you’re not the only one. 

Consistency can really challenge you, as many people feel. However, guess what? We have some excellent fitness motivation tips and tricks that can help you get back on track, and we are happy to share them with you, too. 

Below is what we will cover today: 

• Why do you miss workouts, and why is it okay? 

• Developing a realistic and specific workout plan. 

• Why “all of nothing” impacts work consistency. 

• The key to getting regular exercise is making it fun. 

• How to develop work accountability. 

• Exercise and workout motivation, and the problems associated with it. 

• How to find time to work out. 

• How to start working out consistently. 

Ready for it all? Let’s jump right in! 

1. Why You Miss Workouts and Why It’s Okay? 

Life happens: 

• Your employer may require you to stay late. 

• Maybe your spouse did not pick up the kids today. 

• You may have lost track of time when playing video games. 

These things can happen, so freaking out over them won’t matter whenever you miss a workout. Wait, wait, wait, isn’t this article about consistency? Then, can you start by saying it’s okay to miss a workout? 

Don’t punish yourself for missing a workout. Often, people punish themselves for missing workouts, and it spirals downward until they do no workouts at all. It’s unnecessary and not sustainable. 

Here is something I remind such people. If being harsh on yourself helped your workout consistency, it would have helped by now. Therefore, first of all, learn to forgive yourself. After that, I tell my friends and colleagues what we have here, “never two in a row.” It’s a mantra you will hear throughout our community. This is how I justify it. As I said earlier, missing one workout is NBD. However, missing a couple in a row starts a trend. If you aren’t careful, after a few missed workouts, you may stop exercising altogether, which is a real danger. Therefore, it’s helpful not to allow the trend to start in the first place. 

Takeaway: If you miss one workout, it’s fine so long as you don’t miss the second. 

2. Develop A Workout Plan 

Ever heard about that famous quote from Benjamin Franklin? The quote said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” 

If you want to adopt a workout mindset, it’s helpful to define exactly what it means. To accomplish your goal, it’s time to develop a workout plan. 

• What kind of workout are you doing? 

• When do you plan on undergoing your training? 

• Where will the workout take place? 

All three questions are essential, but we are going to focus on the “when” for the moment. 

Determining when you will train is easily the most essential step for working out consistently. That’s why it’s helpful to place your workouts in a calendar. Schedule your workouts as if they were the most crucial meeting of the day. That’s what I have my friends and colleagues do in our one-on-one coaching program. It goes a long way to helping them stick to their workout schedule. Therefore, if you plan to train at 8 AM, set a reminder to go off at 7.50 AM. We guarantee it will make a difference. 

What Days Should Workout Days Be? 

For the above questions, we have a couple of resources to share. 

1. How to Develop Your Own Workout Routine: Our guide provides precise instructions for creating a training schedule, including the exercises to include and when to rest. If you plan to build your own workout, this is the optimal way to succeed. 

2. Our Fitness Journey: the fun habit-building App we have will advise you on exactly when to work out, with video tutorials for every exercise. There is no need to create a plan; open the App and check your missions for the day. Additionally, you can build your own superhero as you go, which is excellent. 

3. Why “All of Nothing” Impacts Workout Consistency 

Another good way to improve your work consistency is to have a backup plan. 

What could happen if a pipe at the gym bursts? Leave it closed for the next few days. Does it mean that you stop working out until the gym decides to resolve its plumbing emergency? The firm’s answer to this question is NO. 

What we’re saying means you start working from home or at a nearby playground. Alternatively, you could focus on long walks for the next few days. This is why having a regular backup plan is helpful in the event of natural disasters. Your motivation to exercise must be: 

• If I can’t train at my gym, I’ll continue with bodyweight training at home. 

• If it’s raining and preventing me from running outside, I’ll jump on the stationary bike in my garage. 

• If I’m sore from a hard workout, I’ll do some soft yoga today. 

Remember, if your initial plan doesn’t succeed, it doesn’t mean you can throw in the towel. Alternatively, as I tell my friends jokingly, if one tire of your car goes flat, it doesn’t mean you should slash the other three. What you can do is just the best you can to get back on the road. 

4. The Key to Getting Regular Exercise Is Making It Fun. 

What is one piece of advice on how to get more daily movement by doing something you enjoy? Every workout does not have to be a slog. You can schedule things you want, such as hiking, parkour, and video games, that get you moving. 

If you enjoy any activity, you will be more likely to exercise consistently. Here is another trick to start enjoying your workouts: do them while listening to your favorite music or podcast. You can even flip the TV in the corner to watch your favorite show while training. 

We have named it the temptation building and have seen many people benefit from it. 

• If you start listening to your favorite podcast while running, you might come to look forward to it. 

• The same theory applies to music. If you start associating your favorite tunes with breaking a sweat, it might encourage you to break a sweat while listening to them. 

• Let’s assume you only watch a specific TV show while on your elliptical. If that’s the case, you are likely to start protecting your time when exercising. 

Please do not overlook the power of coupling activities you enjoy with your workouts, as this makes them more enjoyable. 

5. How to Develop Work Accountability 

Another strategy you can use to improve your workout consistency is accountability and support. When exercising regularly, there is nothing like being accountable to another person. There are some ways you can create workout accountability. 

1. Keep Your Friends and Family Informed: Let your family and friends know when you will be working out so they can share your goals with you. It helps for a couple of reasons. 

You are more likely to follow through on your actions when you commit yourself before others. 

If you don’t show up for a workout, they may politely call you out. 

1. Join An Online Community: online apps regularly hold group challenges. Many rebels confirm they are likely to get their training if they know everyone else in the community is doing it too. 

If you want next-level accountability, hiring a coach can be a helpful step. Either way, it is one of the best ways to exercise consistently when you have someone to check in with weekly who will also program your workouts. 

6. Exercise And Workout Motivation And the Problems Associated. 

Fitness motivation tips have their problems. We often hear people say, “I need more motivation to work out” or “I am not motivated to exercise more.” It is the wrong frame of mind. 

Action creates motivation and not vice versa. 

For example, consider a beginner starting to exercise. They may not like working out or lack the motivation to get involved. However, they do it anyway. It is only after a few weeks that they recognize the trend they have begun. Online coaching apps track all assigned training, so developers see their clients rejoicing when they hit 20 workouts. 

They feel good about recognizing they have made progress, which often motivates them to keep working out. The problem is getting started in the first place, as it is tough. That’s why starting with anything that breaks the inertia helps. 

As a beginner, your first step is the most important and often the most challenging. As a beginner, we recommend starting with simple workouts, such as walking. It could be half a mile around the block, but it is a good way to overcome laziness. How much exercise you get doesn’t matter as long as the intention is right. That is how you start building consistency. So, step out for a short walk today, and learn to build discipline by working out again the day after tomorrow. Soon, you will have three workouts in one week just by walking. 

7. How to Find Time to Work out 

It will be honest with you, with no one sitting around with time to kill. If you are going to make time to work out, you must figure out what activity in your life you can change or eliminate. 

• Can you cut your two-hour nightly TV ritual to one hour? 

• Can you start biking home from work instead of driving? 

• Can you catch up with your spouse forever instead of having a drink? 

This is why scheduling your workouts in your calendar is critical. It’s helpful to make you realize what you can move around to accomplish your training schedule. In addition, it’s okay if you decide to experiment. 

After creating a schedule, if you miss it, it’s fine. You may have created an unrealistic schedule. If that is the case, modify the workout plan and try: 

• A 30-minute workout instead of 60 minutes. 

• Two workouts a week instead of three. 

• Go around the block once, not twice. 

Here again, we are not concerned about the time. On the contrary, we are worried about your ability to keep your workout schedule consistently. It is okay to scale down your schedule to accomplish your goals. After you start rocking and rolling, you can scale up your schedule if it feels right. 

Start Working Out Consistently 

There you have it, friend. 

Below is how you can work out consistently. 

• Forgive yourself if you are stumbling. If you miss a workout, there’s nothing to be ashamed of —everyone misses them. Be prepared to forgive yourself. 

• Have a plan. You will never know whether you are consistent unless you schedule your weekly workouts, which makes a plan essential. 

• Have a backup plan. If your primary plan fails for any reason, move on to the next one. Some workout is better than none. Do your best and try to develop reward-based habits. 

• Make it fun. Your workouts don’t have to scare you. If you prefer swimming to walking, do not hesitate to dive into the swimming pool. Any movement is better than no movement, and it should be encouraged. 

• Do not find time, make it. Your schedule will not free itself magically. Instead, look at your calendar and prioritize things. 

That’s it. The most important thing you can do now is START TODAY. 

Not tomorrow, not next Saturday, or next month. TODAY is the day to start. If you don’t know what to do, look at the free spot in your calendar and schedule a walk. Then repeat the same action a couple of days later and again the following week. Like it or lump it, you have started a plan to work out consistently and need to develop it into a habit. If you need help, do not hesitate to reach out to people around you or use the online App to schedule workouts.