Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Motivate Yourself to Run on an Early Morning

The thing about running is that you can do it really well in the early hours of the morning when there is hardly any traffic or people on the road. But, in order to do so you need to get yourself out of bed early and that can be quite a pain.

The first thing that you need to do in order to motivate yourself for the early morning run is to prepare for it the night before. Keep your running clothes out and ensure that you get yourself to bed early so that you are not really groggy and grumpy when the alarm rings telling you about time to go for the jog.

Build up the right amount of excitement in the running by having on wonderfully fashionable clothes and the right pair of shoes. When you are able to build up that extra kind of zing and excitement for something you will start looking forward to it. You will be astonished at how the right kind of motivation will work as you might find yourself waking up in the middle of the night checking on your alarm to see if it is already time for the run.

Another thing for you to try and motivate yourself to do is to change your biological clock. Not many people are larks (early risers) in this world as most of the population is made up of owls (night owl). However, if you start going to bed early and rise a bit before the sun does you will start feeling that right burst of energy in you throughout the day. This in turn will motivate you to turn yourself into a lark.

Another way to motivate yourself is to watch out for regular runners and keep them as a signal for yourself that you need to get out and be on the ground running your way to good health. If you notice, there are streams of people and groups out there pursuing their health and fitness goals. You can tie up with them and find the most remarkable kind of motivation coming your way. When you witness the dedication and motivation of others in their pursuits, it will serve as the right catalyst to push you forward as well. Also, you can join someone whose company you enjoy. This will go on to give you the right kind of impetus to jump right out of bed, be dressed in a jiffy and head outdoors to meet the person.

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