Anybody here work out on a daily basis?

I use to, but for the past 4–5 months or so I’ve been a lazy bum.
What’s keeping me from going back is how sore I know I will be after the first day since it’s been a while. Sighs
As far as any tips, I have nothing to give, but am looking forward to what someone else might have.

I have a trainer that comes to my house 3 days a week. It’s the only way I will stay motivated.

Yes,I do Wii Fit and Wii active daily.

I agree with you, it is hard to stay committed to a regular workout regimen for me as well. I joined a gym in the fall because the first couple of months were free.

I’m now finding it hard to incorporate going there because of my weird work schedule, plus it’s kind of a drag to have to shower there but I don’t like getting into my car all sweaty. When it was warmer I used to walk or ride my bike there to bypass that annoyance, but now that there’s over a foot of snow on the ground, walking/biking are no longer options.

As an alternative I go for hikes/walks with my dogs, and walk to errands whenever possible. I guess I’m fortunate that I don’t indulge on goodies during the holiday season, so I don’t have to worry about weight gain unlike a lot of my friends.

Vacations do make it easy to get away from an exercise routine… one suggestion is to make full use of the gym/pool if you stay at the hotel, or if you stay with friends/family go for a walk around the neighborhood.

In the meantime, maybe you could find a work out buddy? It shouldn’t be too hard at the beginning of the year when people are still committed to their new year’s resolutions.

@mcbealer, thanks for the comment and the suggestions. I do have a work out buddy, I’m hoping she gets more into motivation as well, because we’re both kind of on the same level: laziness. lol.
anyways, thanks again! I’ll think about walks and errands on my next vacation, and probably will try starting up my routine again during the holiday break! Once I’m on it again, it’ll feel like I can keep it up forever… something always throws me off track in the end though =\

I go to a trainer twice a week at the gym, and I have dogs. Dogs are always so happy to help you exercise. Besides, if you don’t walk them enough they chew things up.

@Darwin, yeah, I wish I had a dog! They’re so expensive to keep, and responsibility for them is great, so my mother still won’t let us (siblings and I) own a dog. So I may get one when I am on my own. He/she would be my new exercise buddy! ;)

@curiouscat – Be careful! Dogs are like potato chips. You can’t have just one.

We have five.

@Darwin, wow, Lol. that must be a handful!

Not quite a handful as the largest one weighs 120 pounds. But they certainly fill up the couch and the TV room floor.

I now go to the gym a minimum of 4x/week (used to be 3x/week). If you can force yourself to go regularly for around 6 weeks, the habit will become strong enough that you’ll feel weird if you don’t go. For this to work, I also think it’s important to have a regular time. For me, it’s around 7pm-8pm. Once that time comes around, it feels strange to be home when I’m used to being at the gym.

Even though I was able to make myself exercise regularly, it doesn’t hurt that I’ve been working out with a partner for around 9 months now. Knowing that another person is waiting for you at the gym keeps you accountable. It also makes them go because they know you’re waiting for them. Just a few months ago, another friend joined us, so it’s now a group of three going to the gym. Each of my friends is concerned with different body parts and goals, so I end up getting the best of both worlds by going with both of them.

Most important of all, you have to steel yourself mentally. You have to establish your gym time as the most important thing for you to do at that time of day and let nothing get in the way. Use the gym as your excuse not to do something else instead of the other way around.

We walk the dogs for about an hour every single morning, never miss. I run 2 days a week, one day long and slow the other fartleks. I swim 2 days a week, usually for about an hour straight. I am not a great swimmer so it only works out to about 2–2.5 k in that period of time. And one day a week I ride my mountain bike. 2 days I rest. I started running in the early 70’s and have done it ever since. Tennis is my true love but it is not available at the moment. It is easy to exercise if it involves something you love to do.

The motivation is if you don’t use it you lose it. And at my age, I do it because I can and for those who would like to but can’t.

I feel good when I am lean and light so I exercise to stay that way.

I’ve started (actually vigorous) exercising when I was 10. I’ve picked up the pace, of course (I’m 16 now).
I like to run (I’m a cross country and track runner), and like to do about 50–60 miles a week. I also periodically lift weights say, 2 times a week or so.

You need to tell yourself you have no choice. Like brushing your teeth daily and eating a daily meal. Its how you look at it that determines if you want to work out as well. Write a list of all the things you get from working out that you can’t get any other way and also what you don’t want to happen.
Like brushing your teeth. We do it because our mouth feels fresher afterwards, less cavaties, less chances of gum disease, our teeth looks better when we smile, the less we have to see a dentist, and no bad breath. We do it because we have too, not because its so freaking fun. It tedious but we always feel better afterwards. Exercise is the same only better, because your mood also improves. Don’t look for the negatives like I have to get out of bed (you got to do that anyway) or I have to give up watching a show (record it) or I feel too tired right now (you’ll have energy after) or I have to go to the store (go later). Take all excuses away by seeing how lame they are. So unless you have an injury, keep going. Hope this helps. Good Luck

Ride a bike (at least 5 miles or more) every single day (weather pending). Done this for 7 years straight. Whew.

Thanks for all the contributions! I will do those little things that make a big difference in the end.

I’ve been weight lifting for over 10 years consistently. I’m motivated by the idea that I can use working out as a tool to carve out the body that I want. It’s sort of the control and the discipline required that really gets me and separates me from average. I view it like a challenging game.