The 3 Best Tools for Exercise Motivation

If you’re anything like us, exercise isn’t the hard part—motivating yourself to exercise is. Once you’re on the treadmill, you can run yourself ragged. But will you even get there? We’ve come up with a few ideas to help you convince yourself to get off the couch and start moving. Read on to learn the three best tools for exercise motivation.

Exploration-Focused Video Games

This suggestion may sound strange but hear us out. You may sit on the couch playing exploration-focused videogames like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, or Pokémon Legends: Arceus. So why not continue playing while exercising? All too often, it feels like exercising means you need to stop what you’re doing and go sweat for an hour.

Instead, keep playing your video game, but run in place while doing so! You can create rules for yourself, too. For example, you could say that as long as your character is moving, you need to move, too. You can even add in other exercises. Maybe consider switching to a chair pose when your character gets into a fight.

A Fitbit

Fitbits are popular for a reason. They aren’t only pedometers; they’re also portable fitness motivators! You can set an hourly step goal in the Fitbit app. If you haven’t hit that goal with 10 minutes left in the hour, your Fitbit will buzz to remind you that you need 150 more steps! This is a simple and effective way to ensure you stay active for a little while every hour.

An E-Bike

There’s nothing worse about a run or bike ride than when you finish and you need to run, walk, or bike the rest of the way home. That’s where the electric bike comes in! With a conversion kit, you can turn your ordinary bicycle into an e-bike that does the work for you (when you want it to).

Since you can set the pedal-assistance level, you can decide whether you want to let the e-bike help you or if you want to get a workout. This way, you can exercise, then switch the pedal assistance on and coast until you’re back at your house.

Now that you know the three best tools for exercise motivation, you can start your fitness journey today and never look back!