Expanding Your Fitness ActivitiesEven the most dedicated person experiences periods when it's a struggle to get any fitness activity into the day. Expanding your fitness activities is a good way to increase your motivation. Coaching and teachingIf you are bored with a sport or activity you once enjoyed, coaching or giving instruction can renew your interest. (You may need to learn how to coach properly, but that can be fun as well.) Young people and those who are new to a sport often have an enthusiasm for it that you can catch. Coaching or teaching will also make you feel proud of your skills, even if you are not an expert, which can lead to renewed interest in them.
CompetitionCompetition can be a good motivator because:
Helping to plan or organize a competitive event instead of entering it can provide friendship and fun with others interested in the same activity. Cross-trainingCross-training is the combination of various activities to spread the work among various muscle groups. Cross-training has some important advantages:
Some exercise machines, such as elliptical cross-trainers, can help you cross-train. Or you can use exercise machines that give variety to your program by working muscle groups that aren't heavily used in your primary activity. Current as of: May 20, 2016 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Heather Chambliss, PhD - Exercise Science |
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