Category: Support System

The JDI Method: How to Get Yourself to Exercise

8/7/2017

Source: watermelon.org

Written by Jen Ekblad, ACE CPT, WMS

Let me set the scene—I’m talking with Annie, my amazing therapist, about overcoming the burning hatred I have for the gym; Actually, I strongly dislike exercise in general. I know, I know. I am a personal trainer. How can I hate exercise? Well let me break it down for you; fitness and nutrition professionals are not automatically exercise fanatics or immune to obesity simply because of their knowledge and credentials. I explained to Annie that absolutely nothing is motivating me to get exercising. And to make it more complicated, when I do try to use weight loss as a motivation to exercise, I actually gain more weight! What is going on?

Let’s rewind to 2013. As many of you know, in 2013 I trained really hard for a fitness bikini competition. I lost too much weight too quickly. I realized after the fact that I was training for this competition out of anger. I was angry at those who said I couldn’t reach my goals and I was angry at myself for always being overweight. After competition, I became a certified personal trainer and learned about proper fitness and nutrition. Even though I had this knowledge, I didn’t realize that I was still holding on to that anger and it had become a HUGE road block in my success. I slowly gained all of the weight back, and then I gained some more. Over time, I had developed a burning hatred for the gym and couldn’t get myself to exercise.

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