Motivation for sport: how and what inspires the Lifestyle editorial team

Lifestyle editor

As cliché as it may sound, what motivates me the most is my reflection in the mirror. All my absences from training affect the quality of my body – reliefs disappear, muscles lose tone. All this is possible to keep only with constant control.

That’s why as soon as I see that something does not suit me in that girl across from me, I immediately adjust my lifestyle. I allocate at least half an hour for a morning workout, limit sweets in the diet. I am lucky, my body is very responsive, and I notice changes immediately.

Health and Nutrition Editor

To be honest, I’m not really inspired by “faster, taller, stronger” or “I’m doing this for me” stories. I’m a pretty heavy-duty person who listens more to my heart than my heart. That’s why I have to motivate myself through rationality.

For me, sport is a kind of starting point. It’s a starting point from which I can build my day and plan other things. If I know I’m going to do cardio after work, I won’t stretch my work tasks until the evening. And if I decide to do yoga in the morning, I won’t watch a TV show halfway through the night.

It disciplines me and helps me to stay productive, not to put off other important things for later – whether it’s my personal life or work. And that’s probably the main motivation for me.

Workout and Travel Editor

I just like to look good. I like to be able to wear stylish things without having to think about something hanging off somewhere. I’m somewhat idealistic about my figure, and I don’t always have the ability to accept myself in a body a little fuller than I’d like.

Plus, sports is also a job for me. I’m required to know everything about fitness and getting my body pumping. Oh yeah, and of course, it’s a great excuse to de-stress. Especially when stupid thoughts keep popping into my head.

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For me personally, sport is an opportunity to relax, unload my thoughts and become healthier. It’s a kind of meditation, only here you don’t need to make mental efforts to catch zen. During training, your thoughts go away by themselves – you just add weight and all your attention goes to “pushing” and performing the exercise correctly. And the result is the best motivation of all.

When you feel the muscles, you feel alive. You want to straighten your shoulders and go forward. And the work done does not let me put my hands down – otherwise it turns out that I am unfaithful to myself. And in general, when you lead a healthy lifestyle, there is no desire to return to bad habits. It is much more pleasant to be in a “healthy” trend and surrounded by people who inspire me to be better.

Editor of Trends and Motivation.

Unfortunately, motivation is still something you have to look for. But over time you begin to understand what works where, so you go to the source with purpose. I am motivated to do sports by my reflection in the mirror and my well-being. As I got older, the latter began to seriously outweigh the former, by the way.

To boost my spirit, I watch motivational movies or listen to uplifting music. My favorite movie for such an occasion is “Million Dollar Baby”, and pure motivation in music is the tracks of L’One.

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You have to love sports, then it won’t be hard to do them. I think it’s wrong when you have to invent motivation to go to the gym. When I try a new type of physical activity, I listen to my heart first of all, not to my muscles and look at the results. If I don’t feel the urge to come again, if the training causes discomfort, then I should change to another sport.