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how many people workout regularly? by regularly, i guess i mean at least 4 days a week doing a relatively rigorous workout (of any type). of those who do, how do you stay motivated? are there people out there who do this and hate it, but somehow keep doing it?

i hate training and have never really done it, though i've always thought that i should. guess i am just lazy.

I stay motivated because I can go to the gym on the clock, and it just makes me generally feel better......oh and the eye candy never hurts, unfortunately my gym is mainly dudes and old ladies

It's the peeps you work out with.... left to our own devices we'd all just eat cheeseburgers.

It's hard to keep going unless there is someone to be accountable to.

I think measuring performance helps. It let's me evaluate how I'm doing and allows me to set goals. Also if something about the work out is too unpleasant I think it's good to reduce or remove that part at least for the time being. Trying to make the work out as fun and interesting as possible makes it easier to get off the couch.

having other people for motivation is good, but only seems conducive for lifting weights...or climbing. people generally don't run or swim in groups though. although, i don't do them at all, so i guess i don't know.

seeing results would be motivating. how long does it take to see results? starting as a complete jerry.

there are running groups in Lex, but I'd say most runners run alone because it is easy.
plan a road race (like the 4th of july 10K) to train for..that helps motivation.

If you're talking about non-climbing working out, I go to the gym before work during the week and in the mornings on the weekends I'm in town. Since I don't get nauseous reading on the ellipticals, that's all the motivation I need-- it gives me an extra hour a day to read, since I wouldn't wake up that early just to sit on the couch with a book. Also, it feels good to use my muscles and get my heart rate up before sitting at my desk for 8 hours straight.

As far as training in the climbing gym, the results are a good motivator, and it's fun to laugh with David and Colleen and watch Kris pretend to get frustrated with us.

For swimming you can try 50 meters on some minute mark for a certain number of reps. For example you can do 50 meters (on the 2 minute mark) for 8 reps. You can play around with the distance, the time and the reps to fit your level. Then you can set goals for decreasing the time interval, reps etc. There are a bunch of other things like this you can do with swimming and I'm sure other types of workouts.

Ho, the key is to do something you enjoy that will have the benefit of getting/keeping you in shape. I enjoy trail running, it doesn't even seem like work. I love being in the woods. It's FUN. Unfortunately I can't always do it because of injuries and/or weather. I've recently gotten back to swimming, which I LOVE. I do what Danny suggested (only now I feel pretty dang proud of swimming 16 50's at 75 second intervals, after warming up with a moderate 400 ). Swimming and running are, for me, solo endeavors. I do like to challenge myself, though, be it with the clock or racing the schmuck next to me. However if I had to rely on other people for my motivation, I'd never stick to anything. Of course, I hate people. Other people like having a training partner and that keeps them going. I think the key is to figure out what works for you, what you enjoy, and what are your goals.

You're a fucking freak of nature in climbing, so I question why you even care about training.