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You’ve had a long, taxing day at the office and you’re ready to head home and collapse in front of the T.V. You promised yourself you’d do a thirty minute workout but feel too exhausted to even think about it. Does this sound like a familiar situation? Two of the most common reasons people give for not working out are lack of time and fatigue. After all, a long day taking care of family or working at the office takes time and energy. Unfortunately, you still need exercise for both fitness and relaxation. What can you do to motivate yourself when you’re too tired to work out?

Too tired to exercise: Have your iron levels checked

If you already exercise and find you’re approaching your daily workout with excessive fatigue and lack of motivation, see your doctor and have your iron level checked. Your doctor can do a blood test called a ferreting level which measures your body’s stores of iron. Aerobic exercise can cause slow depletion of iron levels with iron being lost through sweating and through leakage of small amounts into the gut with sustained movements. Plus, it’s not uncommon for women of child bearing age to be iron deficient. If you’re iron deficient, iron supplementation may make all the difference in your energy levels and your attitude towards exercise.

Too tired to exercise: Exercise when you awaken in the morning

If you feel tired and less motivated to exercise in the evening, try setting your alarm thirty minutes early and get your exercise session out of the way before the day starts. An early morning exercise session can help to energize and motivate you for the rest of the day. Plus, you can look forward to an evening of relaxation knowing you’ve accomplished your goal. This can be a simple solution to the problem of being too tired to work out.

Too tired to exercise: Do it anyway

Sometimes the best cure for fatigue is a vigorous exercise session. Have you ever noticed how you can walk into the health club exhausted but after thirty minutes of motion you feel energized and invigorated? There’s nothing like exercise to get your blood flowing and zap fatigue. If it’s difficult for you to get motivated to make that trip to the club, promise yourself a small reward after you finish your session if you follow through. Just make sure it’s not a jelly donut!

Too tired to exercise: Lighten up your workout

On nights that you’re too tired to work out, follow a lighter, less rigorous routine. To motivate yourself to take the first step, tell yourself you’ll only exercise for ten minutes. After ten minutes have elapsed chances are you’ll feel so invigorated that you’ll want to keep going.

Too tired to exercise: Change your exercise format

If you feel fatigued with a lack of motivation towards exercise on a particular evening, change your workout entirely and substitute something fun. Instead of walking thirty minutes on the treadmill at the club, take your dog for a brisk walk or do thirty minutes of stretches while you watch your favorite T.V. show. You can get back on schedule the next time you exercise and the variety will be good for you both physically and mentally.

Give these tips a try and soon you’ll no longer need the old excuse of being too tired to work out. Plus, you’ll look and feel like a new person.

ParaManiac

Too tired to exercise? - evaluate your routine,recovery and diet

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Ollie B

Just bumping up this thread again. Apart from having more iron diet ive tried all the rest. Im absolutly buggered today. I just want to sleep. I average about 7 hours a night sleep.

JawD

I found training earlier in the morning worked for me. After a day at work I just wasnt motivated to train. Usually tired and just wanted to chill. Now I train before work and it seems to have done the trick.

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Retep

I used to train 1st thing in the morning and might go back to doing it as i am missing to many sessions after work due to lack of energy...

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Stevro

Too tired to train after work - give up work!

If only...

andyboro

or just man up and stop complaining that you're too tired

seriously though, for... well for forever ive had the excuse of a hard day or a hard training session being the reason i did no cardio but last week i pushed myself into getting up a bit earlier and doing some before breakfast and once you get past those first couple of groany mornings then its not an issue anymore..

it actually makes me feel better for the rest of the day!

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Ollie B

andy you might be right mate. Ive got to go to be 30mins earlier and get up early to do the AM cardio.

Ziricote

It's a CNS issue, when it isn't at base line or hiked up you'll find it difficult to get motivated about anything. At the end of the day you have to just grin and bare it because your CNS will elevate and improve through exercise.

Bit of a Catch-22 really, won't workout because you're not motivated enough and you're not motivated enough because you don't workout...

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dudeson

I know that when I am using supps, I usually buy enough for a few months then go out and stock up the same way every so often. When I leave the store having spent 100 bucks, I am motivated to not waste my money by not staying consistent and actually giving the supps a chance to work. Plus if I am using a Pre-workout drink like NO Xplode, if I feel tired , I just take it, because I always feel jacked to go and if I still don't feel pumped to go, I know that if I don't work that stuff out of my system then I won't be able to sleep that night.

Ollie B

Im going to take a break as ive been doing all the rest and its effecting my workout. Ive got personal issues at home and i cant focus. Mentally tired now and need to clear my mind, going on holiday next week. Is this a good excuse?

need2getbigger

The holiday sounds like a good idea to clear your mind and set you at ezzz..(to early to spell proper ),, if your feeling relaxed and happy try some bodyweight excersise whilst on the break..

Another way of destressing and setting your mind ant rest would be to change your footy team

alan0259

If I felt like that after a days work in an office I would have to quit lol (unless I was on something like 30k +), failing that I would start training before work

iron head case

45 mins cv on an empty stomach for me most days....
shower,brekky and ready to rumble..
I train at the gym in the afternoon and i don't think the morning cv dents my workout.
I always have a strong pre workout drink mind you!

blonde chick

i amalways tired sfter a long day at work