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Get-Fit Guy

515 - Motivation Won't Get You Fit—Here's What Will

Get-Fit Guy

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Health & Fitness, Sports

4.6746 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Do you spend more time trying to get motivated to workout than you do actually working out? You're not alone. Supermodel, coach, and trainer Jill de Jong explains why "finding motivation" doesn't work and shares the secret behind what does. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/exercise/fitness-motivation https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/GetFitGuy https://twitter.com/GetFitGuy

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

0:07.0

My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

0:11.0

Finding the motivation to exercise can seem like one of the most elusive things in the world sometimes.

0:18.0

The amount of time and effort put into trying to create, find,

0:22.3

and sustain motivation often outweighs the effort put into the exercise itself tenfold.

0:28.2

But what if someone was to tell you that you're going about it all wrong?

0:34.2

What if motivation wasn't necessary? What if you could create a desire much stronger

0:40.6

and more stable to keep you going back for more? Well, that is the essence of what my guest on this

0:47.3

episode, Supermodel, coach, trainer, and chef, Jill De Jong, will tell you if you were to come to her

0:53.4

and say something like,

0:55.0

I just hate working out, or I just can't exercise because I find it boring.

1:00.2

Well, I say to them, you don't need to like working out to enjoy the benefits.

1:06.3

Do I like brushing my teeth?

1:08.5

Not really, but I do enjoy clean teeth and fresh breath. So I brush my

1:14.1

teeth twice a day. Same counts for working out. Just show up, do the exercises, and it's very

1:19.9

likely you'll feel better after your workout than when you started. So when you're more connected

1:25.4

to your body, you also show up differently. You walk more

1:29.1

confidently. You speak more confidently. You may have increased energy. Your stress levels may be

1:36.6

decreased. And you may just feel happier. So when you connect to feeling good with working out,

1:42.8

you'll keep coming back for more. You may have seen Jill

1:46.3

De Jong gracing the cover of magazines like women's health or fitness magazine, or perhaps you know

1:51.9

her from her book called Models Do Eat, or perhaps you use one of her yoga block socks. Or maybe

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