{"id":27358,"date":"2025-05-07T21:14:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27358"},"modified":"2025-05-07T21:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:23:12","slug":"3-secrets-to-falling-in-love-with-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27358","title":{"rendered":"3 Secrets to Falling in Love With Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Step 1: Don\u2019t expect to ever love each second.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Getting into a workout routine is rarely easy. It can be hard to find the motivation. Sometimes, it can even feel uncomfortable or embarrassing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Just ask Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford University and the author of the book \u201cThe Joy of Movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cNot being an athlete growing up, my experience with movement was mostly humiliation,\u201d Dr. McGonigal said onstage at The New York Times\u2019s Well Festival on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. McGonigal was speaking with Danielle Friedman, a Well contributor, and Robin Arz\u00f3n, the head instructor at Peloton, about the challenge of enjoying exercise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To help people struggling to get going, Dr. McGonigal and Ms. Arz\u00f3n shared three specific strategies to turn exercise into a vehicle to experience joy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2959abe8\">Don\u2019t try to love every moment.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many people think they should reach a point where they love each and every second of exercise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Dr. McGonigal said that is not realistic. Even during the most rewarding workouts, there can be moments of pain, difficulty or frustration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So shift your expectations. Dr. McGonigal shared that her sister, a runner, had come to view the hardest moments of her runs as her favorite parts, since those were the moments when she felt toughest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Arz\u00f3n said she had come to find joy in the simple act of showing up to a workout, rather than focusing on how her body felt during it. Dr. McGonigal agreed: \u201cSometimes the \u2018feeling good\u2019 is how you feel about yourself afterward because you persisted \u2014 and you\u2019re exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-25e90682\">Strive for momentum, not motivation.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Arz\u00f3n said she makes her living by motivating people to work out. But consistency and routine are more important, she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cMotivation is fleeting,\u201d Ms. Arz\u00f3n said. \u201cIt\u2019s ephemeral.\u201d Instead, she said, try to focus on gaining \u201cmomentum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s habit,\u201d Ms. Arz\u00f3n said. \u201cIt\u2019s process. It\u2019s schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not an expert in whatever exercise you\u2019re doing. Just give it your best shot, and then give it a shot again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI would rather be bad at running than good at couch,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-7cfe6639\">Find a community.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One reason that exercise makes us happy is that it can help foster connection to others. So try joining a run club or attending a Zumba class, even if the idea makes you self-conscious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWhen we move in sync with other people, our bodies enter a state \u2014 our brains enter a state that neuroscientists call \u2018we mode,\u2019\u201d Dr. McGonigal said. \u201cWe enter a state of togetherness that is biologically real, and we can sense it as a kind of trust and closeness and belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1: Don\u2019t expect to ever love each second.Getting into a workout routine is rarely easy. It can be hard to find the motivation. Sometimes, it can even feel uncomfortable or embarrassing.Just ask Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford University and the author of the book \u201cThe Joy of Movement.\u201d\u201cNot being an athlete growing up, my experience with movement was mostly humiliation,\u201d Dr. McGonigal said onstage at The New York Times\u2019s Well Festival on Wednesday.Dr. McGonigal was speaking with Danielle Friedman, a Well contributor, and Robin Arz\u00f3n, the head instructor at Peloton, about the challenge of enjoying exercise.To help people struggling to get going, Dr. McGonigal and Ms. Arz\u00f3n shared three specific strategies to turn exercise into a vehicle to experience joy.Don\u2019t try to love every moment.Many people think they should reach a point where they love each and every second of exercise.But Dr. McGonigal said that is not realistic. Even during the most rewarding workouts, there can be moments of pain, difficulty or frustration.So shift your expectations. Dr. McGonigal shared that her sister, a runner, had come to view the hardest moments of her runs as her favorite parts, since those were the moments when she felt toughest.Ms. Arz\u00f3n said she had come to find joy in the simple act of showing up to a workout, rather than focusing on how her body felt during it. Dr. McGonigal agreed: \u201cSometimes the \u2018feeling good\u2019 is how you feel about yourself afterward because you persisted \u2014 and you\u2019re exhausted.\u201dStrive for momentum, not motivation.Ms. Arz\u00f3n said she makes her living by motivating people to work out. But consistency and routine are more important, she added.\u201cMotivation is fleeting,\u201d Ms. Arz\u00f3n said. \u201cIt\u2019s ephemeral.\u201d Instead, she said, try to focus on gaining \u201cmomentum.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s habit,\u201d Ms. Arz\u00f3n said. \u201cIt\u2019s process. It\u2019s schedule.\u201dAnd don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not an expert in whatever exercise you\u2019re doing. Just give it your best shot, and then give it a shot again.\u201cI would rather be bad at running than good at couch,\u201d she said.Find a community.One reason that exercise makes us happy is that it can help foster connection to others. So try joining a run club or attending a Zumba class, even if the idea makes you self-conscious.\u201cWhen we move in sync with other people, our bodies enter a state \u2014 our brains enter a state that neuroscientists call \u2018we mode,\u2019\u201d Dr. McGonigal said. \u201cWe enter a state of togetherness that is biologically real, and we can sense it as a kind of trust and closeness and belonging.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27360,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27358"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27361,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27358\/revisions\/27361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}