Get Motivated With a Fitness Role Model

If you're having trouble staying motivated and sticking with your exercise routine, a role model may be just what you need.

    When starting a workout plan, it can be tough to stay motivated. At first, it's hard to see the benefits that you're getting from exercise, and the big benefits — better heart health, reduced risk of diabetes, weight loss — can take even more time to notice. You know a routine is good for you and that in the end it will all be worth it, but it's hard to stick to it when you can't see the results. Having a fitness role model can help keep you on track and make fitness a part of your life.

How to Stay Motivated to Keep Exercise Exciting

It can be easy to lose your motivation if you get bored with your exercise routine. Here's how to spice up your routine.

    So you've done what you thought was the hard part: You started a regular exercise routine to get fit and healthy. But now you're finding out that keeping up with it is as hard as starting out in the first place. You need to keep exercising, but how do you do it without getting bored and losing motivation?

Adding Krav Maga to Your Exercise Routine

Learning this self-defense technique is also a great way to get a good workout.

    Krav Maga, pronounced "krahv muh-GAH," is a type of martial art that includes self-defense moves and techniques. Krav Maga was developed during the 1940s in Israel by a man named Imi Lichtenfeld, who taught his self-defense techniques to soldiers. Since then, Krav Maga has become an increasingly popular form of fitness and self-defense across the world, including the United States, where it is a trendy and challenging way to get in shape.