Exercise Motivation Book List
If you are like most people you don't always feel motivated to get to the gym, or the walking path, or the running trail. Here we've gathered a list of books that will help you get the motivation and inspiration you need to get your exercise program going and take back control of your health and fitness. Time to get off the couch and out of that recliner!
The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation
From Amazon:
"While I don't know everything about personal growth, I do know what it takes to develop the skills, habits, and spirit required to transform your body and life. I also know that anyone can use these powerful strategies to overcome the biggest mental and emotional blocks holding them back from realizing their potential in the same way that I have. No matter who you are or what difficulties you're facing, you can empower yourself to have the body you want to have, become the person you want to be, and live the life you want to live."
No Sweat
From Amazon:
"Behavior expert Michelle Segar has devoted her career to the science of motivation. In No Sweat, she reveals that while "better health" or "weight loss" sound like strong incentives, human beings are hardwired to choose immediate gratification over delayed benefits. In other words, we're not going to exercise unless it makes us happy right now."
Healthy Happy You
From Amazon:
"It takes about 3 weeks to form an exercise and eating habit, 6 weeks to see a real difference and 12 weeks for others to notice. So, if you are trying to eat healthier or get in shape this undated daily food and fitness journal helps you achieve your health goals, whether they be weight loss or gain; by providing a daily workout and food tracker per spread."
Exercise Change
From Amazon:
"In Exercise Change - Build, Strengthen and Maintain Motivation to Exercise, change expert Matt Williams takes us on an introspective journey that compels us to challenge our thinking and behaviour around making exercise related changes. With an ability to translate complex psychological theories into practical and insightful narratives, Williams brings to life a whole new understanding of exercise motivation through the introduction of a new model of change, the Exercise Motivation Change Cycle."
Fitness Motivation
From Amazon:
"Regardless of your age, gender, body type, diet, or exercise preferences...you cannot achieve and maintain peak fitness or permanent weight loss unless you develop a consistent fitness motivation habit. Motivation consistency is the most important factor in determining individual success or failure in fitness, weight loss, and personal health."
Exercise and Fitness Motivation
From Amazon:
"This book is about getting started towards achieving your goals, from the very first thought, at the truest starting point. It is about adopting psychological preparation and a certain mindset, and Atkinson strategically guides the reader through that process. He emphasizes that, without the right mindset, no one will reach their potential."
Hello New Me
From Amazon:
"Writing down and seeing your daily food intake gives a better perception of how much you actually eat. Studies show that tracking and planning your meals for a week or more yields the best results, but even recording your nutrition for one day can make a difference. Journal notebooks help you identify both your good habits (for example choosing healthy nutritious snacks) and your bad habits (for example drinking mostly sugary drinks)."
The 21 Day Exercise Challenge
From Amazon:
"More exercise in life means better health, better resistance against illness and injury, better mood and sunnier outlook on life, higher self-confidence, clearer and healthier skin, improved muscle tone and strength, enhanced metabolism, deeper and more restful sleep, more flexibility, and, hey, maybe even a little weight loss thrown in. But I know you know all of that. You know it is a good idea to be more active - now it's just a question of how."
Motivation For Exercise
From Amazon:
"When it comes to regular exercise, a lot of people aren't moving much. Despite being nagged by their loved ones and hearing enough "rah, rah" slogans to last a lifetime, they remain overwhelmed by motivational challenges. Evidence-based research indicates that those people who are not overwhelmed, and who instead develop the motivation to get moving and keep moving, tend to have six important elements working for them."
The Hungry and Lazy Guide To Exercise
From Amazon:
"George created a diet and exercise plan that focuses on both effectiveness and sustainability. Why take advice from people who have been healthy and fit all their lives when you can learn from someone who walked the same frustrating path as you, only to find the way out? With a personal, humorous, and conversational writing style, The Hungry and Lazy Guide offers motivation, common-sense advice, and finally, a fitness plan you can live with."