What do you need to have sports motivation and NOT quit

Motivation is necessary when you start doing sports, you need it like the air you breathe so as not to give up and get good results. In fact, any coach will tell you that motivation is paramount before and during a workout. Sports motivation must come from within you, there will be no speaker that motivates you enough if you really do not want to do it.

You don't need specific mental skills to learn the mysteries of motivation, you just have to feel like it. Do not waste your time and money looking for motivation to do sports, because if you are looking for it too much it is because you simply do not have it.

Instead, If you start doing sports and you feel that spark inside you that tells you that the next day you have to do more, then congratulations, you can have that important motivation within you. Remember that no one can motivate anyone to do anything, but you can discover if you have that motivation within you that will allow you to move forward.

Motivation is your wish

The motivation that you have within you grows with your desire, it is the 'fire' that drives you to do great things, to have victories, to have persistence, perseverance, determination and of course and thanks to all the above, motivation. It is for this reason that many athletes have that winning 'attitude' and you can tell just by looking at them. It is noted that they have some mental toughness or resistance.

Motivation is strength and character is what allows you to overcome adversity, problems, frustrations, disappointments ... and keep fighting. Motivation is the fuel to have that endless energy that drives athletes to be able to achieve the toughest workouts, challenging and exhausting. Motivation is the cornerstone of success for every great athlete and every great athletic achievement.

For many people, motivation is like the magic pill or the innovative technique to motivate athletes, but in reality, that motivation does not have to be looked for outside of oneself, it is inside, you just have to realize that you really have it.

How to know if you have sports motivation and enhance it

To know if you are motivated, you just have to look inside yourself when you have been doing sports for more than 10 minutes, and that after finishing, you are left wanting more, even if you are getting tired. That you think about the moment when you will do sports again because you feel that internal 'fire' that tells you that you should continue, that you like it, that it makes you feel good. Do you want to boost your motivation? SIgnore the following tips.

Why do you do it

You must identify the reasons why you want to play sports. Once you are clear about it, you can make sport a priority in your life. That way, and knowing why you do it, you will be able to fully enjoy every moment in which you are exercising, whatever sport you do.

Think about the benefits it brings you

It is essential that you think about the benefits that doing this sport brings you and take into account all the good moments you have when you are doing it. Playing sports is good for your physical and mental health. Although it may cost you a bit at first, being consistent will bring you many health benefits, in addition to the satisfaction of seeing that you have the willpower to achieve good results.

Organize your life

It is important that if you really want to play sports, you can organize your life to make that important gap in your daily time. You may not be able to exercise every day because of your daily responsibilities, but that shouldn't make you throw in the towel.

Organize your life, create a schedule, for work, to spend quality time with your family and friends, to have time for what you need to have each day, and leave that important gap for sports. As a priority, but do not get obsessed, you must be flexible in order to enjoy things better.

Share your time with yours

Do not isolate yourself for playing sports, do not leave your family or friends aside. That will not make you any happier for training and you will feel regret in the long run. The ideal is to share your time with those who need you and demand your presence. You can involve them in your workouts, take trips with them, go out to play sports with them, etc.

The sooner you can incorporate sport into your daily life and realize all the benefits it has for you, then the less lazy days you will have. Sport will give you the motivation you need to achieve good results, but you must do your part to get it and really enjoy it.

We give you a little push with motivation

We want to give you that little push that you may need to feel if you really have that much-needed motivation to be able to play sports and enjoy all its advantages. Read the following 10 sentences to find out if you have that spark inside you.

1. Do it for you, and only for you
2. Don't look at the clock, do what it does: keep going
3. You ain't a loser until you stop trying
4. Sometimes you win, other times you learn
5. You are going to make it, it won't be easy, but you will make it
6. It is not the finish line that matters, if you do not have the courage to start
7. Look at how far you've come, not how far you have to go
8. Small changes can make a big difference
9. Keep running, don't let your excuses get to you
10. Life is like exercise, the harder it is, the stronger you get

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Thanks to Valentín SanJuan for all his strength and courage in sports and for everything he has shared with his followers on YouTube.