Workout motivation is a tricky thing, especially at this time of year when it’s freaking cold out and frankly, the idea of taking a day off and sneaking in a nap versus going and getting your workout in outside or (shudder) at the gym on the treadmill is just the worst. But everyone deals with those feelings of ZERO motivation—what separates the pros is that they push past it and crush their workouts anyway. So, over at Rally Health, I talked to their pro cycling team to get the secrets to major motivation. Check it out and let me know which tips help you the most (or if you have another favorite motivator!).
Click to read: How to Give Your Workout 110% Every Time
About Molly Hurford
Molly Hurford is a journalist in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. When not outside, she’s writing about being outside and healthy habits of athletes and interviewing world-class athletes and scientists for The Consummate Athlete. She’s the author of multiple books and her most recent project, Shred Girls, is a young adult fiction series and online community focused on getting girls excited about bikes. She also writes regularly for publications including Bicycling magazine, Outside, Map My Run, and Nylon. Molly is a little obsessed with getting people—especially women—psyched on adventure and being outside, and she regularly hosts talks and runs clinics for cyclists and teaches yoga online and IRL… And in her spare time, the former Ironman triathlete and cyclist now spends time racing ultra-runs on trails. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @mollyjhurford
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