4 Easy Ways to Bust Boredom and Stay Motivated

By this point, we all know how exercising is great for our health and well-being, and we also know that we need to exercise at least 3 times a week. But if you're like me and so many others, staying focused and motivated on your workout week after week can be challenging. Then again, we see those people at the gym who seem to always be motivated and focused on their workout and get great results. How do they do it? Here are some great tips to keep yourself engaged in your exercises:

1. Change your routine every 4-5 weeks. By doing this, you'll not only overcome monotony in your exercises, but it'll also help create "muscle confusion," avoid plateau, and stimulate your body to respond to the new exercises and get you results faster. Need new exercise ideas? Find them here.

2. Create an uptempo playlist for your workouts. Researchers have found that listening to energetic, upbeat music helps propel people to workout more vigorously. As with your workout routines, you'll want to refresh your workout playlist every 4-5 weeks to avoid falling into the "auto-pilot" trap.

3. Get a good workout partner. Having a workout partner will help you commit to your workout schedule and stay motivated...but only if you pick the right person. You'll want a workout partner who's self-motivated and is physically fit as this will help motivate you to be more disciplined.

4. Join an exercise class. Exercise classes allows you to be more social and get great energy from the group. I recommend boot camp and personal training groups because contain a good mix of cardio and resistance exercises.