College campuses are full of great energy — the hopes and dreams of youth, the learning taking place within. Plus, they’re swarming with fit college students whose metabolisms are still working at full force. Being around that will make you want to run harder!
Pick your favorite outdoor shopping mall and jog around the stores. You’ll be excited to get to the next block and see what’s new in your favorite store’s window display, and you’ll be reminded that you’d really like to go down a couple of dress sizes to fit into those skinny jeans.
If a gorgeous suburban neighborhood is the end goal for you with a lovely family house, white picket fence, two kids, a dog and two cars (the showy one and the practical one) then drive to the nicest neighborhood in your town and jog there. The homes will remind you what you’re working for in all areas of your life including fitness!
Jogging around a lake is motivating for practical reasons. If you park on one side, and jog halfway around, you don’t get to just give up when you get tired and take a shortcut back to your car. You have to keep jogging the full loop.
Most cities have one: a place where the wannabe fitness models walk around in bikini tops and Speedos, showing off their fake tanned bodies and ridiculously toned muscles. Take a jog around that area and you’ll want to jog off some of your jiggly parts.
If there is an area of town where all the hot singles hang out looking to meet one another on bar patios and café sidewalks, put on your most flattering workout clothes and go for a jog there. You won’t want to be caught panting and walking slow when the love of your life could be watching! Even if you’re in a relationship, it’s always a nice ego boost to be gawked at by desirable singles.
This might be at your local college campus. Not only will you be around young, fit, able-bodied college students, but you’ll also be around the ones in spandex running circles around you! And they’re probably hung over and sleep deprived. That should put things in perspective. Get moving!
Go to one of the greatest dining areas in town, with the best restaurants lined up one after another. Go for a run there and peek at all the delicious dishes you can try after you finish your jog! Even if they’re too expensive, you’ll have inspiration for recipes to try at home.
Have you ever seen men and women in the military? Now those people are in shape. And they don’t get to stop their jog just because they feel like it. They have a drill sergeant yelling at them to keep going! Keep that in mind when you want to stop because you’re a little out of breath.
If there is a large, resort-style retirement community in your town, go for a run there. This might sound negative but it’s actually a positive: when you see elderly individuals walking with canes very slowly, you’ll remember you won’t have your limber, fast body forever and you’ll want to enjoy it now!
