JJ Virgin says motivation for exercise fluctuates, so she relies on structure instead. She builds workouts into her day through discipline and concrete task lists, which lets her train even when she doesn't feel like it. She frames routine as the path to freedom and health after 40.
You know, every day I wake up and I cannot wait to work out, to push myself hard, to grind. Okay, urgh, that's not true. Some days I wake up and I'm excited to go to the gym, but some days I wake up and I don't even want to get out of bed. That is the reality. So how do I keep myself going and working out every day? Because I believe we should be working out every day. I build it into my life. It's discipline, structure, creates freedom. I know that if I start to work out and I give myself a list of what I'm going to accomplish, that I'll get into it, even if I wasn't into it to begin with. So get yourself inspired, and I'd love to hear in the captions what your tricks are to get yourself to work out every day, because if you want to live well beyond 40, that's the ticket.
