Secrets From Fellow Techies on How to Start A Workout Routine
Tags: health, lifestyle, wellness
Published: 2019-08-14 13:09:22

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title: Secrets From Fellow Techies on How to Start A Workout Routine
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description: Ideas about how to start a workout routine when you hate working out. 
tags: health, lifestyle, wellness
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*Disclaimer: This is not a technical post! However, the advice and suggestions given are from lots of technical people that I think many of us can relate to which is why I thought it would be worth it to share*

Everyone wants to live a healthy lifestyle and feel good about themselves and their body. But figuring out how to achieve that is hard. Recently, [Saron Yitbarek](https://dev.to/saronyitbarek) asked her Twitter family for advice on how she could help get herself into a workout routine despite hating working out. 

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The response was overwhelming and it caught my attention. There were many fantastic ideas thrown out so I took the time to compile a summary list of the top responses. Here they are!

### Eliminate any decision making 
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### Consider super short workouts
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### Start SLOW!!!!
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### Mix it up
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### “I hated feeling out of shape more than I hate running” 
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### Listen to audiobooks
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### Workout early in the morning
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### Or, use it as a hard stop for your workday
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### Get a trainer 
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### Orange Theory got a few 👍 
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### Reward yourself after a workout
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### Use social media to hold yourself accountable
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### Anything is better than nothing
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### Try an out of the box workout
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### Understand the biology of working out
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### Track your progress
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### Find something you don't dread
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### Have a friend or workout buddy hold you accountable
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### Make it part of your identity
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One tweet also had a list of book recommendations that might be worth reading if you are interested in learning more about what it takes to form a habit like working out.

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In the end, you have to do what works for you. And what works for you might be completely different from everyone else and that is OK! Hopefully, if you are looking to start your own workout routine, these tweets gave you some ideas to help get you started. Now get out there and start crushing it! 

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