how to motivate a workout
1 Put a mirror near your workout station! 2  Looking in the mirror while working out might give you a small boost to workout harder. 3  Try to work out with a partner. 4  It's easy to talk yourself out of working out if you are the only person you are going to disappoint. Looking in the mirror while working out might give you a small boost to workout harder. 2  Try to work out with a partner. 3  It's easy to talk yourself out of working out if you are the only person you are going to disappoint.