E35: How to stay motivated on your new year fitness journey

In a new season of Experts in Sport, host Martin Foster (Applied Sport Management Lead) is joined in the studio by Dr Ian Taylor (Senior Lecturer in Psychology) to discuss how to keep our gym wear from gathering dust.  Time Stamps:00:00 – 00:59 Introduction & career background information on our guest and host01:00 – 05:52 Goal-setting in order to stay motivated to exercise05:53 – 09:04 The balance between reducing effort and increasing motivation09:05 – 12:58 Using enjoyment and short-term benefits to motivate oneself12:59 – 16:19 Identity as an aspect of motivation16:20 – 18:13 Exercising as early in the day as possible18:14 – 22:34 Finding an activity that balances both movement and personal enjoyment22:35 – 30:30 Gradually increasing the intensity in a new type of exercise30:31 – 33:55 Episode recap and conclusion