Motivation can be one of the biggest reasons that your loved one gives up on her exercise program before she starts to see any real results. Some of these suggestions might help.
Track How She’s Feeling
Keeping a journal with information about how your loved one is feeling each day can be extremely motivating. This is especially the case if your loved one has been advised to exercise in order to help some of her health conditions. You might want to include information such as whether she’s in pain, how long she exercised, and a short sentence about how she’s feeling overall. This can be as detailed or as simple as your loved one wants it to be.
Keep an Exercise Chart
Being able to see how many days in a row she’s exercised can be incredibly motivating for your elderly loved one. Just using a simple wall calendar is as complicated as it needs to be. You can try using stickers or a stamp for the days that she exercises and leave the day blank when she doesn’t. As your loved one exercises more and more, those days start filling up and she realizes that she’s making progress. This is also an easy way for everyone from other family members to elderly care providers to spot at a glance whether your loved one has already exercised for the day.
Schedule Regular Checkups
Once your loved one is working out, it’s a good idea to keep up with her regular checkups at her doctor’s office. This can be essential if she’s exercising in order to make certain health conditions better. This way your loved one’s doctor can keep an eye on her progress and can adjust her level of activity accordingly.
Figure out a Reward System
Everyone does better sticking to a plan when there’s a reward involved. Your loved one may find that knowing that a special treat or reward is headed her way can be far more motivating than she thinks. Sit down with her and work out what a small reward could be and then figure out some bigger rewards. The larger rewards can tie in to larger goals while the smaller rewards may be something that your loved one can earn daily.
Look for ways to help your loved one come up with other ways to keep herself motivated. She may need to try different techniques once in a while to keep the energy going.
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