What is/was your motivation to get fit?

[WeAreOneRepublic]

Hiya guys and gals,
the title is pretty self explanatory. So I want to get fit and healthier but I am currently lacking enough motivation to get out of my room and do it so I want some community advice!

Haydy :)

[Annonymous1997]

my motivation is too have loads of confidence in myself (especially when going on holiday)
feeling healthy and if it comes to the case of being in a fight then i will at least be able to take care of myself

[Cygnus]

I got fit (even though I never was quite out of shape) because I do not have any desire to die early.

[DerBear]

Just to have more energy

[removeddddd]

To not get fat

[Abcdefg123]

One is I am a paid on call firefighter so I want to be in shape for the guys I go into the fires with so they can count on me to do anything and if something goes wrong. Also I want to be in shape for the girls haha

[devyn]

the women in my school love it when you got a 6pack and lift up ur shirt, so i love having one

[dzietz99]

My motivation was modeling and being effective on my swim team. I thought to myself, there's no way I can be on a swim team or model if I'm not fit.

[Plasma]

The Navy is mine. I just enlisted

[CharlieHorse]

after exercise, I have an excuse to eat cake :)

[Austin2]

Get a scholarship for football

[Cognizant]

I just want to show people that I'm actually good at something, like soccer or swimming.
Looking better is the icing on the cake.

[Sean Gage]

I was bullied all my life for being big... Unfortunately, I ate my feelings down and that made me bigger. I am now nearly 300 and need to work on my weight.
My school doesn't have Physical Education, so i had to join a sport. At the time I weighed 260-280 pounds. So i joined wrestling. It worked for fat and energy, but I gained weight I am a little over 285 right now. But I know I am getting better. I recently had a blood test and I have
-bad cholesterol
-high blood pressure
-high triglycerides
it wasn't a little over. I was nearly 100 points over each. That was my motivation. I wanna be a father and get to 18 without a heart attack. So I am still trying to lose the weight. I hope no one has to suffer like this anymore.
Well sorry for the sob story, I just had to try to inspire some people not have the same problem as me... Have a great day!

[CuriousGlasweigan]

My current motivation is that I won't get as tired and I will eventually feel good about my body

[mattyboy]

Well my motivation is getting back to the level of fitness I was a few years ago because of the confidence i've lost along with the body i once had

[honeybear]

i wanted to keep doing what i loved which was swimming competitevly and I wanted to look good...:)

[Moondust]

Well, once Summer vacation draws to a close( because during the Summer I'm a lazy slob who never works out and eats 24/7) THEN I will get to working out. My motivation is, surprisingly enough, strong guys. I'm not a lesbian, but I envy guys who are stronger than me. I guess I'm scared of not being able to defend myself, and I'm planning on not looking for a partner till I'm an adult, which means I'm pretty much on my own till then, so I have to be responsible to defend myself.

[Phantom8345]

My motivation was I was sick and tired of being skinny and weak. I want to have a job with it like being a Strength and Conditioning coach. I also want to be a bodybuilder/powerlifter. I would prefer to be a powerlifter but the gear is pretty expensive. :/ (300$ for a squat suit!) I can't wait to see what I can accomplish when I am 16. I went from barely 100 pounds to 140 pounds and I didn't gain that much fat. :D

[PinkFloyd]

I just wanted some muscle tone instead of being really skinny.

[TheTatsBros]

We both used to be scrawny, shy geeks. No confidence, low self esteem. DO scared to talk to girls. We hated it. We weren't happy with ourselves or how we looked.

Our motivation was to change our lives. We hit the gym to get confidence in ourselves, to be happy with who we are. To push ourselves and to grow as people. We are still on that journey and my new goals is to become a shredded beast

Working out has changed us completely. We're now both loud, popular guys living the aesthetic lifestyle and want to help as many people as we can do the same!

[Synyster Shadows]

I was born with low muscle tone, tight hamstrings, tight quads, etc from having hydrocephalus. I mean, it really screwed me over. I'm going to do my best to motivate myself to get in shape. I couldn't care less about looking good cuz I know that if a girl just starts complimenting me on nothing but my body, then she's not for me.

[Hawk1248]

My fav is well my self I force my self to go to the gym and then all the differnt machines I wanna try them all and well lol

[habbohop]

Everybody is self conscious in one way or another, and we all want to look better, but we can only do that through our bodies and the way we present ourselves, the rest is genetic.
My body was never bad, I just feel like there is always some improvement to do - whether that be bigger, stronger, more defined, faster, more flexibile, e.t.c

[Soulless]

Wasn't bothered about being some gym monkey or one of these people constantly taking selfies, I just wanted to be able to run, climb and fight a little bit.

[Hollywood]

I want to go into the Air Force, so it's important that I get myself in better shape so I don't get killed in basic training.

[irogers707]

I used to be 330lbs I just for stock of it. My motivation is to never go back.

[Iron Man]

I forgot why. I just started doing it one day (started as an XL, down to a medium).

[KimuraWannabe116]

My motivation is to be a state trooper when Im older, I am in pretty good shape though.

[Zenos]

I train because as crazy as it sounds "I love to train because I train for myself,and to be able to use the strength I build to help others."

I don't train to build the muscle i'm building to attract anyone.

I mean attracting someone by your looks is rather feminine! After all women have traditionally attracted males using their looks where as males have traditionally attracted women by PROVING they can do something with their muscles other then just stand there flex a set of washboard abs and just look good.

[Keats]

used to be 250lbs @25+% Bodyfat, now at 220lbs 12%bodyfat.
Realised how unattractive i was, how unhealthy i was and decided to change.
Went all the way down to 180lbs, then bulked back up to 220lbs since February

[drmindfreak]

im so short so i wanna counterbalance it

[parker84797]

I'm just tired of being out of shape. I eat all the time and my mom gets mad at me and plus I like not wearing a shirt but I'm not comftorable with that right now.

[TheBigUnit]

What is/was your motivation to get fit?

Simple, girls

[Stardust]

No real motivation...its just something that has to be done

edit: well ok appearance and health i guess

[Vocabulous]

I am preparing for the U.S. Air force Pararescuemen indoctrination

[TipoRimvis]

I just wanted to have bigger muscles (still isnt enough) and i want to look good and be confident, thats it.

[RavleIncarnate]

To do good in PE...I'm a nerd and I would do that just to get better marks.

[Miri]

I've always been pretty fit, but I'm motivated to stay that way.

1. I want to be healthy and don't want to be at risk for more health issues that are associated with being unfit.
2. I want to look good in a bikini, and be confident.
3. I horseback ride and want to be as good at it as possible, and being fit is a necessity for that in my opinion.

How do I stay fit?
1. Swimming (for my entire body)
2. Stationary bike and treadmill (for my legs)
4. Volleyball + Badminton (for my arms)
3. Horseback riding (for my legs, balance, and sanity)

[Ricky2121]

health

[AlexOnToast]

I'm just the type of person who loves being active...I do a lot of sports but the motive was never anything to do with keeping fit.....

[jmx100]

just want to say you don't have to go and join a team just walk to school and if you happy with that go for a jog now and then and soon get in to a rotten and after that your laziness should be gone and go do some thing you enjoy not what people think is hot or cool some thing you like and go from there and im happy to help at any time if you need some one to talk to

[XZoDiaCX]

Well jsut to look good and be happy about my body :)

[Shailene]

staying healthy and looking good naked :)