Intrinsic & Extrinsic Fitness Motivation 
I recently learned in a business class about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and when I relate it to my fitness I found to be a good mixture of both. 
I googled intrinsic fitness motivation and found this great article. Its exactly on point! 


Intrinsic : Makes me feel good, I feel stronger, and more confident, motivating/inspiring others
Extrinsic: Placing/Rewards in races, results shown in my body


  Fitness Exercise and Diet Motivation

  Motivation is the “internal mechanisms and external stimuli that direct our behaviour".

In other words, it's the reason why we exercise, diet and try to get fit. Without motivation we will quickly loose interest and stop caring about what food we eat and how we live our lives. With motivation, on the other hand, we can sustain an exercise, diet and fitness regime which means we can live our lives to the full and not feel constantly under pressure. Keeping fit should not be a burden or something we hate doing. If it is, we will not keep up the activity and interest.

Fitness must be fun and enjoyable. If we have a positive approach to fitness, exercise and diet, we can develop a healthy lifestyle without problems.

Intrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic Motivation is the internal drive which make us want to participate or perform well. It involves the emotional feelings of fun, enjoyment and satisfaction that we should be getting from taking exercise or playing a game. Some of us are more self motivated than others. We have to set our own goals and standards. If we don't care about ourselves, we cannot expect others to care for us, so the starting point for developing fitness through exercise and diet is that we care about ourselves and have the drive to do something about our lives.

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