Motivation

[Large]

I need some. Can't get off my increasingly fat backside and perch it on a cycle saddle.

Any suggestions?

How do you motive yoursel?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Strip naked - walk to a mirror - look into it

 

[vickster]

Try on last year's winter clothes

 

[Alien8]

I don't need motivation - I like cycling.

 

[MattHB]

I need some. Can't get off my increasingly fat backside and perch it on a cycle saddle.

Any suggestions?

How do you motive yoursel?

Log your rides, track your progress, make your rides public by sharing them on Facebook and/Or here. Don't over do it, allow proper recovery. Join a club.

All those things helped me loose over 3 stone this last year

 

[black'n'yellow]

I don't need motivation - I like cycling.

^^^ as above - sorry to say this, but if you are that much in need of motivation to get out and ride, then perhaps cycling is not the ideal hobby/pastime for you...

 

[MattHB]

^^^ as above - sorry to say this, but if you are that much in need of motivation to get out and ride, then perhaps cycling is not the ideal hobby/pastime for you...

I think that's extremely unfair guys. Everyone lacks motivation somewhen, telling him to quit isn't helpful.

 

[DaveyM]

Think about what you are aiming for with cycling, set small targets and measure your progress.

good luck with it

 

[black'n'yellow]

I think that's extremely unfair guys. Everyone lacks motivation somewhen, telling him to quit isn't helpful.

Matt - you're right, it may be unfair and it may even be harsh. It may also be true though...

 

[Rob3rt]

B'n'Y might have a point if the OP is new to cycling, if you are new to cycling and can not motivate yourself to do it, then chances are you are not enjoying it a whole lot and it might not be the hobby for you. B'n'Y is just being straight forward, cycling is not for everyone.

If on the other hand, you are a regular cyclist who has recently lost motivation to ride, then this can be a bit more difficult to manage and is likely not just a case of not enjoying it (it could be that enjoyment has declined, but it could be a whole load of other things too). I absolutely love cycling, but have had times (not just an odd day, I mean relatively long periods of several months, up to about 9 months at the most prolonged) where I just couldn't bring myself to go out riding, it seemed inexplicable at the time.

 

[VamP]

I need some. Can't get off my increasingly fat backside and perch it on a cycle saddle.

Any suggestions?

How do you motive yoursel?

What was it that attracted you to cycling in the first place? Let's start from there.

 

[Monsieur]

I think with all motivation-less issues the plan should always be to start small.
I started a year or so ago and it took me a while to find the get-up-and-go spirit and many times now I still find it difficult.

Don't listen to the posters above who advise you to give it up - thats not what you need.

Make your first aims and objectives easy to achieve - a ride around the block, a ride to the lopcal shop or the local pub.
Try and choose a a nice sunny day - nothing worse than being cold and wet!

Is the bike you have suitable for you? Is it worth going to a bike shop and looking at what they have - Halfords normally have some good deals on bikes.
Is it the saddle? Sore bum is no fun!

Any mates who cycle that could join you on a ride? Local bike club maybe?

Worse thing you can do at this stage is to aim for a 20 mile bike ride and then feel crap when you don't achieve it. Buy a cheap cycle computer and watch your ride mileage build up.

Keep trying - slow at first. Maybe even use a mapping app to log your rides.

 

[Sittingduck]

Set yourself a realistic (but not easy) target. Could be weight loss related, or entering a long charity event or something like that. Tell everybody about it and go on about it for a few weeks. You may find it easier to stick with it, having set yourself up this way.

Option B - buy a new bike

 

[Rob3rt]

Don't listen to the posters above who advise you to give it up - thats not what you need.

It might not be relevant to the OP since he seems to have been on the forum for a while having checked his profile, however in that time, I can not tell if he has ever been an active rider, since his post's don't seem to include this information - maybe it is the case he has tried to become an active rider but is just not finding any enjoyment? Knowing when to give up and move on is a valuable thing to develop! On here people will hardly ever just say, "look maybe cycling is not for you, no shame in that, go find a hobby that makes you happy" instead there will be a load of advise on, buy this, do that etc, great that people are so encouraging, I like that, but sometimes it is misplaced. The last thing you want to be doing is sinking more and more money and time into something which you are not enjoying.

What we really need in order to give good, informed advice, is for the OP to come and tell us a bit more about himself and his cycling!

BTW, the OP has a Cannondale Badboy, I doubt he will find anything to top that in the Halford's sale

 

[black'n'yellow]

Don't listen to the posters above who advise you to give it up - thats not what you need.

Nobody has advised him to 'give up' - that is a convenient mis-understanding of what I said. But, if the guy's primary motivation is weight loss, then cycling certainly doesn't seem to be doing it for him, does it? He could start by looking at his diet, perhaps...