Episode 55Apr 1, 2026· 4:05

Three Things That Will Make You Less Likely to Skip Your Workout

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If skipping the gym feels easier than going, the problem might not be motivation. It might be the distance. In this episode of More Movement Please, Ashley breaks down the small but powerful changes she made to stop giving herself excuses and start actually showing up to work out. From choosing a gym just seven minutes away to blocking out drive time on her calendar, Ashley shares the practical, no-nonsense…

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Full transcript

00:00

All I know is I'm really glad that my gym is

00:02

so close to where I live. So a funny thing about

00:10

me is that I need all barriers removed so that

00:15

I am more willing to actually work out. And I

00:17

know I'm not alone in this. I know a lot of people,

00:19

if there are restraints against them or if they

00:22

feel like it's too difficult to work out, it

00:24

will make them more likely to skip their workout.

00:27

And so... That's one of the reasons that I chose

00:30

a gym that is literally seven minutes from my

00:33

apartment. I chose this place because I knew

00:35

that if it was any further, I'd be less likely

00:38

to actually work out. When I lived in Tampa,

00:40

there was a gym that I used to work out at and

00:43

it took 30 minutes to get there. And I noticed

00:46

really quickly, I didn't go because I didn't

00:49

want to drive an hour round trip for an hour

00:51

long class. And so that it was just one barrier

00:54

to entry that. was just a pain for me. Like it

00:57

set up a roadblock for me. And so because of

01:00

that, I kept giving myself an out like, oh, it's

01:02

going to take too long to get there. And it's

01:04

going to take too long to get home. And what's

01:06

the point? And so if you are looking for a gym.

01:10

I recommend that you look for one that's as close

01:12

to you as humanly possible. But it also has to

01:16

meet other markers for me. Like I had to have

01:18

a place that not only was close, but also did

01:21

the group fitness. I knew I needed group fitness

01:23

because that is going to be the thing that's

01:25

making me more likely to actually show up and

01:27

work out. Another thing that I highly recommend

01:30

you do, and I've talked about this in previous

01:32

episodes, is make sure that you put out your

01:34

gym outfit the night before. You don't want to

01:36

have to be looking around for your outfit whenever

01:38

you're trying to get to the gym. Every single

01:40

thing that you can do to make it easier for you

01:42

to go to the gym, I want you to do it. If that

01:45

means getting your drinks ready to go the night

01:47

before, if that means putting out your shoes

01:49

and your outfit close to the door right before,

01:53

or whatever that may be. Everything that you

01:57

can possibly do to remove restraints, I want

01:59

you to do those things because I don't want you

02:01

to have any excuses that hold you back from actually

02:04

going to work out. So those are just two things

02:07

that I would highly recommend that if you are

02:09

considering starting a gym routine of your own

02:12

to find a place that's close and remove all possible

02:16

constraints. to make sure that you actually get

02:19

this done. So yeah, those are just two things

02:21

that I really recommend is that you find a place

02:24

that's close and find everything that you can

02:26

possibly do to make it easier on you to actually

02:29

go. Oh, third thing, and I've talked about this

02:31

in previous episodes, but I'm going to say it

02:33

again because this is kind of like a whole episode

02:36

dedicated to all the things that you need to

02:38

do to make sure that you actually show up to

02:39

the gym. And that is make a date in your calendar.

02:42

If you are like me and you have... appointments

02:45

that you set in your calendar, set an appointment

02:48

to go to the gym. I actually have appointments

02:50

in my calendar every single day for every single

02:53

class that I plan on taking. And I took it a

02:55

step further. I added in entries in my calendar

02:58

that say, start the car and go to the gym. I

03:02

added those. Oh, and the drive time. I added

03:04

the drive time to come back home because just

03:07

that simple step of adding in additional information.

03:11

makes me less likely to schedule something that's

03:13

going to prevent me from going to the gym. So

03:15

those are just some simple things that you can

03:17

do that I would recommend if you are trying to

03:19

start working out more. Start doing them. Make

03:23

it easier on yourself. The easier you can make

03:25

things on yourself, the more likely it is that

03:27

you're actually going to do them. So that's what

03:29

I've got for you today. I hope these tips were

03:30

helpful. Onwards and upwards my friends. Have

03:33

you worked out today?

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