8 Ways to Overcome Fitness Procrastination

Why do we procrastinate? 

“Procrastination is the delaying or avoiding of a task, which is counterproductive, irrational, or unnecessary. More often than not, procrastination is an active process – we are choosing to do something different to that task on our list,” says Fionnuala Barnes, consultant psychologist for personal training platform P3RFORM.

Before you beat yourself up, procrastination isn’t just due to laziness, nor is it “down to poor time management,” says Barnes. “It is often associated with a person’s ability to self-regulate their behaviour. Procrastination is driven by shorter-term emotional gratification to avoid the experience of negative emotions, adversely impacting longer-term achievement and wellbeing.”