I was talking with a lady who is always trying to drag her husband out for a walk after dinner. He never seemed to want to go. She asked one of her lady neighbor friend to walk with her. Her neighbor came by in short shorts and a cute blouse and she announced to her husband they were going for a walk. He jumped up out of his chair and announced he was going to join them. What was his motivation?

Another lady was just diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. She was scared when she learned she had to change her eating habits, start taking medicines, test her blood sugars four times a day and exercise. She started studying the silent killer disease and learned that if she lost weight and exercised her diabetes would improve. She had never been an exercise person so she wanted to start with something that she knew she could do. She selected walking. What was her motivation?

We make decisions in our lives based on our motivation. And, everyone has a different motivation. Sometimes the motivation is logical and sometimes not logical at all. If you can understand why you make your decisions and what the motivation is, you will start to understand yourself.

We base our lives on motivation. As parents, we are motivated to raise our kids the best way we know. As a spouse, we are motivated to stay appealing, considerate and loving. As a person, we are motivated to stay true to ourselves and our values.

You will find the motivated people are the ones who commit themselves and stay steadfast in their decisions. Determine your motivation in your walking activity and you will stay steadfast in walking toward a healthy body.