Need A Reason To Get Up And Go To The Gym? Here's Four!

If you're a regular at the gym, it's likely that you either really enjoy working out and get a buzz from doing a good hour or two worth of exercise or you're so determined to get fit, healthy and drop a few pounds that you need no other motivation than to know you'll soon look and feel as you want.

If you're someone who attends a gym regularly, however, then getting motivated can be a little more difficult.

Fortunately, there are some cold, hard facts to prove that going to the gym really is beneficial and they should motivate you to get up from the sofa and head down to your local gym straight away.

1. You'll lose weight - the most obvious reason for going to the gym and the one that everyone already knows, it's important that you never let this fall from your mind. Write it down and stick it on the fridge. Put it in your calendar on the days you go to the gym. Whatever works best for you, do it - just make sure you constantly remind yourself that attending the gym will mean you will lose weight.

2. You can look forward to a better sex life - for most people who are overweight, their sex life deteriorates. For some, it's because they don't like getting naked in front of anyone and have a negative view of their own body, which instantly makes them think everyone else will. For other people who are overweight, their sex drive decreases the more weight they gain (a recent study by Martin Binks from Duke University's Diet and Fitness Centre in Durham, North Carolina, USA found that around a third of obese people see a distinct lack in their sex drive).

In addition, there have been several studies carried out that show men who put on weight and therefore naturally slowly build up a resistance to insulin and increase their cholesterol levels see the blood cells in their penis fail, leading to erectile dysfunction - a particularly common reason why men don't want to, or can't, have sex.

3. You can socialise - when you first go to the gym, it will feel a little like the first day of starting a new school, where there are dozens of people around you and you don't know anyone. However, just like school, within a matter of days you'll have struck up a friendship with one or two people and over the coming weeks you'll get to know the regular people at the gym, meaning if you become friends, you can arrange to attend the gym at the same time, as well as the same classes and even meet up outside of your workout..

4. It's fun! - the problem that a lot of people have with going to the gym is that they don't enjoy the activities. They don't like running or rowing and lifting weights isn't for them, either. However, what you have to remember is these are only a small selection of the exercises you can carry out - most gyms have classes (ranging from yoga and Pilates to boxercise and karate) and there is more often than not a swimming pool, which in itself is a fantastic way to get fit.

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