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Sense of sport can be learned

According to Canadian researcher Kathleen Martin Ginis, you can train yourself to exercise (more).

The fact that people prefer to hang out on the couch and watch television in the evening than play sports is due to a lack of willpower. Ginis, a researcher at McMaster University in Canada, found that the more emotional and mental problems you have during the day, the less you are able to exercise in the evening.

However, that is no reason not to exercise. According to Ginis willpower is like a muscle :you can train it. That can be done in different ways. For example, by resisting certain temptations, such as a slice of chocolate cake.

Listening to music can also give you an energy boost to give. And meeting up with friends to exercise can also help. That way you can motivate each other.