You need to truly be motivated from within. You need to hold yourself accountable. This needs to be a non negotiable for you to absolutely always do it whether you feel like it or not. Whether you are going through the motions to just get it in or having a bad day, coming out feeling better. You have to WANT the end result, more than anything else. That is how you stay motivated.

Exercise and mental toughness go hand-in-hand. Here’s how sticking to your fitness goals can help you build mental toughness, and vice versa.

No matter who you are or what you do, life is going to be hard, and it's going to present you with times and situations that are extremely hard. The biggest difference between the people who make it through these hard times and the people who don't: Mental toughness.

When focused primarily on mental toughness in athletes, mental toughness can be defined as having a psychological edge that helps you cope better than your opponents with the intense demands of your sport (like competition or training).