What keeps you motivated?

Question

Hi Everyone,
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​I recently had back surgery and for the past two months have done aqua therapy as exercise. I've done the same exercises for two months and am getting really bored. I go to aqua therapy once a week and continue with the same exercises in my apartment complex's hot tub? 
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​So my question is: what do you do to keep motivated when you can't change the exercises you are doing?  
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​Thank you for any advice you give below.

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I have a little experience getting back on track with exercise after an injury. Try exercising with a friend and/or reward yourself afterward. (A bath, healthy dessert, music, ???)

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I personally hate working out alone. Therefore I don't do it as much as I would like. I live in an apartment with my husband and we have a gym on site. I think we are going to starting going once a day with Tuesdays off as "rest days"

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It's more self motivation. I work out for myself! It's more a requirement before the day I over!

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Good going, i've heard exercise can be important but difficult after surgery. Do you have a goal to work towards? (swim a lap, or pick up your kids, or do a dance, heck even run a marathon.) Could you ask your physical therapist or the aqua exercise person for new exercises? Or try a different gentle rehabilitative class? Or listen to music, a book on tape, something nice to reward yourself sounds good too.

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