If you do anything, including exercise, for any length of time, you begin to feel dull to the experience. Burn out? Maybe, but more times than not, you’ve fallen into a rut on your routine and need to find something to rekindle the flame of excitement.

Jeff Galloway, a famous trainer and writer for Runner’s World offers up his insights on how to move past these dull periods in your exercise. Highlights are below, details can be found here: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-380-383--13434-0,00.html

YOU FEEL: OUT OF BREATH
BEAT IT: If you can't talk in full sentences, you're going too fast. Run one minute; walk one minute for 10 minutes.

YOU FEEL: LIKE STOPPING
BEAT IT: Starting out too fast can lead to a sudden increase in muscle waste products that can make you feel sluggish. Head out slowly—and remember, no pace is too slow.

YOU FEEL: TIME-PRESSED
BEAT IT: Multitask: Run on a treadmill while you're waiting for a meal to cook or the clothes to dry, or run in circles around the playground while the kids play.

YOU FEEL: BORED
BEAT IT: Establish a mission for every run. Run to get a cup of coffee. Do a few accelerations in the middle of your loop. On measured paths or trails, try to run a few seconds faster every mile. Run your regular loop backward, loop through different neighborhoods, or call up a buddy to join you.

YOU FEEL: FRUSTRATED
BEAT IT: Once a week, warm up, then run four laps around a track. Time yourself. Set a goal to beat the time you ran the previous week. Every other week, slow down your longest run and increase the distance by a quarter to a half mile.