Isn’t it pretty? Whether you’re jumping into a new exercise program or keeping up with an existing one, you should start the year with a fresh pair of shoes the prettier, the better. If you love shoes how could you not buying a new pair is a simple psychological trick to encourage positive thinking about exercise. It’s a little something to get you excited and focused on action. However, for the trick to continue to work, please only wear them when you’re exercising. Don’t buy them to run errands or go shopping. Only wear them for your exercise routine, whether walking or power-walking, jogging or running, etc.

To help you, we found four really pretty athletic shoes, featured below. If you’re looking to splurge on the latest trendy athletic shoes, like the funky Puma’s shown above, we also recommend you check out Bay Area Kicks, which is a blog focusing on the athletic shoe niche. They primarily cover men’s shoes, but they’ve featured some pretty women’s styles, too.

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