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1. "I'm too far from my goal, so why start?" "... break up your goal into smaller units,... Little victories, like dropping a pound a week or running an extra minute without stopping, will fuel your momentum."
3. "I'm bored with my same old routine."...mix activities.
4. "I don't have the energy." ..."Exercising at even a very easy pace will give you more energy than if you sit it out...."
5. "No matter how hard I try, something always foils my workout schedule." ..."People who have a process goal, such as a target number of weekly workouts, stick to their routines with significantly more success than those who focus on a big-picture outcome -- such as losing 20 pounds -- or go along without any specific goal,... they also feel less stressed about squeezing in exercise."
6. "I just don't have the time." ... try replacing some longer sessions (30-60 minutes each) with several 10-15 minute sessions instead.
3. "I'm bored with my same old routine."...mix activities.
4. "I don't have the energy." ..."Exercising at even a very easy pace will give you more energy than if you sit it out...."
5. "No matter how hard I try, something always foils my workout schedule." ..."People who have a process goal, such as a target number of weekly workouts, stick to their routines with significantly more success than those who focus on a big-picture outcome -- such as losing 20 pounds -- or go along without any specific goal,... they also feel less stressed about squeezing in exercise."
6. "I just don't have the time." ... try replacing some longer sessions (30-60 minutes each) with several 10-15 minute sessions instead.
- Above quotations are excerpted from "Improve Your Sweatitude: 9 Motivation Rut Busters," by By Liz Neporent in Fitness Magazine Website as of 20120124http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/you-can-do-it/workout-motivation-tips/
Also see TLT-SWG post: "Already backsliding on New Year's Resolutions? There's hope for our limited willpower! Strategies, Tools,.."
And see "Beginning a Fitness Walking Program," from the Walking Site
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Also see TLT-SWG post: "Already backsliding on New Year's Resolutions? There's hope for our limited willpower! Strategies, Tools,.."
And see "Beginning a Fitness Walking Program," from the Walking Site
IMAGE selected by Steve Gilbert 20120124
Photo of elephant that "... lost its footing and slipped down a steep enbankment....Image taken on the edge of the Ewaso Nyiro river at Samburu, Kenya... 9 July 2010, 14:21, by Steve Garvie from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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I think you should watch this:
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ReplyDelete"Danish twins study"...?
ReplyDelete"We are not programmed for longevity"
"We are programmed for procreative success"
78 vs 90... leaving "12 years on the table"
Yuk - I am not "programmed". Very few of you are "programmed".
"common denominators"
Boil it down to 9 in 4 main areas:
Move naturally (often)- walk
Right outlook (downshift, purpose now)
Eat Wisely
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