Exercise Cd’s
Secrets For Staying Motivated To Exercise
The benefits of regular exercise are endless-it can improve your health, increase your energy, make you look and feel better, and can help you age more healthfully. Unfortunately, the list of excuses not to do it are almost as long-you’re too busy, you don’t have the time, it’s too cold outside, it’s too hot outside, your knees hurt, or you’ll get sweaty, and so on.
You know you should exercise, but it seems nearly impossible to get started, and once you start, it’s even harder to make it a regular part of your life. The following are some tips and ideas if you’re finding yourself with more than your share of excuses as to why you shouldn’t get out there and move your body.
1) Find a partner. A fun part of being active is doing it with a friend, family member, or someone who shares your enthusiasm for your sport. If you know that your friend is waiting for you at the corner, it’s a lot harder to decide not to go for your daily walk.
2) Set goals. Goals can be great incentives to begin or continue with your exercise program. Your goals should be measurable, like staying with your program for a set period of time, reaching a level of skill, or participating in an event in your activity.
3) Make a contract with yourself. Some people find that writing down their plan makes it more concrete. You may want to write a contract with yourself outlining how you plan to be physically active, and post it somewhere that you’ll see it everyday-on your bathroom mirror or refrigerator, for example. Your contract is a commitment that you’re making to yourself to become and stay physically active.
4) Reward yourself. When you’re feeling sluggish or after you have achieved a goal, give yourself a reward for doing your workout or having stuck with your plan. Try to avoid food rewards. Instead try a massage, manicure, a long hot bath, a new piece of sports clothing, or whatever works as a reward for you.
5) Set up a home fitness center. This can be as simple as a few exercise CD’s and a mat, some hand weights, or an exercise bike. The convenience of a home fitness center will help you fit your exercise into your busy day. When your schedule doesn’t allow for you to spend a lot of time exercising, 20 minutes in your basement with a yoga CD may be just what you need.
6) Try something new. If your workouts are feeling stale, try a new activity, take a different class, find a new walking path, or take your workout outside of your health club. Also, you can rent just about any piece of sporting equipment imaginable, so if you’ve always wanted to try kayaking or snowshoeing, it’s easy to give it a try.
7) Build fitness into other areas of your life. If you’re struggling to find the time or motivation to exercise, look for creative ways to turn your everyday activities into exercise. For example, ride your bike to the store, turn walking the dog into an aerobic event, shovel some snow, or get your garden in shape.
8) Have fun. Ultimately, whatever activities you choose must be fun if you want to continue to do them for any period of time. Whether you use your exercise time to walk with a friend, explore your neighborhood by bike, try some new dance moves, or get reacquainted with your old hula-hoop, the key to staying with it is that you’re having fun.
Whatever strategies you try, remember two things: exercise is really good for you, and yes, you really will feel better after you’ve exercised.
About the Author
Lynn Jaffee is a licensed acupuncturist practicing in Minneapolis, MN. she is also the author of the book, Simple Steps: the Chinese Way to Better Health. For more information and articles, visit her website at http://www.acupunctureinthepark.com or her blog at http://www.acupuncturetwincities.com
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New York City Ballet: The Complete Workout, Vol. 1 and 2 $19.98 It’s an exercise program that’s sure to keep you “on your toes,” as the ballet company’s own proven regimen–a series of stretches and exercises designed to tone and sculpt the body–is demonstrated. After you’ve mastered the basics, target the upper and lower body with a more intense workout, along with abdominal strengthening and tips on stretching, cardiovascular conditioning (in a segment insp… |
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The Calming Collection – Goodbye Worries. ** Guided meditation to train your mind to quiet your thoughts – Train your mind to quiet your thoughts CD – Hypnotic Guided CD ** $10.08 GOODBYE WORRIES is a program that trains your mind, through the power of hypnosis and meditation, to effectively control worrisome thoughts. It is the second in the series the CALMING COLLECTION. The first of the series is SLEEP SOLUTIONS. Several techniques are provided on both CD’s ,including meditation and hypnosis, which have been found to be highly effective with a wide variety of anxiety iss… |
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Pure Disco $9.54 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed…. |
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Tae-Bo Workout: Instructional and Basic (Tae-Bo: The Ultimate Total Body Workout for Men & Women) [VHS] $6.99 Billed as the “future of fitness” and hawked by numerous celebrities, Billy Blanks’s Tae-Bo actually deserves much of the hype it’s receiving. A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy. One of the best elements of this two-tape set is that the first tape (which is 40 minutes long), Tae-Bo: Instructional, lays out the movements you need to successfully complete a wo… |
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Winsor Pilates: 20 Minute Workout $6.96 20-Minute Workout Video: A fast, fun, no-nonsense program designed to sculpt your body slim in just 20 minutes a day!… |
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Richard Simmons Sweatin’ to the Oldies [VHS] $5.95 Richard Simmons is the king of motivational exercise, especially if you’re a beginner. This video workout is a dance party simulating a class reunion, with an energizing live band playing lively hits from the ’50s and ’60s, such as “It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To,” “Great Balls of Fire,” and “Dancing in the Streets.” The singers and musicians sometimes come offstage and dance with the exe… |
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Turbo Snake Drain Opener $3.85 3 Piece, Turbo Snake Set, Includes: Sink Snake, Shower & Tub Snake & Storage Hook, Slow Drains, Fixed Fast, No More Chemical Drain Cleaners, Instantly Clears Slow Moving Drains, Flexible Design No Need To Remove Drain Stopper, For Bathroom Sinks, Showers & Tubs, Pitchman Approved, Featured By Anthony Sullivan From “Pitchmen” On The Discovery Channel, As Seen On TV…. |
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Powerline By Original Power 0900-77A 1300-mA AC Adapter with USB Charging Port $15.99 PowerLine 0900-77 1300 mA Universal Adapter with Energy StarUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 39121006 … |
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Powerline By Original Power 0900-74 600-mA Universal AC-DC Adapter $15.99 PowerLine 0900-74 600mA Universal Adapter with Energy StarUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 39121006 … |
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INSANITY: 60-Day Total Body Conditioning Workout DVD Program $144.80 Shaun T’s Insanity workout is the best of its kind. No other workout can get you these types of results in just 60 days… Guaranteed!Shaun T’s Max Interval Training techniques are a step ahead of every other fitness program ever designed. You get you a lean, muscular body in a short amount of time. The Insanity Workout is a difficult workout, but the results are phenomenal.Brand New, Factory Seal… |
