Exercise

10 Easy Ways to Make Exercise a Habit

It's not that hard to start a fitness routine. After all most of us have done it more than once.

The problem is of course comes with sticking with it. Too often our initial enthusiasm and energy wanes we get from other things that distracted in our lives or we do not do that we will see results quickly enough and we throw in the towel.

However many people do it hang in there and would hardly skip their regular training than their morning shower. What is their secret?

Long term exercisers (who had worked for an average of 13 years) were asked to organize what motivates them to keep up with their regime.

Their answers may surprise you. The athletes were not as with powerful pecs and awesome abs as concerned with feeling good and were healthy.

Here's how the study participants ranked their motivators:

• Fitness
• Feelings of well-being
• Pep and energy
• Enjoyment of exercise
• Makes exercise a priority
• Sleep better
• Feel alert
• Eased
• Weight Management
• Appearance

So if you have your priorities in the right place how can you be loyal to one of the fitness?

Web MD has compiled 10 tips for fitness a habit in your life. To create the list we sought the help of small together with long term fitness buff Roy Stevens and his wife Wanda the transformation of their hit and miss workout plan is an almost daily habit.

Perform a variety of activities that you can enjoy. And remember there is no rule that you have to get to a gym or buy equipment go.

We have our ideas of regimented exercise to physical activity shifted.

With a variety of activities weight lifting, walking, running, tennis, cycling, aerobics classes will ensure that you can do something regardless of the weather or time of day.

Commit to another person.

The social aspect of exercise is important for me. I let myself down but when I agreed to go with a friend after dinner I will not let them.

She is six weeks in an exercise program to help thanks in part to her husband. Roy Stevens who works as a business consultant has their in house personal trainers. They work out together every morning doing a combination of aerobics strength training Tae Bo and stretching. If he is out of town he gives her a wake up call and she takes the dog for a walk.

Make exercise a priority.

It must be a non-negotiable.

He started exercising to manage his weight when he was in the Air Force band about 20 years ago. We would travel and other guys would get off the bus and go eat wings and drink beer. Would I go running. He even maintained the exercise habit during his years working 70 hours a week as a restaurant owner.

It is a further advantage of the exercise not negotiable. Friends and family members learn that it is part of your identity and specify say things like: Why do not you take today easy.

Exercise first thing in the morning.

With two preschoolers Wanda Stevens could not find the time to figure out except on a hit and miss basis. Any number of things could go sabotage their good intentions or go to Pilates class after dinner. But all gone their excuses when they get up before the kids started so they could work.

I do not think I was a morning person. But it's working for me.

Experts agree that a morning hours is best. If you go to a gym it should be located between your home and work. Exercise take a shower and you are dressed for the day.

exercise on the way home from work.

The next best solution is to exercise first thing in the morning is to do it on the way home from work.

Do not go home first. I have learned that the hard way. There are not many people who are so motivated that they go home and change clothes to go out and train again.

Exercise even if you are too tired.

Chances are you will feel better after exercising.

It encourages us. You breathe deeply and your body makes better use of the oxygen exchange. You are an exercise induced euphoria during the activity and for some time to get to.

When Wanda Stevens thinks she's too tired to get up and exercise Roy showing her any sympathy. She is angry but then she feels better afterwards.

Register your activity.

Write down the things that are important to you. It might be how much time you exercise every day how many steps you walked how far you ran or cycled what you weigh etc.

Some people make a game of it. You can calculate the miles of runners take to walk to their homes to Boston (home of the famous marathon) find out how far they run in an average week and had heard setting a target date for arrival in Boston.

Be aware of all the indicators of progress.

It's great when you fit your clothes better and you can lift heavier weights or exercise longer without exhausted.

But there are a whole host of other status indicators such as:

• Getting a good night's sleep.
• Think more clearly.
• With more energy.
• Realizing your muscles do not cry after you've helped a friend move furniture while.
• See your resting heart rate drop over time.
• Listen to your doctor congratulate you on improved cholesterol, blood pressure, bone density, triglycerides and blood sugar.

Go with a pedometer or a dog.

If you enjoy walking and you have not exercised for a while 10 minutes three times a day will give you 30 minutes.

Use a pedometer and work up to at least 10,000 steps per day.No one starts with 10,000 steps. Find out what your daily average is and the next week strive to walk 300 extra steps every day. Increase your steps per week.

Better yet walk the dog would be. That's how they train their sister motivated. Twice a day she walks with her dog what is good for them and offers both companionship.

Wanda Stevens also enjoys walking her border collie and finds there is a further advantage. It relieves the guilt that I did not gave her enough attention now that we have kids felt.

Reward yourself.

Are you telling yourself that you do not deserve to be rewarded for something you should do anyway or that if you can zip your jeans without lying on the bed which will be reward enough? Well honestly how inspiring is that?

Experts say that makes behavior change is hard and motivating rewards. So decide on a goal and reward and to work towards them. Maybe you buy a video you want after you keep your fitness plan for a month or buy new hiking shoes when you reach 5,000 steps per day. Do what works for you.