Staying Motivated To Exercise

If you made a resolution to get in shape, my hope for you is to stay motivated and reach for that goal. The benefits you get from  exercise may surprise you. Still too many people have the good intention to exercise, but begin to lose it at some point. Some sign up for a gym membership and others buy their own equipment. Both eventually start to gather dust.


Usually what happens is that you do too much from the start. You know you overdid it, if you are sore and no longer look forward to exercising. Fitness is a skill and it takes knowledge and motivation.


If you want my opinion, I'd say save your money, for the most part, until you are sure you can stay motivated. Gyms are hopping with people signing a contract for a 1-3 year membership, that will prove costly to get out of before the term. See about monthly contracts that may be a few dollars more, but will save you in the long run. Always make sure you can have at least one complimentary workout, before committing to anything.


Home equipment can be costly, but save you from a gym membership in the long run. The problem with home gyms is that they take away the motivation to the point that you start procrastinating and end up not using the equipment.


If you haven't thought about it, think kettlebells for strength and core. A pull up bar will tone the arms and the back. Both are inexpensive and very effective. Climb stairs, buy or rent a bike, walk, run, jog, do yoga, pushups, etc., any activity counts as long as you stay motivated. Start slow and take one baby step at a time. 


Make sure you consult your doctor before starting any new exercise program.


In closing, don't stop trying even if you lose your motivation for whatever reason.

Fitness and Motivation

When it comes to exercising, I can't say enough. It is a requirement if one is pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Moving helps us maintain our weight and benefits our overall health, particularly the heart. Exercise has other surprising benefits.

Starting an exercise regiment can be a challenge for those unprepared. When you're starting out, begin by finding the right exercise program for you. Don't be embarrassed to ask for help or use a personal trainer. They're free with most gym memberships. You should always remember to warm up before you start exercising.

Keep a journal and keep track of your fitness exercises and routines. This will give you an idea of what works. Make sure you consult your doctor before beginning any exercise routine. Start slow and don't just jump in, otherwise you might get discouraged.

Exercises don't have to be hard and some are so easy, a couch potato can do them. There are even ways to exercise at work. If you are lacking in motivation, maybe you should consider buddying up!

Interval exercise, where you alternate bursts of intensive effort with more relaxed ones, can benefit your weight, heart and lungs.

Our overall health relies on exercise as being part of the formula. There is no magic formula to avoid this aspect. We should strive to engage in some form of activity each and everyday.

Effective Ways to Exercise

If you want to only walk for exercise, you might as well make it work for you. Interval walking will help you burn more calories in less time, if done right. The important thing is that it is done everyday.

Another way of getting a beneficial workouts in your daily life is to find motivation and stop looking for the 'easy way'. Take the stairs, park as far from where your going as you can, wash your car by hand...even better, wax it!

No matter what your shape or goals are, embarrassment shouldn't be something that stops you. At the MyFitnessPal forums, someone was worried about not having stylish cloths to wear at the gym. That, especially should be the last thing that stops you from exercising.

Do you know what the most dangerous exercise is? It's the bench press. Here are safe ways to bench without a spotter.

I may have mentioned it before, but you don't need a gym to workout. Even if you're a couch potato!

Health Journal 2

Welcome to Health Journal 2.

If you want to live a healthy lifestyle and maintain a healthy weight, have I got a couple of sites with tools you need. Consider these your texts and workbooks of a healthy lifestyle. I hope you joined My Well-Being and are waiting for, or downloaded, the Well-Being for Dummies book. It is loaded with useful information on My Well-Being's 4 stages of a healthy lifestyle.

Here is a site loaded with information and tools to live healthy. It has a BMI Calculator, a Food Exchange List, a Food and Activity Journal and I haven't even touched the surface. You're probably going to need a BMR Calculator to go with your other toys!

When it comes to the impact of exercise, long, slow workouts are better than short, intense ones. It's better to move all day rather than a couple of times a day.

You should learn to eat seasonal to help your body adjust to the changes. Get to know the seasonal healthy foods. You should find a way to eat healthy.

You can't say enough about boosting your mood. Here are six ways to boost it quick. It's the little things that help you find happiness. Of course there are foods and food preparation that can make you happy.  And don't forget exercise or any activity as a mood booster.

Lets not forget the importance of our brains. Start by giving it the proper nutrition it needs to stay healthy. Saturated Fats, not only clog the arteries, but can also hurt the brain. Time to learn the good and bad when it comes to fats. Sounds repetitive but brain health is important. Your brain's best diet!

In health news, due to a computer glitch smokers will not be forced to pay higher insurance premiums. This means that we can expect insurance rates to skyrocket even higher for the rest, including the healthy.

People are living past 90 and their functions are improving. You can read more here.

The battle of the sexes has men as the winners when it comes to weight loss. Women don't despair and try these solutions.

Here are some strange but true health tips.

How far will you go to train? Are you so advance that you can go until you are exhausted?  If done right, Crossfit may have extreme results as gymnastics meets Olympic weightlifting. But beware of the downfalls!

Finally, Don't be a Biggest Loser. It seems the show is sending a wrong message and can be dangerous.

Pump Up Your Workouts

You can procrastinate, but a healthy lifestyle involves both nutrition and physical activity. I've talked about foods that can give you energy and help you lose weight to start you on a healthy lifestyle that will eventually, not be a fad or a part of your life, be your life. Without movement, the health goes out the window.

It's true that you can get healthy and reverse your bad health and habits at any age. The thing is that a body at rest, will stay at rest and a body in motion will see results of a healthy lifestyle.

To start, you must realize that you must develop an exercise routine that works for you. Each one is an individual and what works for one may not work for others. To get to your exercise level, you should experiment with different routines and try changing it every 2-3 months to see the best results. Find your cardio, weight training and endurance exercises that work for you. Start slow and build it up to where you've reached your goals and can go into a maintenance mode of exercises.

Women should do strength training and debunk the 'big as men' myth. Weights help tone and shape and are a useful tool for building a sexy body.

A big step in exercising is beating procrastination. Here are some tips and advice to help you start getting active. Excuses are soon to be dead at the door. There is physical activity for all ages. Find out what your requirement is. After that you can be active your way!

Your fitness goals and programs to get there can be found here. Find a workout at your level of training for different body parts and other exercises here. Maybe you want to explore family fitness and workout as a family of all ages. Maybe pilates is your cup of tea or running and jogging does you good. Walking is the easiest of exercise and needs to be a daily thing. Don't forget to include weight training in your exercise routines.

I believe that when it comes to a healthy overall lifestyle, knowledge is not only power, but a motivator. So learn the basics of an exercise program. I'll even give you your exercise prescription. Yet another site to help you keep track of nutrition and exercise. Here are more fitness exercises and tips.

Here are some good fitness sites you can use.

Now, get up and do something!

Move, Move, Move

Sometimes people need to find the motivation to exercise. The tricks are to motivate you to get to the gym and exercise. From finding a trainer, a buddy or a gym family, to leaving things at a gym or booking your vacations so that you have to get in shape. If any of these work, then mission accomplished. More ideas on keeping motivated.

If walking is still your thing and you should be striving for 10000 steps a day. Here are some tips to help you add 2000 steps to your current routine. Here are three easy exercises to flatten your stomach.

Summer has arrived, so here are ways to exercise with no gym required. Beware not to overdo it when it comes to working out. Exercise addiction is a real thing and can be dangerous. Start with physical activity but add exercise for full benefits.

An important body part that people neglect in their routines are the core-strengthening exercises. You should strengthen your core muscles to improve your bone density.

Finally, here are some ways to build stronger muscles that may surprise you.

The Movement Movement

There is no way that one can lead a healthy lifestyle sitting idle and hoping that they can get peak health from just foods. I have emphasized a healthy diet that will help you lose weight and keep our entire body immune to what ails it. Movement is still needed to keep the body running like a well oiled machine.

If you need to start and don't know where to begin, start here. You can begin with walking,  but you eventually have to end up at 10,000 steps.

You might want to get your exercise personality. Sometimes signing up for a class or activity may get you motivated. Either way, you will need a healthy mindset to reach a healthy lifestyle. There are right moves to transform your body, just ask Jillian Michaels.

Don't forget to fuel your body during all workouts.