| We all know that exercise is good for us, but | | | | easy to tell yourself that exercise will not |
| who wants to bother doing it? I am one of the | | | | be worth it. Sure, you see pictures of |
| biggest procrastinators when it comes to | | | | skinny models and body builders, but you tell |
| actually getting up, popping in a video, and | | | | yourself that there's no way that could be |
| doing my daily thirty minute exercise. Sure, | | | | you. You want to look good, but you have |
| I'll feel great after exercising and be | | | | already caused self-defeat by comparing |
| thrilled with myself for doing it, but it's | | | | yourself to others. You must identify |
| just beginning it each and every day. It | | | | realistic goals for yourself, such as |
| becomes something that you have to do, like | | | | dropping one dress size. Then when you reach |
| brushing your teeth, or taking a shower.I've | | | | this goal, buy yourself something nice so you |
| tried talking myself into believing it's just | | | | can show off your new body.Not seeing results |
| thirty minutes a day and then it's over, but | | | | from exercising. Results from exercising are |
| that thirty minutes feels like eternity | | | | not always apparent at first glance. You may |
| sometimes.So why do people make excuses to | | | | start to feel increased energy levels or |
| not exercise, even after all the talk about | | | | maybe your thinking is clearer. Maybe you |
| how great it is for them both mentally and | | | | only have five or ten pounds to lose. This |
| physically?Not enough energy. This is one of | | | | can be the hardest when you are so close, if |
| the most common excuses that I hear. It's | | | | often takes longer to lose these pounds. |
| hard to get up and jump around doing complex | | | | Measure yourself on how your clothes fit, not |
| aerobic moves or run around the block, when | | | | what the scales say.No gym close to my home. |
| you feel like you are going to keel over from | | | | If there is not a gym or workout center close |
| exhaustion. It has been said that exercise | | | | to your home, then go to the park and walk |
| will increase your energy levels as time goes | | | | around. Run around the block. Pop a DVD in |
| on, even though in the beginning you will | | | | and do aerobics in your home. There are so |
| feel tired.Not enough time. This is one of | | | | many alternatives to having to have a gym |
| most used excuses for everything a person | | | | membership to exercise.Once you stop making |
| doesn't want to do. The truth is this: If | | | | excuses to exercise, you will find that it |
| they spent less time sitting in front of the | | | | comes easier with time to do, and you might |
| television, just missing one sitcom, then | | | | even like doing it. I can't say that I am at |
| they could find the needed time to work out. | | | | the liking stage yet, but I know it is what |
| Isn't your health more important than a | | | | is good for me, so here I go to fulfil my |
| television show?No motivation. It is really | | | | thirty minute daily task. |