| The benefits of exercise have been sold to us | | | | |
| time and again over the ages. It is | | | | If there was a sport you used to love to |
| especially important now with America and | | | | play, but don't really play it much anymore, |
| the rest of the western world getting fatter | | | | there's an obvious opportunity. Maybe its |
| and fatter. To make things worse, most | | | | time to dust off your old playing gear, join |
| peoples' work involves sitting in a chair for | | | | up a local club and sign up for the next |
| most of the day. We just live very inactive | | | | season. Sure you might feel you are not fit |
| lives, especially compared to people 30 or 40 | | | | enough, but you aren't going to get fit by |
| years ago. We both know the reason. Our lives | | | | sitting at home. |
| are just so busy. We have full working and | | | | |
| social lives, and then we have to attend to | | | | I had a friend who loved to play soccer but |
| our families as well. We do so much in so | | | | didn't join a club for a couple of years |
| little time. | | | | because he thought he carried too much |
| | | | weight. Well he never lost that weight during |
| How can anyone reasonably expect to squeeze | | | | those years, and when he did join a club, he |
| in time for exercising on a regular basis? | | | | found his weight started to decrease. That's |
| | | | because he didn't need to be motivated to go |
| A lot of people would say 'will power'. That | | | | jogging anymore, or to make training. He |
| you've got to want it bad enough. And they'll | | | | loved it, so he was there exercising away, |
| bring out the old saying "where there's a | | | | keener than ever. He had sold himself on why |
| will, there's a way." No matter how pumped up | | | | he should do it. If you had asked him to come |
| you get over something because of somebody | | | | jogging with you when he wasn't playing |
| else, we both know that the motivation is | | | | soccer, there's no way he'd come, but it all |
| going to dry up because you are trying to get | | | | changed when he took the extra step. |
| fit, or get healthier for someone else. It | | | | |
| just doesn't work. And the worse thing is | | | | What about if you are not really interested |
| that we really beat each other up for not | | | | in any sports or don't want to play it |
| following through. | | | | competitively, and you don't have any other |
| | | | activity you enjoy doing that actually |
| In a lot of ways, it's a very similar | | | | requires movement and exercise? |
| syndrome to the so-called 'yo-yo' dieter. | | | | |
| | | | How about engaging into the influence your |
| So, if getting all pumped-up initially about | | | | social network has over you. If you are about |
| a program is not going to last, what can you | | | | to embark on an exercise program, try and get |
| do? | | | | a friend to pick one out with you. You'll |
| | | | motivate each other, have some friendly |
| Well, I believe that you can still use that | | | | competition to keep each other at your best |
| motto: "where there's a will, there' s a | | | | and encourage each other when you need it. If |
| way," but with a twist. | | | | you don't think you have a friend that might |
| | | | be interested, there's options for you too. |
| Instead of trying to force your life onto an | | | | You can join your local jogging club for |
| exercise program, it is a much better idea to | | | | instance. It's a great way to meet new people |
| find an exercise program that is just fit for | | | | and enjoy the exercise, without having to |
| your life. What I mean is that, step back a | | | | toil through it yourself. |
| bit, and don't start exercising for | | | | |
| exercising sakes. | | | | The basic idea is that you want to create an |
| | | | environment for yourself where you actually |
| If you work in sales, it is commonly taught | | | | look forward to exercising. If you can find |
| that 'people buy for emotional reasons, not | | | | an activity that you love doing, especially |
| for logical ones', and the same thing applies | | | | with other people, then you'll find that it |
| here. Instead of trying to sell yourself on | | | | is much easier to stick to an exercise |
| an exercise program because it will give this | | | | program than you ever thought before. That's |
| advantage and that advantage, step back, and | | | | the easy way to make this a habit. |
| think about what automatically motivates you. | | | | |