SYNERGY FITNESS TIP - HOW TO KEEP THE RESOLUTION

Resolutions for the New Year frequently include commitments for regular exercise. This article shows you how to keep the resolution to exercise in 2003.

SYNERGY FITNESS TIP
HOW TO KEEP THE RESOLUTION

by Phil Campbell, M.S., M.A., FACHE, Age 50

Resolutions for the New Year frequently include commitments for regular exercise. Many gyms will be packed during the first week of January.

Crowds begin decreasing within a few weeks. Don't be a dropout! Here's a simple tip that could double your workouts in 2003.

FITNESS STRATEGY FOR THE LONG-HAUL

The key to long-term fitness training is to be aware that motivation levels come and go.

The one day that you decide to miss could be the last workout for a year. Long-term training is not a physical issue, it is a mental one.

I have a mental practice that I use to help me through the tough days when I do not feel like training. It's simple - I dont make the decision to miss a workout until I first change into my training clothes.

If I decide to miss a workout, that's okay (sometimes its unavoidable), but I always make the effort to change clothes first.

Most of the time, just changing into training clothes is enough to get me started. Once started, this typically becomes the best workout of the week!

WHY PEOPLE STOP EXERCISING

Never have I met anyone who made a conscious decision to stop exercising. Everyone who has stopped exercising began by missing once."

That one miss led to another, then another.

The key to long-term training is to understand the mental risk associated with missing one workout."

I cant overemphasize the importance of mentally making an issue of missing one workout."

Missing one workout will not hurt you physically. Mentally, however, missing a workout permanently breaks the habit of training - until you make the next workout.

THE TAKE HOME

When deciding to miss a workout in 2003, make a mental note that you just decided to stop training permanently". . . until you have completed the next workout.

Have a great day!

Phil Campbell, Author Ready, Set, GO!
Synergy Fitness for Time-Crunched Adults

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