Keys To Maintaining a Successful Exercise Program

• Don't make excuses. Some people make excuses and others make things happen. You will always make time for those things that are most significant to you.

• Choose an activity you think is fun. Exercise should be enjoyable!

• Have a plan. When you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Write out precise and measurable goals. Preferably, exercise the same time each day and write it in your agenda as you do all other important priorities.

• Most people drop out of an exercise program in the first six weeks. What takes longer than six weeks to achieve? RESULTS! Most people quit before realizing the true benefits of exercise. Don't be an exercise dropout!

• Start exercising now! Most people have good intentions; they just never get around to doing anything about them.

• Commit to 21 days straight in the beginning. It takes 21 days to form a habit and exercising every day for 21 days will help establish exercise as an important priority in your schedule.

• Be consistent. If your goal is to exercise three days per week - do it without fail. If you have to skip a day, immediately re-schedule your session during an off day.

• Those who consistently exercise for one year will almost certainly continue exercise for the rest of their lives.

• Make exercise a lifetime obligation. There are a multitude of benefits to be gained from consistent exercise, but erratic exercise has little value.

• Bodily changes happen over time and are never immediate. Give your exercise program time for results to occur. Have a long-term outlook and don't get discouraged if you do not see results when you think you should see them. While you will see an immediate increase in energy and feel better, weight loss and body fat changes will take months of consistent effort to see major changes.