| Life throws all sorts of unexpected changes and | | | | days a week to your program regardless of what |
| distractions at us and sometimes it can be difficult | | | | happens. |
| to maintain an exercise program. Even with the | | | | - Remember that exercise is a lifelong |
| latest and greatest assortment of gadgets and | | | | commitment that will benefit you everyday |
| machines it can be very easy to fall off the | | | | - Plan. Make a schedule of which days you would |
| "Exercise Wagon." The key to maintaining your | | | | like to do cardiovascular each week, which days |
| program is to be consistent with your time and | | | | you want to focus on strength or balance training. |
| effort. Whether you exercise daily, weekly | | | | - Keep a journal. This will help you track your |
| consistently or irregularly, these tips will help to | | | | accomplishments |
| get on track. | | | | - Be a "buddy". It is always easier to get things |
| Of course there are always unavoidable things | | | | done when someone else is excepting you. You |
| that pop up and disrupt our plans and schedules | | | | can also share encouragement and milestones |
| and some of them really cannot be prevented | | | | with each other. |
| and do end up causing a loss of time. Missing a | | | | - Tell others. Peer pressure works in this respect, |
| few days is not really going to have much of an | | | | the more people that know your plan and ask |
| impact on your fitness, but quite often people do | | | | you about the easier it will be to stick to it. |
| not get back into their routine once they are | | | | - Do not get stopped by setbacks. Your plans will |
| stopped for a period of time. | | | | be disrupted now and then by nature, health, |
| - Make your goals longer. Short term goals often | | | | illness, you name it. Do not view these instances |
| do not reach far enough to keep you focussed. | | | | as failures; look at them as challenges that give |
| Instead of thinking "I want to lose an inch from | | | | you even more incentive to get back to your |
| my waist" try "I want to be healthy enough to | | | | routine. |
| play hide and seek with my grandchildren". | | | | Keep a positive attitude and don't give up! |
| - Get back into the habit by committing three | | | | |