- Firstly, do what works for you and what you enjoy. It could be walking with a group of friends, dancing, hiking or going for a bike ride. Work more physical activity into your everyday routine. If you like to keep things simple, you could add some laps the next time you go to the shopping centre.
- Don’t be too hard on yourself. If you skip a day, it doesn’t matter. Don’t let this be an excuse for giving up.
- Track your progress – this really works. You could do it online in a spreadsheet or go old-school with a notebook. Seeing your accomplishments and achievements written down makes you want to keep going.
- Start small with your goals – rather than saying you’ll exercise for an hour every day, commit to exercising for 20 to 30 minutes two or three times a week.
- Focus on your goals, not what someone else is doing.
- Keep a spare set of exercise clothes in your car so you don’t have an excuse to skip the exercise because you don’t have the right gear.
- If you are short on time, break it down. Take a 10-minute walk, three times a day instead of a longer half-hour walk.
- Work towards something like a charity walk with a group of friends. Organisers will often give you tips on how to train for the event.
- Listen to a podcast or audio book while exercising – especially if it’s something you’ve been wanting to listen to but couldn’t find the time.
- Sleep in your clothes! If you’re not a morning person and laying out your clothes the night before isn’t enough motivation, wear them to bed.
- Put your alarm out of reach. If you’re a snoozer, put your alarm clock on the other side of your room. This forces you to get up and out of bed.
- Work exercise into your everyday routine. Get stuck into some housework – it’s amazing how much energy cleaning out those cupboards can use up and you’ll have a lovely clean house after your workout!
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