| "I know I need to exercise, but I just
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| | energy you'll feel that will help get you
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| don't have the time."
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| | through your day.
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| Sound familiar?
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| | 3. Buy a home gym or home workout
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| This is the number one reason given for
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| | equipment. There are extremely effective
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| not exercising: a lack of time. But like
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| | workouts that can be done at home with
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| so many "reasons" for not doing the
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| | little more than a set of adjustable
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| things you know you should be doing to
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| | dumbbells and a workout ball. You will be
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| better your life and your health, it's
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| | able to save the time it takes to drive
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| really just another excuse.
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| | to gym (and the money for the membership)
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| The truth is, you find time for the
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| | and you can fit a workout routine into
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| things you want to find time for. Whether
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| | your busy schedule much more easily.
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| it's a favorite TV show, a child's soccer
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| | 4. Use the weekends to your advantage. It
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| game or dance recital, or getting
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| | is often easier to find an extra hour on
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| together with friends or family, if it is
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| | the weekend. By making it one of your
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| important to you, somehow you manage to
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| | workout days, you have fewer workouts to
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| squeeze it in.
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| | schedule through the week.
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| Why not give your health and well-being
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| | 5. Make full use of your workout time by
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| the same level of importance? Once you
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| | multi-tasking whenever possible,
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| have made exercise a top priority, you'll
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| | especially for those times you are
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| be surprised how easy it becomes to fit a
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| | walking or on the treadmill. You can read
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| workout into a busy schedule.
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| | a report or read or listen to a book. You
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| Here are some tips to help you get
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| | might be amazed at how much you can
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| started.
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| | accomplish.
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| 1. Put it on the calendar. Schedule your
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| | 6. Incorporate the help of others, and
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| workout time just like you would a
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| | delegate responsibilities. If someone
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| doctor's appointment or a parent meeting
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| | else at home can pitch in and help on
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| at school. Give it the same importance as
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| | your workout days, let them know you need
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| any other appointment worthy of being
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| | their help. A spouse or older child can
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| included on the calendar or in your day
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| | get dinner started, mow the lawn, or run
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| planner. Make sure it's at least three
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| | an errand for you so you have the time
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| times a week or you may never see the
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| | you need to get your workout done.
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| results you want, and you will end up
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| | 7. Lastly, if you just don't see how you
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| quitting.
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| | can possibly squeeze out another minute
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| 2. Get up earlier. Part of reason so many
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| | in your day to devote to exercise, at
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| people fail at consistent exercise is
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| | least incorporate it into your daily
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| because they try to do when they least
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| | activities. Take the stairs instead of
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| feel like it: after putting in a full day
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| | the elevator, walk down the hall to
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| at work. Getting up an hour or even a
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| | deliver a message rather than sending
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| half-hour earlier in the morning gets
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| | email, park farther away and walk to the
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| your exercise done and out of the way,
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| | office or during lunchtime. Any activity
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| not to mention the healthy boost in
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| | is better than none.
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