| We have all learnt something new before and it had | | | | the run. Choose songs that are upbeat and give you |
| been for some easy and exciting, for others a little | | | | a good feeling. |
| nerve racking and daunting. It is easy to talk | | | | On your next walk make it your mission to notice 20 |
| ourselves into change being a scary thing, that | | | | things that you have to write down in your |
| maybe our world around us will turn upside down. To | | | | notebook, or take a friend along for the ride and |
| reach your ideal goal, life will change! You will have | | | | make it a social occasion. |
| the same you but your sense of self will take a | | | | There are also so many things that get you |
| whole new level. You can be comfortable, feel more | | | | exercising which are not the everyday exercise; try |
| energy, have better stamina and even feel stronger. | | | | ballroom dancing, hip hop dancing, rollerblading, |
| 1. Buy A Notebook | | | | underwater hockey or even pole dancing. |
| The best purchase you may ever make is a | | | | 3. Get Competitive |
| notebook. This will become you best friend, coach, | | | | There is nothing like a bit of healthy competition with |
| motivator and source of inspiration when it feels like | | | | yourself. This is were being stubborn is to your |
| no one is your supporter. You can use this notebook | | | | advantage. If you can set up for yourself a system |
| to write down thoughts about your exercise. Take | | | | where you write down your time or exercise level |
| notes of what exercise works for you best, gives | | | | and plan to beat it every time, you will find yourself |
| you energy, leaves you wanting more. Also write | | | | wanting to up the stakes every time. Also you will |
| down any feelings that come up, or things you feel | | | | crave the competition, and want to go that much |
| you would like to reflect on later. | | | | better each time. |
| In this notebook you can also put your times and | | | | 4.Focus on the Goal |
| goals or even rule up a chart of 21 days and tick off | | | | Choose something that represents the goal for you, |
| each day as it comes along. The more you can | | | | be it a picture or symbol that you can have with you |
| compete with yourself the more you will be able to | | | | or placed somewhere that you will see it everyday. |
| motivate and push yourself on. Write down words of | | | | You can also add words, meditation or have a saying |
| motivation, what people have said or suggested. the | | | | that your alarm clock blurts out instead of just |
| notebook does not need to be only about exercise, | | | | beeping. Another fun focus tool is to create an action |
| use it for the whole process - a new YOU! notebook. | | | | that puts you into a great state before exercise, be |
| 2. Choose An Exercise That Excites You | | | | it you jump up or stretch really tall. The posture that |
| If you wake up in the morning dreading the exercise | | | | you hold puts you into an energized state. The same |
| you have chosen it only makes it harder, to actually | | | | way that we can sit hunched over and frown and |
| find the time to do the exercise. | | | | feel lazy. We can stand tall and jump about to feel |
| If your someone who enjoys running but finds it | | | | energized and unstoppable. |
| boring then work out ways that you can make it | | | | 5. Constantly Remind Yourself Why You Are Doing it. |
| exciting. You could add sprints at the park as part of | | | | There is a reason that in the beginning, propelled you |
| your routine, you could create your very own iPod | | | | to make the change and move forward. If you can |
| mix that dictates how your run goes - easy song | | | | pinpoint what that was, then you can tap into that |
| you jog, as soon as the next song kicks in you have | | | | source at anytime, and get yourself back on track |
| to run til it ends, easy track again and then a techno | | | | and moving forward again and again. Once you know |
| fast track for a sprint or as fast as you can til the | | | | exactly what it is, write it in your notebook!! |
| next song comes on. Let the music be your guide for | | | | |