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Even the best intentions in the world go out the window when faced with routine—and hard physical slog! This short article gives advice on helping you stick with your exercise program so you get to see the results you want.

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This article would be so much longer if it just listed all the excuses we use when we don’t want to exercise! Whether it’s a two-hour triathlon training session, or a 30-minute stroll around the park, trying to incorporate a regular exercise session into our daily or weekly lives can sometimes leave even the most strong-willed of us floundering. Here are some tips to help you treat your workout as something so commonplace that you do it almost on auto-pilot…

1. Pick an activity you enjoy. This might sound obvious, but don’t just take up spinning classes because all your friends are doing it, and it’s the exercise du jour. It doesn’t matter how unfashionable your exercise of choice is, as long as you enjoy it. Then there’s a greater chance that you’ll stick with it and see results.

2. Make exercising as convenient for you as possible. If you have to pull out all the stops in order to get to exercise—whatever those stops may be—then there’s more chance that you won’t do it. If you can arrange a longer than usual lunch-break a couple of times in the week then use that as your “exercise time.” Or if it’s more convenient to exercise before your day begins, then fit something in before work.

3. Savor that post-exercise rush! When we work out, our bodies release endorphins, feel-good compounds that are produced after strenuous or prolonged exercise. Getting that rush after exercise will make you want to do it again—and again.

4. Reward yourself every now and then. That doesn’t mean a trip to McDonald’s after every workout, but if you’re out for a meal and the dessert trolley comes around, have a slice of cheesecake. You won’t feel so guilty when you know that you’ll get to work it off during your next session.

5. Treat your workout out as a special part of your day, one where you get to indulge yourself. This can mean anything from wearing the latest designer gear to exercise in, to using a luxurious body-wash in the shower afterwards. This approach acts an incentive to work out as you’ll get enjoyment from wearing or using something that makes you feel good.

6. Don’t beat yourself up if you miss a session. There will come a time when you just can’t make your workout. Try not to get too despondent. If the gym or pool has had to close without prior notice then instead of sulking on the train home, get off a few stops before your destination and walk the rest of the way. Remember that the simplest form of exercise, walking, can be done at almost any time.

7. Let your family and friends see that you’re serious about exercising. They won’t try to persuade you to skip a session if they know that it means a lot to you. And the longer you stick with your regimen the greater your chance of persuading others to adopt a similar program—it’s a great feeling knowing that you’ve inspired someone to attempt to change their lifestyle!

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