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Bottom line is, you have to get serious. Sign a contract, write a vow, mail a letter to your future self, do whatever it takes for you to get serious about your exercise routine. Get emotionally involved with your

Making a commitment means it is harder to get out of working out. Accountability helps you maintain a steady workout routine. One way to do this is establishing a buddy system. Schedule a daily walk with your dog, significant other or a neighbor. Invite a friend to share your home gym at a designated time each day. Join fitness classes at a local gym or fitness center that calls you if you miss a scheduled class. Teach your child about fitness by joining a mommy and me class. Enroll in a sports team that depends on you to arrive at practices and show up at games. When other people are waiting for you, it is tougher to avoid working out. This helps you continue a long-term fitness routine for optimum well-being. It is also a great way to fit socialization into your hectic

The following are some barriers that prohibit adults from engaging in physical activity: 1Do not have enough time to exercise, 1find it inconvenient to exercise, 1lack self-motivation, 1do not find exercise enjoyable, 1lack confidence in their ability to be physically active (low self-efficacy), and 1fear being injured or have been injured recently. In reality, physical activity is overall great for the health. Imagine taking a walk around your neighborhood at least 3x a day each week, that can tremendously improve the risk of getting a chronic disease, makes you feel like you accomplished a goal, and makes you feel and look good also. According to the American Heart Association 2regular physical activity also helps to control weight and may help to ease stress. 2Ideally, you should aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on at least five days of the week. 2You should also aim to do a minimum of two sessions of muscle-strengthening activities per week,

I attribute my lack of physical activity to an absence of social support and guidance in my

We all realize that customary physical action is an essential piece of powerful weight reduction and weight support. It doesn't make a difference what kind of physical action you perform exercise, family unit errands, yard work, or business related assignments are all gainful. Getting more fit is a fight that I have been battling for quite a while. Weight reduction is not just physical, it is additionally a mental which is the reason it's been so difficult for me to lose. The absence of inspiration, beginning an eating regimen and adhering to an activity arrangement.

By being physically active, people are then more likely to eat healthier and not consume foods that are bad for you and your weight. Exercise improve mental and emotional health, and a happier and healthier mental and emotional person the more likely they will make healthy choices. “Regular physical activity is important for the physical, mental, and emotional health of people of all ages—from young children to the elderly.” This shows that physical activity can improve your mental and emotional health, and help people make healthy

One of the biggest motivators to exercise is to have a friend to do it with. It is much harder to skip going to the gym when you've already promised a friend that you'd meet them there. Also, to keep doing exercise consistently, it is so important to find something that you enjoy doing. And that is not impossible! Swimming is such good exercise, and it's fun! Go swimming with a friend a couple of times a week, and you won't even feel like you're exercising. Or, if you are very motivated, join a class that coaches running, and train for a 5K marathon! Having a goal is important, and a lot of people find that sticking to an exercise program is easier when they have a specific goal in

I had always been a quitter. Throughout my life I've found myself enrolled in classes or sports that I'd want to, or be forced to be a part of. Yet, through all of these sports and foreign language classes none of them lasted more than a couple months. I stopped playing these sports and taking language classes in middle school and took up video games due to my lack of interest or ability in other extracurricular activities. Video games started occupying more and more of my time and I found myself glued to the couch for hours on end. Throughout this time period I was slowly becoming less motivated, lazier, and unhealthy. Since my parents were going to the gym regularly they constantly hounded me to go with them, especially since I had been heavier during my childhood and hereditary diabetes runs in the family. Eventually, I found myself in the gym were I felt lost and scared, there were no other teenagers that I could see and all the machines seemed so alien. After escaping the treadmills and other cardio equipment; I found myself

As a child and throughout my teens I was very active. In elementary and middle school, I participated in many sports such as, soccer, cheerleading, and track. In high school I really started getting in to working out. I would go to the gym every weekday and I had a set workout plan that I loved. Unfortunately, I had to stop working out towards the end of my senior year because of health issues and I have not gotten back in my old routine since. I have been in and out of the gym since college, but because of my heavy school load and having a job, working out has not really been a huge priority

Nutrition is a major factor in why I did not want to work out as I like to eat anything sweet without a second thought so I have to eat less of them. Using and withholding rewards could go with nutrition as I should have not tried to go all at once to work out with a solid plan and is why it backfired. Being in the moment matters as it can help focus on the present where exercise matters the most as opposed to thinking about the future straight on.

4 common reasons of why people don’t exercise are because first, they don’t like gyms. Second, it costs too much. Third, they don’t have enough time. Lastly, exercise hurts. To begin, you don’t have to go to a gym. There are other workouts and things to do that you can do at home or at the park or anywhere you feel comfortable! Gyms do cost a lot, but there are ways you can make your own work out equipment and there are exercises one can do that do not require any equipment at all! Anyone will feel that they don’t have enough time to work out, but in all reality out of your 24 hours of your day; it only takes at least 30 minutes to work out. One is more then capable to accomplish 30 minutes out of 24 hours. Exercising can hurt, yes, but it doesn’t have to. One can work until it starts to hurt and they stop and repeat. This gives more repetitions in one’s work out. When creating an exercise plan, one must include aerobic exercises, strength exercises, and stretching. Aerobic exercises include swimming, jogging, bicycling, walking, etc. Strength exercises include weight lifting, push-ups, sit-ups, calisthenics, etc. One must know and understand the frequency of the exercise one should do. Also, one should understand the intensity of each exercise. One should also understand the amount of time they should do the exercise for. And lastly one should know the type of exercise they want to accomplish. One should not do strength

Helps you sleep better – Studies have linked regular exercise and improved sleep patterns. The national sleep foundation found that ‘People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week, a new study concludes. A nationally representative sample of more than 2,600 men and women, ages 18-85, found that 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week, which is the national guideline, provided a 65 percent improvement in sleep quality. People also said they felt less sleepy during the day, compared to those with less physical activity.’ (1)

Exercising more frequently was one of the strategies I implemented to help change my behavior. This was a useful tactic most of the time, but on one occurrence it made me feel as though I earned something sweet. To modify this and better help change my behavior, I will attempt to run every morning to set a healthy tone for the day instead of a quick workout in the evening.

During this semester, we explored many health issues and topics that involve our local community. Out of all the topics, we have learned during this semester the one topic that interests me the most was physical fitness. Since learning about physical fitness, I have a better understanding of the importance of staying active and how it benefits your body and mind. From the video “23 and ½ hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?” Dr. Mike Evans explains how exercising for 30 minutes a day, just by walking, can lower your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, obesity, and diabetes (Evans,2011). Also, from the reading “ Health Benefits of Physical Activity,” according to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans,

Physical Activity makes you stronger, fit and less likely to get diseases. Regularly do some moderate to vigorous exercises for extra health and fitness benefits. By doing regular exercise you can stay strong, fit and manage your weight better. You’ll have stronger muscles and bones and lower the risk of falls. But the benefits of physical activity extend far beyond weight management, there are many health benefits as well. Regular physical activity can help protect you from health problems such as heart disease and stroke since physical activity strengthens your heart muscles. It also prevents high blood pressure and diabetes because when doing exercises it lowers body fat which is associated with these diseases. Increase your physical activity so you can stay fit and healthy.