Fitness Goal Ruminations

An exercise program can be daunting. Here are five of eight ideas from Jenny Hardfield. Achieving Your Fitness Goals; Massage & Bodywork Magazine; June/July 2007; page 168.

• Avoid doing the same exercise over and over again. Your body will become efficient at that exercise and won't burn as many calories as when you first started.
• Be patient. Getting active takes time. It takes twenty-one days [or longer] to create a new habit . . .
  
• Drop those excess pound efficiently by keeping a fuel log.
  
• If you are inactive begin with frequent but shorter workouts . . .
• If your are active [workout] three to five times per week, add one or two high-intensity workouts per week to boost metabolism, effort level and fitness.