2/1/08

Making Exercise a Habit

Do I love to exercise? I am not going try and lie to you--no not really! When I am actually, physically going through the motions of a workout, whether doing chin-ups or out for a run, I am not saying to my self; "self, this is a hell of a lot of fun". Yet I continue to do it, as I have for years, and will continue to do it for the rest of my life. Why? Because, I love the way it makes me feel afterwards!
The best way I can explain it is that it is like brushing your teeth. I don't necessarily like, or dislike bruthshing my teeth, but they sure feel great when I'm done. And even more important if I don't brush my mouth feels gross! In fact, in that moment I can't wait to brush my teeth.
Working out is pretty much the same thing. You need to get to a point where you have to do it because, the alternative of not doing it feels much worse than a bit of sweat and some sore muscles.
If you can make it past the first 3 or 4 months then it will start to become a habit, and a habit that is hard to break. Now, how do you get past the first 3 or 4 months?...I will talk about that another day.
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