That said, I don’t let stress become an excuse for avoiding exercises altogether! Every one of us has only 24 hours allotted in a day, so if you can fit in all of your daily activities within that 24-hour period, how is it that you cannot find time for exercises? Don’t you brush teeth, or take a shower everyday? Why do you do these? Because they are part of your daily routine. You know that if you don’t brush your teeth regularly, you will suffer from tooth decay. Similarly, if you don’t take a shower regularly, you will have skin diseases. But do you know that if you don’t workout regularly, you will become fat?

It is not right to use the ‘lack of time’ as an excuse for avoiding exercises. Let’s be honest here: you are probably either afraid of exercises or just don’t know where to start! In either case, this article will help you achieve your fitness goals!

1. Find a friend to workout with: Working out alone is not always an enjoyable experience. However, if you can have a friend workout with you, chances are that you will start loving your workouts instead of hating them! Plus seeing someone else working out in the gym will motivate you to continue with your exercise routine! If you know another working mom who has the same fitness goals as you, then rope in her as well!

2. Get an IPOD: Take an IPOD with you whenever you hit the gym. This is a great way of kicking out the boredom out of your workout routine!

3. Do what you love: There are exercises that you probably don’t love to do; if you force yourself to do these exorcises it is only a matter of time before you become bored with them! If, instead, you find exercises that you actually love, then it becomes easier!

4. Start it slow: If you have never exercised in life, it is only natural that you will be afraid to hit the gym. Ignore people who say that you have to exercise daily in order to lose weight. Instead, try to take it easy: start by working out only for fifteen to twenty minutes per day, for two or three days a week. As your body gets accustomed to your new workout routine, you can scale up the intensity of your workouts!

———-
Article Word Count: 468

People have a misconception that once they lose weight successfully, they think that they won’t gain weight any further, no matter what they do! This is totally untrue! Even after you have lost weight successfully, you will have to follow the same diet and exercise routine to maintain that weight! I can understand if you don’t want to go back to your rigorous gym routine, but you can definitely do some walking, can’t you? Follow these three walking tips to help you get started!

1. Consult with your doctor: Before you start walking on a regular basis, I would recommend you visit your doctor and have a word with him. Your doctor will be able to structure a regular walking schedule for you based on your current health situation. Your doctor might also recommend some other activities for you besides walking.

2. Track your steps: Simply walking is not enough; if you walk just five steps one day and fifty steps on another, then you won’t know how many steps you actually need to walk to maintain your slim body. For this reason I would advise that you use a tool called pedometer. It is actually quite affordable and will measure your walking steps everyday.

As you check your daily walking stats, you will want to increase the number of steps on a regular basis because no one likes to sit on their past laurels; once you achieve a position, you would want to get higher and higher!

Just remain committed to your walking schedule and see how better you feel!

3. Put on the right clothes: For walking to become an enjoyable experience, put on loose-fitting trousers that allow free movement of limbs. Don’t wear any tight-fitting dress that makes you uneasy! Also be sure to put on athlete shoes that make your feet comfortable. If you wear the wrong shoes you will soon get bored of walking. Worst, you could end up with muscle injuries!

———-
Article Word Count: 421