- Choose a time to exercise. Be flexible--if you find that morning exercise isn't working, don't be afraid to try a different time of day. Experiment...Be wild and workout at lunch! Be crazy and do it before dinner! There are no rules!
- Choose the days you'll exercise and then schedule them IN INK. Treat them just like any other important appointment.
- Choose your exercise and make it accessible. Perhaps a walking program will appeal to you--you can do that just about anywhere.
- Be prepared. If you're working out in a gym, get your gym bag ready the night before. If you're working out first thing in the morning, but your gear next to your bed. Get the picture?
- Make sure start with a warm up of at least 5 minutes, a cool down and stretch.
- Start where you are. If you can't do 30 minutes, do 5 or 10 or whatever you can do.
- To progress, add a few minutes to each workout until you can go continuously for 30 minutes
I know you know this but if I don't say it, I'll get a zillion emails--cardio isn't the only thing you should be doing. You should also be strength training, but that's a whole other article that you can read at your leisure.
For all the details on cardio, check out Cardio 101.
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