Getting Started and Sticking with Exercise

If you find that you have trouble starting or sticking with a regular fitness routine here are some tips that may help. Beginning an exercise program is often overwhelming and confusing, and this advice can help you break it down in to simple, manageable actions.

Finding motivation to train or simply stick with exercise on a regular basis isn't always easy. Demanding schedules, burn-out, and illness are just a few of the things that may interrupt your fitness routine. However, motivation can often be found by following a very simple formula. Goal-setting based upon the S.M.A.R.T. approach, is a simple technique that helps provide structure and motivation to keep going.

The following simple worksheet [PDF] can help you clarify your motivations and goals for exercising, which in turn can help you get to the stage where exercise becomes a habit.
Download the exercise motivation worksheet