About Exercise: Lesson of the Week: Do What You Like

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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise If you've ever started an exercise program and hated every second of it, there's a good chance you've broken the most Important Rule of Exercise: Do what you like. This happened to a client of mine who decided she wanted to train for a half-marathon, thinking this would be a great way to lose weight. The problem? She hated running. Hated it from the first day and continued to hate it until she finally ran the half-marathon...which she also hated. All this hate led to her rather dramatic announcement that "Exercise sucks and I'm never doing it again!" Doing something you loathe is sure to make you think exercise sucks. If that's your general feeling, maybe it's time to find an activity you can actually enjoy. Exercise and Weight Loss Lesson of the Week: Do What You Like In my recent blog about overcoming your fear of exercise failure, one commenter wrote: "I have felt this way lately; because some exercises I feel I am terrible at... Read more Search Related Topics:  enjoy exercise  rules of exercise  breaking the rules Eating Before Exercise In last week's post about becoming a morning exerciser, one commenter asked: "How do you address the question of when to eat...before exercise because you have fasted all night... Read more Search Related Topics:  eating before exercise  morning exercise  what to eat before exercise Exercise of the Week - Ball Exchange I was drawing a serious blank while working on my 'exercise of the week' blog post, so I asked a client a rather dangerous question: What's your favorite exercise?... Read more Search Related Topics:  ab exercises  ball exercises  core strength Vote: Will you eat Halloween candy this year? very year, our Walking Guide, Wendy, posts her Halloween Treats Calorie Calculator, which is such a joy to read. For example, it's thrilling to know that eating 25 small jellybeans, a Fun Size candy bar (which is too small to be called fun, but whatever) and 2 Hershey's Kisses, will require me to walk 2.7 miles...Read more Search Related Topics:  halloween  candy  overindulgence Related Searches Weight Loss Exercise Fun Exercise Exercise Plan Exercise Routine Diet Exercise Featured Articles Alcohol and Weight Gain How Long Can I Take a Break From Exercise? Should I exercise when I'm sore? Finding the Right Diet for You Does walking give you big calves? Stock an Emergency Food Pantry   More from About.com Plan a Caribbean Vacation Whether you're planning a romantic escape, a girlfriend getaway, or an active family vacation we've got the resources you need. Read more...> How to Eat Locally Eating locally has many benefits, the food is fresher, tastes better, and has less environmental impact. But how can you get started? Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Weight Loss Success Stories Exercise Gear   Follow me on: Advertisement