About Exercise: Finding Reasons to Exercise

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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner The title of this week's newsletter, "Finding Reasons to Exercise," seems appropriate for those of us who just experienced the punch-in-the-face that we call losing an hour because of Daylight Saving Time.  And, for the record, I think it should be Daylight Savings Time, but I'm not in charge of that. So, if you woke up this morning and felt like you'd rather stab yourself in the eye with a white-hot poker than get up and workout and you got up and worked out anyway, you get a bazillion extra points for that.  What do you get for those points?  A reward.  When your brain clears, take some time to plan a reward for doing your workout today, even though it was really, really hard.  My reward:  I'm setting aside 30 minutes today to rest, sleep, stare out the window or play mindless computer games.  What about you? Finding Reasons to Exercise We're all pretty good at finding excuses to skip our workouts. For example, if you haven't alphabetized your CD collection...wait, I just transported back from the 90s and am... Read more Search Related Topics:  reasons to exercise  how to exercise  motivation to exercise Superset Your Strength Workouts for Super Fun! Yes, it's okay to want to have me arrested for using the phrase "super fun!' in the title of this blog post. Moving on, I've been talking a lot about... Read more Search Related Topics:  supersets  strength training  how to lift weights Challenge of the Week February is finally over, so I think it's time to blow some stink off with a little challenge...what do you think? Below you'll find some ideas for how to... Read more Search Related Topics:  challenge  exercise  how to exercise Vote in This Week's Poll: How do you beat exercise boredom? There are very few certainties in life, beyond death and taxes of course, but one other certainty is this: You will get bored with your workouts at some point.... Read more Search Related Topics:  exercise boredom  exercise variety  stay committed to exercise Related Searches Fun Exercise Weight Loss Exercise Brain Exercise Walking Exercise Exercise Obesity Featured Articles Flexibility Basics - Why You Need to Stretch Obesity and Exercise Body Weight Workout Juicing for Weight Loss - Does it Really Work? Treadmill vs. Outdoor Walking How Low Carb Diets Destroy Muscle and Training Power   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner 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: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Exercise Gear Weight Loss Success Stories   Follow me on: Advertisement