Each goal that you set and reach is a stepping stone to your final targeted goal. You could keep a personal diary of your fitness progress and see how far you have come in your health and strength pursuit. I used to put pictures of ab shots on my refrigerator to help keep me focused. Now I also keep a watchful eye in mirror.

When I drop an inch or two off my waist I reward myself. And not with eating a whole pie or chocolate cake. Usually I buy some kind of hiking gear, camera equipment or clothing.

Make sure you keep a supply of healthy foods around you to help prevent eating some junk food when you do get hungry. Fresh fruit, nuts, non-fat cottage cheese, you get idea. When you start your diet don’t go crazy eating little to nothing. If you follow this practice you will lose all muscle you worked so hard to build. I cycle my carbohydrates and protein around my workout days. I eat carbs during my bodybuilding workout days and carb deplete on non-bodybuilding workout days. I will increase protein on nonworkout days. Here is a summary of topics above:

Establish small goals to achieve your main personal fitness goal. Use pictures to keep focused on your main goal. Reward yourself when you meet your in-between goals. Drink plenty of water. Always keep plenty of healthy foods around to snack on. Don’t go crazy dieting.

Make sure that you keep on right path and you will see your goal of abdominal muscles showing when warm weather returns. Otherwise your spouse may do like mine and start taking measurements for maternity clothes. Perseverance and focus will help keep you on track of your personal fitness goal.

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Try performing a lunge with a curl, or lateral raise. Or a squat with on overhead press.

You could create an entire workout around this concept and divide up your body parts and exercises so that you keeps things fresh.

5. Circuit training. Select a number of exercises for your entire body and perform them as a circuit with little or no rest in between. Repeat as time allows for 2-3 circuits.

People will always find excuses to not exercise. These tips show you how to fit exercise into busiest of schedules and get benefits of regular exercise.

It's not about finding time to exercise, it's about MAKING time to exercise. No matter how busy you are. It's always better to do something than nothing.

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