Exercising - How do you sustain momentum!

Written by Greg Ryan


The number one reason people say they do not exercise is lack of time. Not long ago, a twenty-year study was completed centering onrepparttar theory that, “There is not as much time inrepparttar 149104 day as there used to be.” The study concluded that justrepparttar 149105 opposite was true. It showed that with allrepparttar 149106 technology today, we have 1.5 more hours in a day than we did twenty years ago. In other words, with allrepparttar 149107 gadgets out there to help us communicate and manage our time, we should have an hour and a half more time for ourselves. What isrepparttar 149108 solution? With a little prioritizing and some time management, we can findrepparttar 149109 time to exercise! TIME FRAMES

As you get closer to reaching your goal, start thinking in back of your mind ofrepparttar 149110 next goal. You need to establish your next focus point to keep you on track. However, make sure you are convinced that you will reachrepparttar 149111 present goal inrepparttar 149112 established time period.

Setting time frames for your daily workouts is a great motivator. It keeps you focused, you feel more productive, and inrepparttar 149113 end workouts do not feel like a big effort.

One ofrepparttar 149114 smartest things I have ever decided to do in my career was to put a time frame on how long my workouts would be. Your workouts can feel like a job if they take a lot of time.

Knowing that I had to be finished within a certain time period encouraged me to focus on what I needed to do. This also created more intensity or effort in my workouts and I achieved better results. Time frames also helped in not letting workouts get boring. I looked forward torepparttar 149115 next workout knowing how little time it was going to take.

CONSISTENCY + VARIETY+ EFFICIENCY= RESULTS, allrepparttar 149116 time!

We all have different methods of motivating ourselves. Most of us set goals to us give a sense of urgency. When setting goals, two mistakes should be avoided.

REALISTIC GOALS VS. LIFESTYLES

In some circumstances,repparttar 149117 demands of life do not permit accomplishments of lofty goals. In most cases, time management solves this problem. However, you need to be realistic. Expectations can be set so high and when responsibilities do not allow you to get there, frustration can be paralyzing. This does not give you a reason to forget setting high goals; you just don’t want to set yourself up for failure.

Are Kettlebells Too Expensive?

Written by Victor Holtreman


It's funny how people react torepparttar price of a kettlebell. Their eyes usually get wide and their mouth opens a bit, as if to say "Are you kidding?"

Their reaction is usually due torepparttar 149103 fact that they just don't realize what a simple kettlebell can do for one's physical fitness, strength building and fat loss. I mean hey, it's just a simple little sphere with a handle, right? Where arerepparttar 149104 gears,repparttar 149105 cables,repparttar 149106 springs and pulleys that are a hallmark of a real piece of fitness equipment?

Here's a secret: You don't need all that complicated (and really expensive!) stuff.

The same folks who balk at paying $90 for a kettlebell would have no problem whatsoever dropping $300 or more on some "total gym" that uses rubber bands to give them a "full body workout" and maybe $100 a month in expensive (and unnecessary) dietary supplements. Don't forget those exercise machines that are advertised on TV during those two-minute long commercials... They're so expensive that they don't even mentionrepparttar 149107 price, justrepparttar 149108 monthly payment! (BTW, I researched some of those Bowflex and Nordictrack gadgets: they cost as much as $1,500 and UP)

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