Secret # 5: (my fav) Exercise More Days than Not

Feeling fit and fabulous requires exercise, period. The human being was not meant to spend the amount of time sitting on it's buns that we do these days. So we've got to add movement. Just to increase your health and well being you've got to exercise at a moderate intensity for an accumulated total of 30 min on most days. The skinny chicks in the book workout at least an hour, six days a week. In some cases it's two hours or more. Exercise speeds up your metabolism, builds muscle and makes you feel terrific. It's important to balance the types of exercises you do, with cardio, weights and stretching all working together. Now, how to fit it in...take a look at your daily schedule and see where you can add some. Can you walk, run or cycle to work? Bring your running shoes to work and walk or run at lunch or break, then eat at your desk. (Keep deodorant and some facial cleansing wipes and make up at your desk to make a quick fix when you get back.) Set up a weekly exercise plan and post it on your refrigerator or in some other highly visible place. Set up a no-fail plan of exercise that fits around your life. Resolve to make exercising more days than not just a fact of your new life. Stick to your plan and DON'T LET EXCUSES START TO INTERFERE WITH YOUR EXERCISE PLANS. When you have to miss a workout, find a way to replace it.