| Scenario: I really want to get in shape, but | | | | afternoon watching the Back to the Future |
| I work all day and attend multimedia classes | | | | trilogy for the fifth time? Could you manage |
| until 8:30. How do I find the time to | | | | to get up a half-hour earlier on the |
| exercise, and what are a few good exercises | | | | weekdays? Just skip an hour of television |
| for beginners like me? Solution: Finding time | | | | time and go to bed earlier. |
| to exercise is certainly a challenge. Even | | | | |
| the most motivated among us suffer setbacks | | | | *Make exercise convenient. Find a place to |
| during our business's busy season or when a | | | | work out that's close to your home or office. |
| new project is on the horizon. The key to | | | | If you're disciplined and have the space, |
| fitting fitness into your busy day is to | | | | work out at home. |
| recognize that finding time isn't the | | | | |
| issue--it's making time. | | | | *Develop relationships with supportive |
| | | | people. Join an exercise class or go to the |
| You may be surprised to hear that you can | | | | gym with friends. If you skip a class, your |
| enjoy the benefits of a regular exercise | | | | friends will hold you accountable. |
| program in as little as three hours per week. | | | | |
| | | | *Exercise at the right time. The "right time" |
| The following routine shows you how: | | | | is when you're most likely to do it. If you |
| | | | know your day often ends late or meetings |
| Monday: Half-hour of jogging, biking (on | | | | come up suddenly, it's best to schedule your |
| hills) or other intense aerobic exercise you | | | | workout for first thing in the morning when |
| enjoy | | | | nothing can interfere. If you're a night owl, |
| | | | fit your workout in before dinner. If you can |
| Tuesday: Half-hour of strength training | | | | only manage a 10-minute walk on your lunch |
| (squats, sit-ups and push-ups for beginners; | | | | hour--do it. Some exercise is better than |
| weight training with machines or dumbbells | | | | none. |
| for the more experienced) | | | | |
| | | | Benefits Of Exercise |
| Wednesday: Rest day | | | | |
| | | | Need more motivation to get fit? Consider the |
| Thursday: Repeat Monday | | | | following benefits of exercise: |
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| Friday: Repeat Tuesday Saturday: One hour of | | | | *Exercise increases your stamina and |
| exercise--any type of exercise. Go | | | | strength. |
| rollerblading with a friend, take the family | | | | |
| to the hills for a hike or swim laps at the | | | | *Exercise improves your heart and lung |
| pool. | | | | efficiency. |
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| Sunday: Rest day | | | | *Exercise gives your body greater resistance |
| | | | to disease, stress, anxiety and fatigue. |
| Make your workouts more time-efficient by | | | | |
| exercising harder. For example, you can walk | | | | *Exercise gives you more energy and enhances |
| two miles in a half-hour, or you can run four | | | | your capacity for work and leisure |
| miles in a half-hour. You can spend an hour | | | | activities. |
| in step aerobics class, or you can spend 20 | | | | |
| minutes rowing at the highest resistance | | | | *Exercise releases hormones that stimulate |
| level on the rowing machine. When you perform | | | | the brain, helping to clear your mind, see |
| strength-training exercises, use a | | | | things from a new perspective, and come up |
| challenging resistance and move quickly | | | | with fresh ideas. |
| through your exercises to get an aerobic | | | | |
| benefit. | | | | So make an appointment with yourself to get |
| | | | some exercise. Your body--and your |
| If you want to commit to getting fit, | | | | business--will thank you for it. |
| exercise must become a part of your life--a | | | | |
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| *Make a log of everything you do for a week, | | | | |
| and identify the time slots where you can fit | | | | MaximizeYourMetabolism. |
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