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Five Ways to Get Your Fitness Program Back on Track

Are you looking for a way to get yourself motivated and working out again? Do you worry that you can’t sustain your exercise program without a good method to inspire or drive you? Maybe you just want someone or something to deliver a good swift kick in the pants to get you up and moving?

Here are five ways to get your fitness program back on track:

  • Take a Page from Laura Torres experience – Train for a race or a triathlon. Not only does it give you a goal, but there’s also a challenge to putting yourself on a schedule that has a very definitive beginning, middle and end
  • Commute By Foot – Can you walk to work? Walk your kids to school? Walk to the store? If you can get from point A to point B on foot, go for it – just be careful in extreme heat and maybe take your walking in doors if you can whether it’s over a lunch hour at the mall or somewhere else
  • Work Out Early – Most people who work out in the morning are more successful in their overall workout goals because they get it out of the way before the day of distractions, obligations and responsibilities kick in
  • Mix and Match – You don’t have to do the same thing every day to provide yourself with a good workout, Families.com Community Manager Lisa Pietsch works out every morning, but switches out machines from treadmill to bike to elliptical and this can not only keep you motivated, but keep boredom at bay
  • Exercise with a Friend – A friend, a personal trainer, even your child can help you to stay motivated and on track. My five year old is like my personal workout account manager – she asks me every morning if I’ve done my workout and if I haven’t – she wants to join in and workout with me – accountability, accompaniment and companionship are important tools in fitness success

How do you keep your fitness program on track?

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.