Saturday, July 25, 2009

Key Ways to Stick to Your Workout

It's the difference between wanting to exercise and actually doing it. This advice on how to lose stomach fat is priceless. Here you’ll find some favorite motivational strategies of the top personal trainers available.

1. Make a 'friendly' bet:- Challenge your coworker or a neighbor to a contest. The first person to drop 15 pounds wins.

2. Switch your training partners:- Close friends and family members don't always make the best training partners because they may allow you to slack off or cancel workouts. To keep this from happening, find a new, less forgiving workout partner every few months.

3. Compete:- Find a sport or event that you enjoy, and train to compete in it. It adds a greater meaning to each workout.

4. Get a workout CD:- People who pedal stationary cycles while listening to their favorite music will do so longer and more intensely than people who exercise without music.

5. Plan your workouts in advance:- Schedule all of your workouts at once, and cross them off as they're completed. Allow for bad weather and unscheduled meetings.

6. Don't do what you hate:- If you loathe going to a gym, try working out at home. (If you despise the treadmill, then jump rope, lift weights, or find a basketball court. Bottom line: If you're sick of your routine, find a new one.

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