14 Tips To Get Started With Exercise, Ep #006
In this episode, we are talking about exercise. Specifically, I have 14 ways to get yourself to exercise. I am convinced that if I could find the one way to get my patients to exercise, I would win the Nobel Prize! Exercise is so important for our health, yet the majority of Americans are not getting the recommended amount of exercise. Exercise is important to all of us regardless of our health because we have decreased all-cause mortality. That is a fancy doctor way of saying you are less likely to die from any cause if you exercise. Nevertheless, it's hard to get yourself to move, even knowing how important exercise is, so I will share with you the 14 tips I find myself giving patients the most often. I hope these tips help you get moving towards a healthier you!
Points of interest...
Why exercise makes you live longer? [2:11]
One tip for what NOT to do [4:26]
Put it on your calendar [7:39]
Start a program [11:31]
Do something else while you’re moving [14:58]
Get a fitness tracker [18:12]
What to do with today’s information? [20:25]
A tip for everyone on what NOT to do!
Before we get into the 14 tips to get started with exercise, a tip I have for everyone is to make sure you are NOT using exercise as a punishment or that you are rewarding yourself with food for exercise. That creates a negative relationship with exercise. What I mean by that is you say something to yourself like “Oh well, I exercised so I can have that cookie.” or, “Oh, I had that cookie now I better exercise.” This will make you hate exercise, and the math usually does not add up in your favor when you think that way.
I encourage you to separate food from exercise. Exercise because it is great for your health. Exercise because hopefully you enjoy it at least a little bit or feel better after you do it. Don't exercise so that you can eat more and don't exercise because you ate too much. That is not the way to go with movement.
Check out the show for the details on the 14 tips we talked about in this episode listed below!
Do something every day
Just put your shoes on!
Put it on your calendar
Join an in-person class
Get a partner
Start a program
Buy a Peloton
Sign up for a race
Do something else while you’re moving
Get a dog
Restart a hobby
Get a personal trainer
Get a fitness tracker
Get outside
Homework: What to do with what you’ve learned?
Hopefully, you listened to the episode and there were some things on there that resonated with you. Hopefully, you're motivated to start something and find activities that you enjoy. Remember, exercise is not a punishment. Exercise is important for everyone's health regardless of their weight. Exercise is going to be even more important if you have lost weight and are trying to keep it off because it is the biggest predictor of maintaining your weight. So find a thing you want to do and get moving. Exercise is key to health, it's key to weight. Let me know which of these tips you enjoyed most.
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