You stop and start with exercise.  Or maybe you’ve never started!

It’s is not your lack of motivation, lack of time or lack of willpower…
if you’re like so many women I know, it’s most likely this…
You don’t WANT to exercise!

And I don’t blame you! Want to know why so many of my clients have no problem getting their exercise in?

They all have applied these 5 keys:

Five Keys for a Fresh and Fun Approach to Fitness

1. Upgrade the word “Exercise” to “Movement.”

For some, exercise means “work,” “punishment,” “something I SHOULD do but don’t.” What does it mean for you?

The most powerful tool you can use to combat your “lack of motivation” to exercise is your Mind. Shifting the conversation you have with yourself about the word “exercise” and what it means for you can take you from a place of utter resistance to enjoyment and pleasure. “Movement” has a more neutral tone and less of an emotional charge.

2. Make it FUN!

Movement can be fun and pleasurable, as long as you are choosing it, instead of making it a way to punish yourself.

What are the ways you love to move?
Dancing, Skating, Jumping on a Trampoline, Swimming, Biking, Walking?

3. Start Slow, Listen to your body.

Going from Zero to Tri-athtlete is not going to get you the results you want. Intense exercise in the form of extreme sports can cause injuries and pre-mature deterioration of joints. There is such a thing as too much. Start slow, with the kind of movement that feels best to you and gradually increase your time and intensity.

4. Start with the End in Mind.

Instead of dreading getting started, create an inspiring and exciting vision of you, fit as a fiddle, long into the future. Deepak Chopra, one of my teachers at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, called movement “the Fountain of Youth.” He said that gentle movement everyday will keep our bodies lively and limber. Look at some of the elders in your family. You can most likely see that those who are sedentary have more physical struggles than those that stay active. What you do now (with movement and food) has a direct effect on how gracefully you age.

5. Move INSPIRED.

Think about your deepest desire for your life. What do you truly want to experience? Joy, Peace, Energy, Freedom, Love, Passion, Adventure?

Move your body as a symbol of being ready, willing and able to move through life with ease and grace toward that which you desire most, regardless of the circumstances. Consider movement as a meditation or prayer for what you want most.

Your Call to Action:
I encourage you to make a commitment to moving your body everyday, in some way for the next week.

Choose your most inspired and fun way to move, schedule time in your day as a non-negotiable appointment with yourself.

See what opens up for you. Please write in and share your experience. I love hearing about your success.