Weight Loss: Finding Time to Exercise by Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP

correspondence, studying, paying bills, grooming the cat - there

are lots of little chores we need to do, no reason we can't carry

them into our TV room and get them done.

Turn TV Time into "Get Fit" Time

You can turn your TV room into a fitness room easily. A cushy

floor mat, if the room isn't carpeted. A pair of dumbbells or

two. Empty bleach jugs make good dumbbells, but be careful if

they are only partially full of sand, dirt or water (whatever you

use to fill them with something to create the weight), as if the

weight shifts during the movement you could injure yourself.

Canned food make good homemade weights. I have half pound and one

pound cans, heavier can may be too difficult to hold. Go on a

scouting expedition around your house and see what you find that

could work as weights then store them behind the couch and start

using them. Twice a week or three times, consistently, and you'll

start noticing a change within a short time - usually in a month

or six weeks definitely.

My first exercise equipment was a pair of dumbbells, a one pound

and a five pound set. You don't have to have a fully equipped

home gym to exercise at home.

Push ups are an incredible exercise, men's and women's style. No

special equipment needed, just get on the floor and start.

Standing squats (pretend you are going to sit in a chair, then

stop at about or before chair level, and return to standing

straight). There are even books written for exercising on the

commercial breaks. I put together a page with a few of the books

I've found which present this concept such as "The Commercial

Break Workout: Trim and Tone Two Minutes at a Time" by Linda Buch

and Seth Anne Snider-Copley.

Grab some Extra Minutes and Get Started

I wanted to get up an hour earlier so I could work out in the

mornings. When I exercise first thing, nothing else interferes.

No matter what comes up, it doesn't take away from my fitness

program. Unexpected calls or invitations, traffic jams, "There's

no bread," yells my son who still thinks it's my job to keep the

pantry stocked, so I need to run to the store, nothing ruins my

day's plan to ride my bike or lift weights. The consistency of a

regular exercise program just makes me feel good - you might find

it does the same for you, and if you have had a difficult time

finding time - make time. Grab some extra minutes during

commercials on TV, get up earlier, find whatever works for you.

Write it on your calendar, make a date with yourself, and get

started.

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BIO:

Kathryn Martyn, Master NLP Practitioner, author of the free
e-book: Changing Beliefs, Your First Step to Permanent Weight
Loss, and owner of http://www.OneMoreBite-Weightloss.com

Get The Daily Bites: Inspirational Mini Lessons Using EFT and
NLP for Ending the Struggle with Weight Loss.
http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com/getnews.html

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