How are you supposed to exercise when you have to meet with a client, run the kids to the dentist, watch your favorite TV show and take out the trash?

What you may not realize is that fitting in exercise is a matter of how you think and not what’s on your schedule.

Thinking like an exerciser can increase your odds of success and put you in the right frame of mind for making the choice to exercise.  

I'd like to start a discussion on what it takes to think like an exerciser.  What sacrifices do you make?  What keeps you on track?  How do you treat exercise as priority?

Great Question Len

I think what keeps me on track is how I feel after I work out and also the fact that I am a firm believer that it helps support aging. When ever someone asks me what I am training for I have to say the first thing that comes to mind is life. At 50, I feel great and I always look forward to my 40 minute to an hour workout in the gym which I hope to contine as i get older.

Can't remember where I saw or heard this saying...maybe it was even here in the message boards but basically it is "if you do not move you rust." So everyday I make it a point to get myself to the gym and if I cannot do that at least go for a long walk with my dogs or lif free weights in my home.

What about you?

Thanks Frannie:

I agree with the "use it or lose it" mantra. 

Here are some ways I get my arse moving on days when the pedal doesn't even come closer to hitting the metal:

View exercise as a necessity rather than an indulgence. An exerciser looks at their workouts as a necessity – something they need to make their day complete.

Off to speak at a fitness conference!