Exercise Update

By Charles Staley, B.Sc, MSS
Director, Staley Training Systems
Author’s note: I know that goal setting is viewed as a bit cliche, but it’s hard to argue against once you consider it carefully. My first exposure to the con cept of conscientious, aggressive goal setting occurred in the early 80’s when I tool a course from Success [...]

Just like you have goals for other aspects of your life you should have fitness goals.  They should be detailed and have a specific date to achieve them.  For example if you want to exercise with your kids set a specific event and date that you will do something with them you can’t do now. [...]

Be mindful that the first month will be the most difficult. Essentially, you are breaking old habits — changing your routine. This is not easy. Our minds are conditioned to “protect” us. It learns from repetition. Naturally, if your mind “knows” your routine does NOT involve physical activity, it will attempt to persuade you to [...]