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Are you having difficulty in getting as fit as you would like to be? Do you find that you never seem to have enough time to spare on your exercise routines? If this is you then this article should help you solve these problems and show you how to get fit fast by following the seven tips below.

What Is Your Current Fitness Level?

You can’t know how you are going to get to where you want to go if you don’t know where you are coming from. So try one or more of these easy ways to measure your current fitness level:-

Your pulse rate before and after a brisk walk of say one mile.

Time yourself.

Do as many standard push ups as you can until you can do no more and keep a note.

How close you can get to touching your toes without bending your knees.

Write Down Your Personal Fitness Program.

Writing it down makes it more likely that you will stick to it. You need to take into account where your current level of fitness is and where you want to get to. You then need to plan how many steps there will be between where you are just now and where you want to be. So if currently you do little or no exercise and you want to run 10k then realize and accept that to be able to get to this fitness level it will take you longer than someone who is fitter than you are currently.

Plan your exercises around your other committments and take into account if you are a morning or an evening person. Exercise at about the same time every day and you will get in to a routine and your body will come to expect the exercise. Also you need to mix up the exercises. Do different things on different days and remember you need to do resistance training as well as cardio.

Have The Correct Tools For The Job.

If you plan to go to the gym then fine but you do not need to go to a gym or buy expensive equipment. Nearly all the best exercises need little or no equipment. However get yourself a pair of good workout shoes that suit the type of exercise you are going to do and also some free weights. The weights do not need to be too heavy but as you have planned to do some resistance training by adding weights you will increase the effectiveness of these exercises.

Just Do It!

Don’t go crazy and exhaust yourself and then end up thinking you can’t do this. Just do enough to get yourself out of puff and feeling a bit of strain. You will build up over a few weeks to a good consistent level of activity.

You Need To Eat Healthily.

Cut out the high sugar foods and start eating more protein and fruits. You should as part of your plan schedule in 5 meals a day. The mid morning and mid afternoon ones are snack meals so a handfull of nuts or some fruit will do. You need however to take time and sit down and enjoy your main meals. Taking time will mean you eat without rushing and you will notice when you are full and so stop eating.

Reward Yourself Each Time You Exercise.

When you finish your exercises sit down and congratulate yourself on what you have achieved and enjoy the buzz that exercise gives you, you deserve to. Picture in your mind what it is you are trying to achieve by exercising and see yourself that bit closer to your goal.

Stay Motivated And Believe You Can Do It.

If it helps get someone to exercise with you and find a team sport that you both enjoy. It might be hard to find the time when you’re both free, but as soon as you’ve been to a couple of sessions, you’ll have more confidence to go alone. And you won’t want to let the team down.

Follow the steps above and stick to exercising and eating properly for three weeks and I assure you that you will feel and look better and will want to continue getting fitter and fitter.

It does not matter what you did last year, last month, yesterday - what matters is what you are going to do starting today. You can change!

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