As a reminder, if you are not disciplined with your exercise schedule, you won’t have one.   A common mistake most people make is that they plan to do their workout “later”.   And as we all know, later can mean in 20 minutes, 20 days or never!   Have you ever told your child you’d buy the M&M’s “later”?  You get my drift.

So how can you avoid stepping into Laterland?  Here are a few tips.

1.  Step away from the keyboard, turn to the front door and walk outside.

2.  Put it on the schedule at a time you can reasonably expect to be able to exercise.   Don’t write it down in the margin or at 6:00pm when you are supposed to take little Janie to her MENSA meeting.  If you can work out in the morning, schedule it then.  Be realistic and consistent.

3.  Recruit some friends.  Misery loves company so grab some of the Moms when they drop off the kids at school or find a fellow gym-rat and make a date.

4.  Keep a workout bag ready and with you at all times.  Do you really want to watch piano lessons?  Take 30 minutes and take a walk while little Janie becomes a virtuoso.

5.  Daddy time.  Dad’s usually complain that they don’t get enough time with the kids.  Here’s his chance.

I hope these tips help.

Now go run!

Keli