Be active... today! (super easy plan for couch potatoes)

It's spring time and the weather is nice.  For those of us who do not regularly exercise, NOW is the perfect time to put the remote control down, shut off the computer, put down the smart phone and do something good for your body and mind.  Exercise (even 20 minutes a few times a week) has tremendous emotional as well as physical benefits... 

I know it can be really tough to get motivated when you are not used to exercising... (trust me, I know!) excuses and time restraints erode our best intentions.  However, setting small, micro goals is really helpful to increase our motivation.  Try committing to exercise for today or just this week. Then you can re-evaluate your goals.  

Exercise needs to be fun to give you the motivation to stick with it... so ask a friend or family member to join you or find a 5K race that looks like fun and sign yourself up! Here is a website that might help you find a 5K in the Houston area http://www.houstonrunningcalendar.com/. Most of these races are for charity... you are simultaneously helping others as well and staying fit.  Everyone wins! 

If you don't know where to start, check out this "Couch to 5K" program, geared toward... well, couch potatoes! It starts off with alternating 60 seconds of jogging with 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.  You can do that! Can't you?  Of course you can!!   http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

Let's put down the excuses and get outside today!!!  Happy exercising!!!  

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