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Reach your goals: get moving part three

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Make a plan. Design your workout based on what you like to do whether it’s sport or actual fitness classes. You can always consult a health and fitness expert at your local gym for advice. Then, write out a day-by-day or week-by-week plan that slowly but consistently increases your exercise time and effort. For instance, try walking 10 minutes one day and then increasing your time by 1 or 2 minutes a day. You'll be up to 20 or 30 minutes in no time

Track your progress. How do you know if you are accomplishing what you set out to do? Keep a training log so you can see where you are improving and where you might need to push a little harder. It is rewarding to see that walking an extra tenth of a mile each day adds up to an extra half-mile at the end of the week

Be careful of injury. If you experience severe pain or get hurt in any way, revise your plan. Injury is one of the main reasons people fall short of their fitness goals, so if you are trying to do too much too quickly, cut back

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