Make exercise a daily habit – 10 tips
Whether you’re looking for motivation to start exercising, or are interested in changing up your current routine, here are 10 tips for making exercise a daily habit. 
- Piece your workout together. You don’t need to get all your exercise at one time. Ten minutes morning, noon, and night can give much of the same benefit as 30 minutes all at once.
- Check out the fitness course schedule at your local gym or community center, or the dance or yoga class schedule at a nearby studio. You may find that having the structure of a class helps you learn a new activity and keeps you on track.
- a pedometer. Step-counters (pedometers) are an easy, inexpensive way to motivate yourself to be active. Work up to 10,000 steps per day.
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Exercise Daily
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at least an hour. You do not have to kill yourself from running, jogging, etc., but you should have some sort of moderate physical activity in your everyday life. If you're looking to shed a few pounds fast, do a higher-level intensity workout. For example, go on a walk at a brisk pace for an hour. Or, you can jog and set certain intervals to sprint during that hour. Make sure you're not in severe pain during your workout. Just a warning, your muscles will ache after a high intensity workout. It may be irritating, but that means your body is changing for the better. Be sure to stay hydrated, stretch, and eat foods with a decent amount of protein after each workout. The protein will help keep your muscles, not fat, rebuilding.
- Try starting with three 30-minute workouts a week to pace yourself.
"If you are just starting a new workout program, don't over commit or over-perform! Try starting with three days a week, and schedule it into your week like a doctor's appointment. No need to take a full class—stay for 30 minutes, or try a short private training session or an at-home workout. You want to make sure you are working yourself into shape safely and effectively. Then, after week four, try adding another 30 minutes every other week. You'll be surprised how empowered you'll feel!" —Anna Kaiser, celebrity trainer and founder of AKT, @theannakaise
AVOIDING SPORTS INJURIES
- Prevention and TreatmentWebMD takes a look at common workout injuries, how to prevent them, and what to do when workout injuries occur.
- Muscle Strain OverviewMuscle strain -- or muscle pull or even a muscle tear -- implies damage to a muscle or its attaching tendons.
- Lactic Acidosis and ExerciseLactic acidosis occurs naturally during vigorous exercise.
- Common Injuries From RunningRunning injuries usually happen when you push yourself too hard or don't have the right form. You can prevent many of them. Here's how.
- Knee Ligament InjuriesLigament injuries in the knee - such as an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) -- are dreaded by professional and amateur athletes alike.
- Achilles Tendon InjuryHead injuries are injuries to the scalp, skull, or brain caused by trauma.
- Ankle InjuriesAnkle injuries can happen to anyone at any age. Here's how to prevent and treat them.
- Rotator Cuff TearIt's one of the darkest fears of pitchers, tennis players, and many other athletes: a rotator cuff tear.
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