Its Cold- Do I Have to Get Off The Couch?

The short answer to this question- is "YES YOU DO"

Now the long answer.

Cold slows us down, it makes our bodies want to kick into hibernate mode.

Exercising, whether its running, going to a class, doing a DVD at home, all include things that are not fun when it's cold. Those reasons are, but not limited to:
-changing your clothes
-leaving your house
-moving around without a blanket and slippers
-taking a break from sipping coffee, hot chocolate, or tea
-exerting effort when not being forced to so by children, spouses, bosses, grocery store clerks or street sanitation workers

Not fun right?

But here's the thing- we NEED to exercise- and truthfully, when we allow ourselves to think about it logically, we want to exercise. And, oddly enough, exercise actually warms us up and gets our blood flowing to our hands and feet which are sometimes the coldest of all.

There are some cognitive, and behavioral things we can do to make this work- ready for what they are? No- common, we'll do this together- I know you can do it:
-Write a 'Response Card' which you keep in your wallet, on the wallpaper of your phone, next to your bed, and stapled on your forehead that says:
'THE HEALTHY PERSON I WANT TO BE INCLUDES REGULAR EXERCISE- I WILL BE SO HAPPY AND PLEASED WITH MYSELF WHEN I AM FINISHED- JUST DO IT!
or something like that

Behaviorally- don't let yourself go to sleep, read a book, call a friend, or in some other way hold yourself hostage, UNTIL YOU EXERCISE

Meeting up with a friend is a GREAT idea

As is pre-paying for a class!

Chart which days you worked out and what you did- you'll love looking back at all of the hard work.

Reward yourself with coffee with friends, new workout clothes, and 'you go girl' shouting on a regular basis.

Ok- its time to stop blogging- and go exercise- wish me luck- I know I'll be happy about it in a few minutes :)