TRAINING
INFORMATION
CHAPTER
4
To assist you in your training program, this chapter provides you hints
of
how to stay motivated,
climb up the conditioning ladder, and use training logs to chart your progress.
THE
IMPORTANCE
OF
CARDIa
EXERCI§E
"Regular physical activity
is
essential
to
the performance,
safety, and health issues faced by every American. It is never
too late
to
be physically active,
to
exercise, and
to
enjoy the
benefits
of
beingphysicallyfit. "
-Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Chairman
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
With
your
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you've taken an important first step to
achieving your fitness goal. But, you've got to stay motivated and stay with it. About
half
of
all
people who start an exercise program quit within 6 to
12
months. What
is
the key to success for
the other half? Motivation.
If
you stick with a consistent workout program for 30 minutes, three times a week, for 3 months,
you'll be
on
you way to a long-term fitness program. Your investment will pay
off
in feeling and
looking better, while improving overall health and fitness.
To
stay motivated during those 3 months, here are a few suggestions:
Make a Decision. Are the benefits
of
exercise genuinely important to you? According to
cardiologist, author, and fitness expert George Sheehan, M.D.,
"It
has to
be
importantto you. You have to feel thatyour life in some waydepends
on
your exercise
...
that
if
you stop, you're going to be diminished in some way."
Set
Goals and Reward Yourself: Determine precisely what you want to achieve.
By
setting
challenging, specific goals, you are setting yourselfup to achieve them. When you achieve those
goals, reward yourself. "It's crucial (to reward yourself)," according to Lauve Metccalfe, director
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