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Swimming, hiking, biking, karate, pilates? What makes you excited to exercise?  Research shows that if you enjoy what you are doing for fitness, you will stay at it longer, work at it harder, and determine to set that time aside for that activity. There is nothing more emotionally and physically draining than dreading your exercise routine.

Find Fun in your workout. Here’s a few tips to get you started.

• Find activities you enjoy. Try a new class at local community centers or gyms.

• Use a personal trainer to help design an individual program that will help you meet your goals.

• Be creative. Walking a few blocks to work or to the store, standing instead of sitting, take the stairs instead of the elevator, getting up to stretch and move all count toward activity.

• Set a goal of exercise for 30 minutes a day.

• Consider starting a walking club in your neighborhood or work place.
• Finding a training partner will hold you accountable.

• Incorporate exercise at home between innings or at commercial breaks (if you have to watch TV). How many sit-ups can you do in a two-minute commercial break?

Look for fun ways to stay active. What do you do?