If your goal is to elicit permanent change in your body, consistency is very important. One of the first questions I ask my clients is, “how consistent have you been?”  It looks like many of us are ashamed. When exercise becomes something else that is stressing you out I say, “pull the plug, think about it differently,” or just plain, “snap out of it.” Start by making a change that you can sustain for the rest of your life. Focus on the consistency. Over-training can be just as damaging as under-training and vice versa. If you are lucky enough to have physical comfort and you can exercise, start there. If you have not been blessed with physical comfort then start at a point beneath the pain threshold.

Stop punishing yourself with your workouts, or lack there of. Making a consistent change in your habits takes emotional maturity. Exercise is a good place to look for clues as to how emotionally mature a person is. Look at a person’s habits. Icksnay on the judgement. Just look at behavior. What is your goal, and what are you willing to do for the rest of your bloomin’ life, that is consistent with that goal?