Due to our busy and "modern" lifestyle we often forget to think about our health until it is too late. We give into consuming way too much junk food, spend too much time inside the house in front of an LCD monitor and we forget about exercise. This won't be one of those posts where we keep telling you these things as we are sure you already know about them! The thing most people lack is: time and motivation. Luckily, it is never too late to start exercising in order to get better health and this has even been scientifically analyzed and confirmed.

1. A presentation about being healthy and fit by Your
Greatest Protection (dot) com

2. A note of introduction
 Due to our busy and "modern" lifestyle we often forget to think
about our health until it is too late. We give into consuming way
too much junk food, spend too much time inside the house in
front of an LCD monitor and we forget about exercise.
 This won't be one of those blogs where we keep telling you these
things as we are sure you already know about them! The thing
most people lack is: time and motivation. Luckily, it is never too
late to start exercising in order to get better health and this has
even been scientifically analyzed and confirmed.
 The article was first published in the British Journal of Sports
Medicine and as such I recommend you check it out if you are
interested. Anyway, let us get back to our topic and we will start
things off with the "motivation" factor.

3. A note of introduction
 Before we start though, a quick note: This article was
written for our website by the great staff of Your
Greatest Protection, a website dedicated to personal
safety and security. While they mostly provide selfdefense products and home security devices, you will
find a lot of information on how getting fit can help
you increase your confidence and how it can be useful
in a dangerous situation!

4. How to Get Motivated to Work Out
 It should be noted that people lack many different
types of motivation. Some people can't even get
motivated to begin their exercise while others don't
stay motivated very long and they give up on their
routine.
 We prefer to completely delete the term "motivation"
and instead replace it with these concepts:
 Reasoning
 Determination
 Discipline

5. Reasoning
 Motivation really comes down to these three things
and it isn't easy. The first part means that you have to
adopt the reasoning behind why one should exercise.
 This is fairly simple: these are many benefits to
exercising and working out and practically no negative
side effects.

6. Reasoning
 Healthy living and moderate exercise will help you:
 Stay healthy and enjoy a doctor-free life
 Allow you to stay fit and look good
 Looking good often means that you will probably feel
good as well. Many individuals have reported that losing
weight and becoming fit has had brilliant effects on
their confidence.
 You will feel healthier and know that you are indeed
treating your body well
 Back pain and similar issues can become a thing of the
past

7. Reasoning
 Exercising and eating healthy doesn't mean you have
to give up on delicious junk food and all those other
habitual routines in your life. Also, you won't be
spending hours in the gym unless you have much
higher ambitions for yourself.

8. Determination and Discipline
 Once you understand why exercise is so important,
you need to truly set it as your goal. Perhaps you may
think that you do not have time, but the truth is you
probably have more than enough.
 After all, you are currently starting at your screen and
reading this article and you could probably be
exercising instead. But we will talk more about this in
the next section.

9. Determination and Discipline
 Right now, you need to understand that it isn't easy. If
you are just starting out then exercising may seem
long, painful and you will be expecting results that just
don't seem to be happening.
 This takes time and the easiest principle is to set
smaller goals and stick to them. If you can't do 10 push
ups then start by doing 5, then increase that to 6 the
next day and so on.

10. Determination and Discipline
 Start small and then constantly improve! If it doesn't
feel good then you are putting yourself under too
much stress and effort. If you can run for 30 minutes
and feel good then do that for a while. In a couple of
weeks try to run for 45.
 If you can do it then stick to it, if not, just go back to
the previous tier. All that matters is that you never
stop! This discipline, this is determination!

11. Determination and Discipline

12. Time Management
 Finally, this is the last barrier!
Time - something that we
always seem to need more than
anything. But is your daily
schedule so busy that you can't
even invest a few hours every
two or three days? If you take
showers every morning before
work, try to get up 15 minutes
earlier to do some simple
exercises.

13. Time Management
 Before you go to bed you can also try running for 15 to 30
minutes or just go out for a relaxing walk. Finding someone
to keep you company is the ideal solution as it turns
"boring exercise" into a (productive) social activity.
 The weekends should be your primary target as this is
usually the time of the week when you have most of your
free time. Don't push yourself too hard and make sure the
exercise plan is adjusted to your current fitness level. As
stated above, finding people who would gladly join you is a
great way to feel as if you time hasn't been "wasted" by
exercising as you were also able to have a niche chat with
your friend or loved one.

14. Thank you for reading!
Thank you for taking the time to read through this
presentation. Be sure to visit us at
http://www.yourgreatestprotection.com/
for more details about how being fit can help you defend
yourself as well as which tools make this easier.