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Tennis
Cycling
Soccer
Volleyball
Hiking
Dancing of all types
Boxing
Canoeing
Rowing
Skiing
Water-skiing
Wind-surfing
Surfing

The possibilities are literally endless and half the joy

comes from mastering a new skill which, in turn, boosts
your new found confidence.

Ideally, you would split your exercise routine into four or

five sessions with one or two devoted to your new hobby
or sport and the others mixing up cardio with the routines
outlined below.

Of course, there are times when this is not possible due to

constraints of work or family, for example, and this is
where keeping it simple will also keep you on track.

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By this I mean that if you have a basic routine that you

can always fall back on you will not fall off the exercise
path. Taking a power walk to work/school counts as
exercise provided you sustain it for long enough at the
right intensity.

Picking out one of the core routines and then performing

that for twenty minutes over your lunch break or on your
living room carpet will keep up your strength training and
your belief that you can do this.

The key is to adapt and to be flexible both in your

arrangements and in your attitude. Diets and exercise
routines fail when we adopt a defeatist mindset, when we
think things like: ‘I’m a failure because I didn’t go for my
run tonight or last night so I might as well slob out on the
couch and stuff my face with potato chips.’

The correct attitude would be to think: ‘So, I didn’t fit in

my run tonight. I could always fit in a few exercises
before bedtime.’ Even a few stretches will keep your body
and mind tuned in to the fact that healthy eating and
exercise are now simply a non-negotiable part of your life.

With this in mind, I am going to suggest that you mix it

up the way I do. To help you keep on track, however, I

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