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getting bored, don’t give up—find something different to do! Try
yoga if you’ve just been doing crunches. Or find a workout video
online that introduces some new exercises into your workout. The
more fun your workout is, the more likely you’ll keep going.
• Keep track of your progress. Write down how long you exercised
and what you did after every workout. You’ll be amazed at the
progress you make over a few weeks and months. When you
look back at where you started, you’ll be inspired to keep going
because you know you can accomplish a lot.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Now that you’ve got some goals and a plan to stay motivated, you
need to decide on just how you’re going to go about working out your
core. People who plan their workouts ahead of time are more likely to
be successful over the long term. The three main decisions you need to
make are what sort of exercises you’re going to do, when you’re going
to do them, and the length of time you’re going to do them.
Make Connections:
Online Fitness Plan Generators
A search online will come up with some websites that will
help you create your own f itness plan. It won’t be made just
for you as an individual, but you can usually f ill out a form
that creates a plan based on your experience, f itness level,
gender, age, and more. You could click around to f ind a generator that
makes sense for you.