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1.	Start slow. The biggest mistake that people make is starting too fast or too hard. Start as small as possible, and worry about endurance or intensity later. The key in the beginning is to make it enjoyable and accomplishable.
2.	Increase but gradually. After getting used to a certain level of exercise, you’ll want to increase it. Don’t just run two miles or walk 20 minutes three times a week for a year. Your body adjusts to the stress you’re giving it, so you need to increase the level once you’ve adjusted. But do it gradually, and only every two weeks or so.
3.	Crank it up. Once you’ve gotten used to exercise, you’ll want to do some higher intensity ones for better fitness and fat-burning. Instead of running slowly and steadily, for a long time, try doing shorter bursts of fast running, with periods of rest in between. You can do this for any exercise. Higher intensity increases the calorie burn, and improves performance. But you can’t do it as long, and you shouldn’t do it every workout. Mix it in with endurance workouts.
4.	Schedule workouts. Make appointments with yourself to workout, at a specific time and place, just as you would with any other appointment.
5.	Make it a habit. If you can do exercise at the same time, every single day for a month, you are more likely to make it a habit. Once it’s a habit (and start easy in the beginning!), then you can step up the intensity a bit.
6.	Forget about weight loss. If you’re motivated solely by weight loss, exercise will be a tough proposition. You might not lose weight right away. It’ll come, if you can keep it up over time, but in the beginning you might be disappointed (especially if you haven’t changed your eating habits). Just get into the habit of exercise, and worry about the weight later.
7.	Forget the gym. The gym can be intimidating for beginners, and confusing if you don’t know how to use the equipment. Skip the gym and do it at home or at the park or somewhere less intimidating. You can do pushups and crunches and dumb bell exercises at home very easily, workout to a DVD, or go walking or jogging in your neighborhood.
8.	Reward yourself. Rewards are best if they are frequent in the beginning. Be self-indulgent! Even sweets are good rewards — remember, get into the habit of exercise, and you can worry about weight loss later.
9.	Do a 30-day Challenge. Challenge yourself, and see if you can rise to the occasion. Do it with a group or your significant other. Put in rewards. Tell everyone you’re doing it.
10.	Join an online group. Check out some online groups (there are groups for every type of exercise), introduce yourself, see which ones you’re comfortable with. Once you’ve gotten established see if you can post your results every day — you won’t go wrong once you start doing that.

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