Gimme Ten

Do you have a tough time getting in the mood to exercise?

Then Gimme Ten!

If you will commit to doing any kind of physical activity for just ten minutes, you will start to:

• Feel the endorphin rush in your brain
• Get your heart-rate up
• Increase circulation & blood flow
• Release stress and tension
• Sweat
• Engage the mind/body connection

By committing to ten minutes, you can actually get the motivation you need to continue a full-body workout. Once you’re in the mood, Gimme Ten of the following exercises in this sequence for an easy exercise circuit, then repeat the full sequence as many times as you want:

• Push-ups
• Squats
• Jumping Jacks
• Old-School Sit-ups

I’ll let you in on a little something…I made up Gimme Ten for myself. Although I eat, sleep and breathe fitness, sometimes I just don’t want to do it. I have a hot pink sticky note on the door of my studio that says ‘Gimme Ten’. I know it always works for me, without fail. It works for my clients when they are scheduled to workout on their own, and it will work for you too.

Remember ‘Gimme Ten’ when:

• you just want to stay in bed
• when you just want to come home from work and put your feet up
• When you can think of 10 billion things to do other than exercise

Let yourself get motivated and do something physical for just ten minutes…you’ll be so glad you did!