No Ifs, Ands or Butts
How to Turn the Top 10 Exercise Excuses into Fitness Triumphs
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“Exercise is boring. It’s too hard. I hate it.” (this is the title of this chapter) WOW! That’s a mouthful of complaints I hear frequently. In my business, these are some of the most challenging client excuses. My mother always said, “Only the boring are bored.” Thanks, Mom. Boredom is a funny thing; it’s a decision that you make based on a perception, a type of self-fulfilling prophecy and unlike other excuses. So what makes exercise boring, too hard, or not fun? You do. Granted, some exercise movements are repetitive and tedious. For you scientific types, this exercise equation might look like: Exercise = repetition Repetition = boring Therefore, exercise = boring Add in isolation, and I can see how some people really hate it. The poor treadmill is even maligned as the definition of going nowhere. You may lament, “How can I get and stay motivated about going nowhere?” The way I look at it, the key is to participate in activities that you enjoy and with people you like. Remember that pain/pleasure theory? Making exercise interesting, doable, and fun can depend on your current health condition(s) and your personality. Maybe you are gregarious or fiercely independent; it all impacts your success when it comes to exercise. Getting encouragement and special attention can help the obese, medically challenged, or fledgling exercisers learn how to safely get started.
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About the Book
- • Overcome the Top 10 Exercise Excuses and claim the healthy, fit body you deserve.
- • Learn practical, easy tips to get and stay fit.
- • Create your personal road map to a more energized, healthier YOU.
- • Develop your customized journal to stay on track.
- • Discover how to have fun fitting fitness into your life.
-Priya R. in CT
“Shortly after being diagnosed (with MS) I began to feel extremely exhausted after working out, so I did it less and less. Now I feel absolutely terrific after our workout. In one sentence, I feel like Jill again, not Jill with MS. Thank you!“
- Jill S. in CT
About the Author
Linda Gottlieb, MA, is a personal and cancer exercise trainer, wellness educator and active lifestyle coach, with an extensive fitness career including fitness consultant for luxury hotels and past director of a 30,000 square foot gym. Along with traditional personal training, she specializes in telephone/email coaching, helping her medically challenged clients improve their health and life with exercise. Ms. Gottlieb’s comprehensive training and education (BA in Psychology and Masters in Instructional Design) prepared her to motivate clients to maneuver through roadblocks and stages of behavioral change. Linda received the Presidential Sports Award in 1988 and 2003, numerous industry certifications from IDEA, ACE, and AFAA, and is a member of The American Institute of Fitness Educators, The Association of Fitness by Phone® Coaches and Reebok Instructor Alliance. Her credentials include ACE Certified Personal Trainer, ACSM Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer, and Master Fitness Motivator. One of the first nationally certified Cancer Exercise Trainers sanctioned by the American Council of Sports Medicine and the American Cancer Society, Gottlieb is currently on staff at Yale University as a cancer exercise trainer and is the first certified Cooper Institute Active Living Every Day facilitator in Connecticut. As a frequent speaker, she champions daily activity and founded FITChicks™ in 2007, a monthly sisterhood meeting in CT. Linda is also a writer, blogger, author, and her first book, No Ifs Ands or Butts -Turning the Top 10 Exercise Excuses into Fitness Triumphs is receiving praise by people who are looking for simple fitness solutions.