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 DISCOVER    Judy Says    Do you need motivation? 
 
 
DO YOU NEED MOTIVATION?
 

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Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Author Unknown

If you need help getting out the door today, try one of these tricks.
 

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Make it a game.
Walk as long as it takes to spot three silver cars. Then set a new game objective, and keep on walking.

WHAT DO I DO NOW?
Put on your WALKING SHOES and comfy clothes. Open the front door, walk out the door and don’t come back for 20 minutes.
Once you’ve done this every day for a week, add 5 minutes to your walk. Then do that for a week and add 5 or even 10 more minutes.
 
How Embarrassment!
Take a photo of yourself before you start your exercise programme - and make sure it shows all those bits you dislike. Keep it somewhere handy, or store it safely on your computer. After a month, take another photo and check the difference. It's probably time to reward yourself with a new T shirt!
  
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Explore.
Don't plan your route. Instead, make decisions at every turn based on what looks interesting. Follow an interesting looking winding street to its end, or a hill to its top view. Make sure you remember how to get back home though.
Enjoy a treat.
Plan a walk that takes you and a friend on a brisk, hour-long walk ending at a cafe. Or have breakfast before heading off to your favorite shop, then browse before starting for home. At least you probably won't buy too much since you have to carry it yourself!
 
 
Now hear this.
For an interval workout, bring your personal stereo. Speed up whenever you hear a fast song. Just make sure it's not turned up so loud that you can't hear what's going on around you.
  
 
Even if you don't own one, there are ways to borrow a dog and help someone out.
 
 
Overtake.
Pick a walker on your path who seems a bit more fit and faster than you. Then try to get past them. No tripping!
 
 
tell forum your motivation tips.
 
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.  Buddha
 

Save it!
Every time you walk a kilometre, put a dollar in a jar. You'll be surprised at how quickly you can save money for your rewards.