It is exhausting to coach clients who have a million and one excuses for not taking care of their health. One client explained to me that she does not have the time to even walk. I do not think it dawns on her that she walks every day going about her daily schedule. I agree that not everyone has one hour a day to drop everything and go outdoors for a walk. However, I also know that they can use the steps they do take and expand on them. What does it take to get people to walk fast, walk slow, climb some stairs, stretch their bodies while they walk and remain active. The first difficult step in getting up to move your body is the "starting" level. The second difficult step is "staying motivated". 

All you are trying to do is to make physical activity a regular part of your day as you go about handling your responsibilities. It is always helpful to have supportive people helping you in your goal. You can hire a coach to keep you on schedule or you can ask your spouse, sibling, parents and friends to help cheer you on to become physical active with your schedule walking and exercise program.

You are encouraged to have a "back-up" exercise plan. This is because you may never know what the weather is going to be like that would stop you from completing an outdoor activity. An example of this would be: if you plan to walk outdoors and you wake up to thunder and lightening, do not skip your program.  You can bring out your walking DVD and walk indoors. It is important to always have a back-up easily accessible to stop excuses.

You can start when you finish creating your physical activity plan. Do not fall into the habit of saying I'll start this coming Monday. You will get up now, move your body and become physically active for a healthy lifestyle.