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continue optimizing your life. Four simple steps to start the exercise habit by Leo Babouda of Zenhabits.net.

I have to admit that I have my ups and downs with the exercise habit. I know that it's not the

easiest habit for most people, and most people's experiences consist of starting and stopping

and starting again,

which is fine, don't beat yourself up about it. The important thing is starting again.

I've written before about how to build the exercise habit and even have a guest post on it,

but today I thought I'd revisit the topic for those who are still having trouble.

The main problems. So why do

most people have trouble making exercise a regular habit? Well, there are probably a number of

factors, but here are the main ones as I see it. One, too difficult. People set out with a lot

of ambition and enthusiasm and start out with a big goal. I'm going to go to the

gym for an hour a day, or I'm going to run 30 minutes every day. The problem is that the goal is too

difficult to sustain for very long. You can do it for a few days, but you soon run out of energy,

and it becomes a drag to do it. 2. Too many goals.

We often set out to do too much.

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