30 days: Change your habits, Change your life

Action Steps:
What will you do now for a healthier lifestyle?
Write down at least three things:
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Exercise at least three times a week
Those who do not find time for exercise
will have to find time for illness.
—EDWARD SMITH-STANLEY
I think I’m not coming to you with breaking news here if I tell you how
important exercise is for you. And even if we all know about the
importance of exercise, there are many of us who just don’t do it.
The most common excuse is: “I have no time.” But what if somebody
were to tell you that your life depends on it? And if you don’t start
exercising right now, you will be dead in a month? You will surely find
time, wouldn’t you? So time is not the problem. I also won’t put a lot
of work into convincing you how important exercise is and how you
can find time, because you already know that. I will just list the
benefits of exercising three to five times a week. And then—if you
want—you will find the time.
1. Exercising will keep you healthy.
2. Exercising will help you lose weight, which will improve your
health and also make you look better.
3. Exercising will make you feel better and you will have a lot of
energy.
4. Once the kilos start dropping, there is a big chance that your self-
esteem will go up. I can confirm that.
5. Problems with falling asleep? Exercise for 30 minutes a couple of
hours before you go to sleep and see what it does for you.
6. Have you ever noticed that exercise significantly reduces stress?
First of all there are the endorphins, but the other thing is that you

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just might get your mind off the things that were stressing you out.
Furthermore, studies show that regular exercise makes you happier,
reduces the symptoms of depression and the risk of diseases (heart
diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, high cholesterol, among others.),
lowers the risk of a premature death and improves your memory, and
many more. Are you in?
One last thing: Don’t force yourself to exercise. Enjoy it. Look for a
recreational activity that fits you and that you enjoy doing such as
swimming, for example. Even walking an hour a day can make a
difference. (see Chapter 34)
Action steps:
1) Find some studies about the amazing benefits of exercise on the
Internet.
2) When will YOU start exercising?
3) If you think you don’t have time, go back to the Chapters about
finding time.

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76
Take action. Make things happen
Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.
—JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
I am only one, but I am one.
I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
And I will not let what I cannot do
interfere with what I can do.
—EDWARD EVERETT HALE
One of the secrets to success and happiness in life is to make things
happen. Just talking about it is not enough. It’s the results that count
or as Henry Ford said,