Getting fit sounds like hard work. If you’ve found yourself covered with sweat and sore the next morning, wondering how people do it, and feeling very discouraged, you’re certainly not alone: exercise can be difficult to stick with. It might feel intimidating to even give it a go for the first time.
However, there are ways to make it easier. If you’ve already given up on your fitness New Year’s resolution, don’t despair: exercise doesn’t have to be torture. You can make it easier and even fun to do, using principles of low-intensity, low-impact exercise to keep things light and gradually increase your volume of daily movement. If an exercise session is more enjoyable, you’re more likely to do it again, which eventually means that by taking things easy and training more often, you’ll be doing more good than one horrible workout a week.
