Here is my plan for strength training. Very important at my age, not just for weight control. My mom got to the point where she could not even hold a tea pot.

Okay, so I am doing the Coach Nicole exercise band routine. I wash my hair every morning, and while waiting for it to dry, I do the routine. By pairing it with a habit I already have, it has been one of my more successful attempts. I fail when I have a huge amount of things to do, and do them instead of the exercise. Really a stupid attitude, I mean what is 20 minutes? Do I really have to feel so pressured?

Here is what I noticed about starting a new routine. At first, I only did 1/4 of her routine, then the next day 1/2, the next 3/4, and finally the whole thing. I found some of the exercises really irritated me, I did not like them, so I just did half. But by doing them every single day, even if I only did half, I established the habit of doing them (while my hair dried)

Here is what else I noticed: at first I did them poorly, and did not even realize it. Then as I repeated her every day, I would hear her saying new things, even though it is the same tape, but I had not heard them the day before. I found I would add things like sitting properly and breathing properly, so it is always new.

My plan is this: once it gets really simple and fast, and I know everything she is going to say, then I will move on to a new tape. The exercise bands are rather amazing because you can create more work just by changing where you step on the band. Unlike free weights. I really like these better than weights. Highly recommend them.