25 Ways To Make Exercise Routine

5. Make it a habit. If you can do exercise at the same time, every single day for a month, you are more likely to make it a habit. Consistency makes habits more ingrained. Once it's a habit (and start easy in the beginning!), then you can step up the intensity a bit.

6. Forget about weight loss. Yeah, many of us would like to lose some weight. But if you're motivated solely by weight loss, exercise will be a tough proposition. The reason is that you might not lose weight right away. Oh, it'll come, if you can keep it up over time, but in the beginning you might be disappointed (especially if you haven't changed your eating habits). Just get into the habit of exercise, and worry about the weight later. First things first.

7. Forget the gym. The gym can be convenient, but it can also be intimidating for beginners, and confusing if you don't know how to use the equipment. Sure, you can get a trainer to teach you, but if the cost or the confusion stops you from exercising ... well, skip the gym and do it at home or at the park or somewhere less intimidating. You can do pushups and crunches and dumb bell exercises at home very easily, workout to a DVD, or go walking or jogging in your neighborhood. Cheap and simple is my motto.

8. Reward yourself. Self-explanatory, but rewards are best if they are frequent in the beginning. Be self-indulgent!

9. Do a 30-day Challenge. Challenge yourself, and see if you can rise to the occasion. Do it with a group or your significant other. Put in rewards. Tell everyone you're doing it. Motivate the hell out of yourself.

10. Write it down. On your Facebook page, in your blog, on Twitter, in emails or in your Journal. There's nothing more motivating than positive public pressure. Step it up by making a promise to your readers that you will commit to this goal for a month, and post your results every day.