Trying to create an exercise program that sticks? First ask yourself these 11 questions

Author Gretchen Rubin (“The Happiness Project”), in an article published at psychcentral.com, has put together 11 questions to help guide us when we’re creating an exercise program.  Rubin’s thinking is clear: if we want the program to stick, a bit of planning, and pre-thought, can go a long way. 

Here are Rubin's 11 questions:

1.       Are you a morning person or a night person?

2.       Would you like to spend more time in nature?

3.       Would you like more time in solitude; or more time with friends; or more time to meet new people?

 

4.       Are you motivated by competition?

5.       Do you enjoy loud music?

6.       Do you do better with some form of external accountability, or does that just annoy you?

 

7.       Would you like to challenge yourself with exercise (whether by learning a new skill or pushing yourself physically), or not?

8.       Do you like sports and games?

9.       Would you like more meditative time, or more time to watch TV, read newspapers, etc?

 

10.   Do you have a lot of control over your time?

11.   Are you sensitive to weather?

Rubin’s full article can be viewed at http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/02/04/want-an-exercise-routine-that-works-11-questions-to-ask/.