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"&amp;quot;I don&amp;#x27;t have time&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I can only fit in exercise in the morning, but I can&amp;#x27;t force myself to get out of bed.&amp;quot; --Catherine Holecko, 37, Neenah, Wis. Your excuse, busted: &amp;quot;Just try it a couple of times. Exercise helps you sleep more soundly, so you&amp;#x27;ll get better rest,&amp;quot; says Hollywood trainer Valerie Waters, who works with Jennifer Garner and Elizabeth Berkley. &amp;quot;And once you do get up and your endorphins start pumping, you&amp;#x27;ll feel amazing--not just during your workout but all day.&amp;quot; Adds New York City fitness pro Kacy Duke, whose clients include Julianne Moore and Iman: &amp;quot;If mornings really aren&amp;#x27;t for you, try working out at lunch. You&amp;#x27;ll be amazed that things don&amp;#x27;t fall apart at the office, and you&amp;#x27;ll have more focus and stamina to get your to-dos done when you get back.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I never see results&amp;quot; &amp;quot;If I don&amp;#x27;t see results, I want to give up.&amp;quot; --Caitlin Brown, 23, New York City Your excuse, busted: &amp;quot;You may be so focused on the end goal, like losing 10 pounds, that anything less seems like a nonaccomplishment,&amp;quot; says celeb trainer Gunnar Peterson. &amp;quot;Be fair! Give yourself credit for the little achievements along the way.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Exercise is boring&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;ll get psyched and work out for a couple of weeks, but then I get bored and drop off again.&amp;quot; --Elaine Braithwaite, 23, Oakland, Calif. Your excuse, busted: &amp;quot;Imagine if you had to eat chicken and brown rice every single day. You&amp;#x27;d get sick of it, right? It&amp;#x27;s the same with exercise,&amp;quot; says Waters. &amp;quot;Switch up your routine at least every few weeks.&amp;quot; Try a new class, swap in different toning moves or run outside instead of on the treadmill. &amp;quot;I can&amp;#x27;t afford it&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I don&amp;#x27;t have a gym membership or any fancy workout equipment.&amp;quot; --Jennifer LaFond, 30, Glens Falls, N.Y. Your excuse, busted: &amp;quot;If you own a pair of sneakers, put them on and walk out the door,&amp;quot; says Waters. &amp;quot;Also do moves like push-ups, crunches, lunges and squats that use your own body weight. Who needs gear?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m too tired&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I don&amp;#x27;t have the energy to exercise after a long day at work! I&amp;#x27;m really honestly just too pooped.&amp;quot; --Jee Lee, 23, New York City Your excuse, busted: &amp;quot;You&amp;#x27;d have more energy if you worked out,&amp;quot; says Duke. &amp;quot;One likely reason you&amp;#x27;re wiped out is because your body feels sort of stagnant and blah from being mentally stressed. A quick, 10-minute workout--some full-body strength moves or an around-the-&amp;#x27;hood power walk--will make you feel like you just made a trip to Starbucks, minus the calories and caffeine jitters.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I just don&amp;#x27;t feel like it&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Once I&amp;#x27;m at the gym, I push myself and get a good workout--but I often lack the motivation to get there in the first place.&amp;quot; --Jennifer O&amp;#x27;Neal, 34, Virginia Beach, Va. Your excuse, busted: &amp;quot;The hands-down, number-one way to psych yourself up is to have a deadline. If you don&amp;#x27;t have a reason, like a wedding or a 5K race, then invent one,&amp;quot; says Waters. &amp;quot;That&amp;#x27;s what keeps the stars I train on track. They&amp;#x27;re not naturally more motivated than anyone else; they have an event or movie they must be ready for.&amp;quot; Grab a Sharpie and mark a date on the calendar: &amp;quot;It gets you motivated and focused in the same way having a tight deadline at work does. You stop procrastinating and get down to business.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m too embarrassed&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I feel so self-conscious at the gym.&amp;quot; --Amanda Smithson, 30, Dallas Your excuse, busted: &amp;quot;The best way to shatter that insecurity is to get familiar with the gym and the equipment,&amp;quot; says Waters. Design a base routine with a personal trainer (many clubs give you one free session): &amp;quot;You&amp;#x27;ll be more confident, and feel like you belong there.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I worked out yesterday&amp;quot; Great! If you&amp;#x27;ve got most days covered, you&amp;#x27;re fine."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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