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"  Hey guys! So I&amp;#039;ve been continuing to do the workouts that Kathy has sent me. It&amp;#039;s surprising me how the little things can really help. My program isn&amp;#039;t about losing weight; it&amp;#039;s about having a healthy and toned body, and I&amp;#039;m already noticing a difference. Sometimes it&amp;#039;s really hard for me to stay motivated when I work out, so here are a few things that help pump me up for a long run, and maybe they&amp;#039;ll help you, too.   Reward yourself. If you run 3 miles a day for 5 days, why not treat yourself to that shirt you&amp;#039;ve been eyeing, or give yourself a day of rest that you won&amp;#039;t feel bad about?   Work out with a friend. If you find a buddy who gets into the workouts with you, you&amp;#039;ll push each other to stick with it, and you&amp;#039;ll have a friend nearby who can take your mind off of what you&amp;#039;re doing.  Pump up the volume. Create a workout playlist on your iPod that is full of fast and upbeat songs. Even if you feel a little lazy, you&amp;#039;ll want to get moving when one of your favorite songs comes on.   Be goal-oriented. Write down a series of short-term goals that you can accomplish in a week. Once you accomplish those, try for something harder the next week.  Everyone has different reasons for working out, and different forms of motivation. I want to increase my level of activity so that I can become a better athlete, so I know that I&amp;#039;ll have to work hard. Kathy&amp;#039;s plan has been really helpful in pointing me in the right direction, but what about what about you guys? Why do you want to get active, and what do you do to pump yourself up? --Alisha "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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