Be consistent. Research has shown that to lose 10 percent of your body weight, and keep it off, you need to exercise for one hour, five days a week. This level of exercise is only required if you are overweight, as you have an accumulated an exercise debt that must be repaid to regain your health.
Gratitude can increase your willpower. iStock/DNY59. In a fascinating experiment from Harvard University and others, scientists challenged participants with a test of willpower: Take $54 now or receive $80 in 30 days.
What is the Stole of Gratitude? Hasn't every graduate had a special person who, through moral or financial support, made a big difference in his or her life? The Stole of Gratitude offers an opportunity to say, Thanks for helping me make it through. Thanks for making it possible for me to succeed.