Gradually turn a 10 minute jog into a 20 minute jog as you build up your fitness levels

Motivation tips

Choose a reason for becoming more active

The first thing to do is to ask yourself: Why are you being active? Do you want to lose weight, sleep better, increase your energy, gain strength, add muscle tone and flexibility, or just feel a heightened sense of well being? Each individual is motivated to become active by something unique to them and so it is important to find the thing that is most important to you and not to anyone else. If you focus on the benefits that you can get from being more active then you have a better chance of staying active.

Personal achievement will increase the enjoyment for you. This goal needs to be realistic such as being able to walk for 20 minutes or to cycle for 20 minutes without stopping