When's the last time you "just did it"?

This weekend I woke up with absolutely no desire to work out. I had been at a friend's pre-wedding celebration the night before, and I stayed out late, ate more than I normally do, and boy, did I feel it the next morning. Normally, when I feel that lazy, I call a friend, but all my friends had done the same thing and didn't want to exercise either.

I made a deal with myself. I decided to go to the gym, but I promised myself that if I didn't want to keep pushing after 30 minutes of moderate cardio, I would go home. I'll give you two guesses as to what happened.

I started at an easy pace. Ten minutes in, I had the intensity bumped way up. And, after my pre-determined half hour, I was nowhere near ready to go home. I hopped on another machine and did some more, and finished up with some strength work, and I felt fantastic. It reminded me how important that first step can be. Get yourself off the couch, out the door, to the gym -- whatever it is you want to do. But just do it!