Everybody knows that it is important to be fit. Your level of fitness is a major factor in your lifespan, and getting in shape should be a priority. There are plenty of celebrities, whether qualified or not, offering to sell you their latest fitness video or book, and more and more articles in newspapers and magazines about the cost of not having a daily workout; the impact on your health, the social effects of being unfit, and of course the fact that most fashionable clothes dont come in plus sizes. Getting fit should be on your to-do list all year round, and not just a New Years resolution that doesnt make it past the first few days of January.
It is easy to start a fitness regime, and then run out of enthusiasm. With a busy work schedule, and an equally busy social life, its a common enough occurrence that people drop out of exercising on the basis that they dont have enough time. The most obvious answer to this, and something that most fitness instructors will suggest, is just to get out of bed a bit earlier, and use that time to exercise. Of course, to some this may seem like a nightmare, and not something to inspire them; nightowls should look for something to do...