Consistency is the Key

The key to exercise is consistency.  15 minutes a day of moderate to heavy exercise will be better than killing yourself off one day, and not working out again for a week.  After I had my baby and I was able to exercise a little, but running wasn't sounding so great yet, I would set a timer for 15 minutes (my husband is my biggest advocate... he helps remind me) and do a combination of squats, lunges, toe to ceilings, push-ups (I started out with 5 on my knees.  don't over do it!), tricep dips (on the back of a chair or a hearth, or stairs), bicep curls and shoulder press (using Libby's pumpkin pie cans for weight:).  I would do some abs in there too.  If I didn't rest in between exercises, my heart rate rose rapidly and I felt good after a hard 15 minutes.  I saw improvement quickly with my daily work out.  It is difficult to do it daily, but that is really important.  It is too easy to fall out of habit.