Ive been spending so much time with coaching clients, making phone calls, and writing articles that Ive nearly forgotten to exercise.

And like most people, Im a devotee of one of the laws of thermodynamics; especially the item pertaining to inertia.

You know, the one that says: "A body in motion tends to stay in motion, while a body at rest, tends to stay at rest."

Unquestionably, this explains what happens to me when I get busy with other things.

So, a few days ago, I decided to do something different. Instead of getting angry with myself, purposely, to get up a head of steam, and break through my sloth, I decided to be kinder.

Specifically, I caught myself thinking, Im so far behind in my exercise program that Ill have to do a ton of work, just to catch up!

Wrong thought!

Bad thought!

Fat thought!

Just the idea of seeing myself lifting weights over and again, or getting on my exercise bike, or using my Soloflex machine, turned me off, and made me feel fatigued.

So, I had an insight and made a deal with myself.

Exercising a lot is not my problem; its STARTING to exercise again. With this in mind, I told myself to just do ONE SET of exercises.

Thats it!

So, I picked up my light dumbbells, and did a set of ten repetitions, and I placed them on the floor.

I did a single set on my Soloflex, as well, and a single set of abdominal twists.

And I stopped right there. I wasnt fatigued, at all. In fact, I felt nothing, at least right away.

About fifteen minutes later, the endorphins kicked in, and my mood lightened. Also, there was bounce in my step, where there hadnt been any.

And I knew, I was getting back on my program, literally, without breaking a sweat.

When it comes to inertia, once youve started getting into motion, however modestly or slowly, youve made a powerful change for the better!