The Dance Marathon of Life Being active means you take on the responsibility to do so. Does that sound like a bit of a drag? The responsibility's only one side of it though. The other side is that your body becomes rich in rewards! Think of it as your "Active Living Dance Marathon." Tell them what "prizes" they could win, Johnny!

• Self-confidence and self-esteem through effort!
• The knowledge that you can develop your own goals and achieve them!
• Recognizing that you're a powerful decision maker!
• Knowing that you can have fun and be active within the community!
• Learning how to take care of yourself by playing safe!
• Being able to call yourself a risk-taker. Why? Because you've challenged ideas about what you could and couldn't do physically, and because you tried different activities!

These and many other fabulous physical activity rewards can be yours!

Exercise or Excuses? 101 Ongoing Reasons not to Exercise

In order to achieve lifelong exercise you'll have to overcome lifelong excuses. What are your reasons for not exercising? Find solutions to the obstacles that come up in your life. Here are some of life's ongoing excuses:

1. I'm expecting an important phone call.
2. I have to make an important phone call to my agent in Hollywood.
3. I have to baby-sit.
4. Nobody else likes doing the stuff I like to do.
5. My left eyebrow doesn't feel well.
   
   

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