- Many people make plans to exercise.
- Then they do not follow them.
- A common cause is an all-or-nothing mindset.
- This thinking makes people stop exercising.
- People set very strict rules for exercise.
- They think short activity does not count.
- They often look for excuses to avoid exercise.
- Exercise can feel less important than other tasks.
- People remember good experiences but still stop.
- Feeling tired or overwhelmed leads to doing nothing.
Difficult words
- plan — ideas about what to do laterplans
- mindset — a way of thinking about things
- strict — not allowing change or easy rules
- excuse — a reason to avoid a task or dutyexcuses
- overwhelmed — feeling that you have too much to do
- activity — something you do for a purpose or fun
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Discussion questions
- Do you make plans to exercise?
- Do you sometimes stop exercising?
- Do short activities count for you?
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