1. Run like an enemy is chasing you.

2. Make things that you could only pick or kill the backbone your diet.  (No one ever shot or picked a donut).

3. Get away from the TV and the internet when you find yourself doing nothing.

4. Enjoy physical labor.

5.  Avoid whining at all costs.

6. Listen to music that gets you energized.

 7. Play sports even if you are no good at them.

8. Do free weight and body weight exercises.

9. Workout with people who push you harder.

10. Look at challenges as both mental as well as physical. The mind tells the body when to quit.

11. If you're exercising with a group and there is nobody in the group who can push you harder. It is up to you to push them harder and in turn you will still get a good workout.

12. Avoid exercise facilities with tanning beds.

13. Don't get too lost in nutrition. Everything is going to kill you at some point. Basketball, tennis, volleyball, etc for an hour and a Big Mac is better than organic noodles and American Idol.

14. Aches and pains are part of life.  Stretch sore muscles.  You will do more damage over time looking at a computer all day than you will working out.  

15. Get rid of crap in your homestead that serves no purpose. You can always find a hoarder on craigslist who will give you cash for your crap. Better yet, drop your stuff off at the good will if it could actually be worth something to somebody.

16. Sprint.

17. If your job sucks, take it out on your workout. I had some of my best workouts when I had lame jobs. A heavy bag or a squat rack can always be a substitute for your frustrations.

18. Avoid working out with groups of people that talk about how great working out is but don't actually work out any harder than you would if you were on your own.  Make sure you have tried tip # 11 first.

Tom Pollard