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New bloggers from other places and other points of view will join the conversation from time to time. Here, we invite them all to share their perspectives and opinions on the issues that matter to them most. And we invite you to respond. Let the dialogue begin! The hardest part about exercising is not deciding what to do – it’s actually sticking with it. Everyone is excited and motivated when they first start a new workout training schedule, but it’s easy to lose passion over time. Unless you’re in the small minority of people who have more money than they know what to do with, the thought of totally wasting cash is properly motivating so “put your money where you mouth is.”
I’m not cheap, but I am discriminating about how I spend my money. When I wanted to jump-start my workouts, I signed up for a marathon in Virginia with one of my girlfriends. We paid the Early Bird registration fees, pre-paid for our hotel and requested the days off of work. We also told EVERYBODY about our plan to do the marathon – guaranteeing that we would be thoroughly ashamed if we backed out at the last minute.