Exercise Progress Sheet

Keeping track of your exercise routine allows you to start out slowly and make incremental improvements in small steps. It means you have a plan for your exercise, holding yourself accountable on days when you’re lacking motivation. It also allows you to track your good days and the things that made your feel good, and the things that don’t make you feel good. You’ll start to notice what stops you from exercising and how you can overcome these obstacles.

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1. Fill in the dates in advance to help manage your schedule around your exercise routine.

2. Goals can be flexible - for example, joy for 1-2 miles. Make sure to increase your goals as you progress.

3. Tracking you “actual” exercise will help you set realistic goals. If you consistently miss your goal, it may be worth reassessing and slowing down, or figuring out what’s stopping you and overcoming that obstacle.

4. After one week, review your progress sheet:

   • How did exercising impact your energy levels? Your quality of sleep?

   • Did you have more energy during morning or evening workouts?

   • How did your workouts impact your eating habits? What about the other way around?

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