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Keep Track of Your Diet and Exercise Goals With Fitbook

FitSugar — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:00:00 -0700

If you're serious about getting in shape and eating right, documenting your plan of action and your daily progress is a great way to meet your goals. I found an easy way to keep track of all your stats - the fitbook ($20). It's 12-week fitness journal and food diary that's 5.5 square inches, so it's small enough to tuck in your purse or gym bag. It's made of 100 percent recycled paper, and comes with a little pen to jot down your info. It has neat little charts so you can see how much you've worked out, what you've eaten, your weekly weight, and your body fat percentage.

A fit and healthy lifestyle doesn't come easy to many people. It takes discipline and a lot of planning, so using a journal like this one is a great way to set yourself up for success. Plus research shows that those who write down their goals are 75 percent more likely to achieve them.

If you want to take a peek inside this neat little fitbook then read more.

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If your goals will take more than 12 weeks to accomplish, or you have some friends who want to get on the fitbook boat, you can purchase a set of four for $75. Since we're all pinching pennies, if you don't want to splurge on a fitbook then you can download my fitness and food journals for free.

Start a Fitness Journal to Stay Motivated

FitSugar — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:00:00 -0800

Even the most dedicated fitness fanatics can dread a workout. There's nothing wrong with taking a day off when you're just not feeling it, but when a lack of motivation persists, it's all too easy for those days off to build up into a block of sedentary time.

Staying motivated requires an understanding of purpose, so be your own coach and keep track of your fitness goals in a separate journal. Whether you're hoping to run a marathon or trying to run a mile, the road to achieving your goals takes inner strength and drive. Once you have reached one of your goals, make self-motivation a habit by setting a new one to take its place.

If you need help tracking your workouts, check out my printabale fitness journal.

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Get Motivated: Actions Speak Louder Than Reasons

FitSugar — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:30:16 -0700

The mere act of taking some time to write down what you want to do for exercise each week could actually help you accomplish getting moving. In fact, recent research has found that people who write down what actions they are going to take each week to exercise (join a gym, run at the track, etc.), rather than just the reasons why they want to exercise (get healthy, lose weight, etc.) were inspired to exercise more. As a result, the folks who wrote about their actions saw their fitness levels skyrocket.

You're well on your way by reading FitSugar, and hopefully you've started a fitness journal. But why not go a step further and start your own fitness blog on OnSugar? It's free, and blogging is fun (trust me, I know), and it could help motivate you to get to the gym more. Who knows? Maybe you'll even end up motivating someone else to hit the gym too!

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Fit Tip: Take Your Fitness Journal to the Gym

FitSugar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:45:00 -0700

I like to go to the gym about three or four times a week, and I found a great way to motivate myself to go - I keep track of my workout for the day. If I use a machine, I write down how much time I was on it, my distance, my speed, and the calories burned (even though this is probably inaccurate). If I'm lifting weights, I write down each exercise, the amount of weight I lifted, and how many reps I did. Not only does it keep track of my workouts, but when I peruse the journal, I feel a sense of pride when I can actually see all the hard work I accomplished. It also helps me remember to train different parts of my body since I always forget what I did the day before. It's amazing how this little pad of paper allows me to keep up the same intensity the next time I work out. When I'm ready to run faster or longer, or lift a heavier weight, I write that down too, and then I can keep track of my progress.

Fit's Tips: You can download my free FitSugar Fitness Journal. Each sheet maps out a week of fitness, so you can keep all the sheets and when you've collected a bunch, you can look back and be proud of how you're taking such good care of yourself.

Keep On Track With My Food and Fitness Journals

FitSugar — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:30:00 -0800

A lot of us have resolved to get healthy in 2008, this includes eating healthy, drinking more water, and exercising more. One of the best proven ways to stay on track with healthy choices is by keeping a food and fitness journal because it allows you to examine and to be accountable for your lifestyle choices.

I am not sure if you've heard yet, but I've got free downloadable food and fitness journals right here on FitSugar - they're simple, easy, and cute! All you have to do is download them, print them out, and start keeping track to be well on your way to keep on track for a very healthy and happy 2008.

Download them now:

Fitness Journal in color.
Fitness Journal in black and white.
Food Journal in color.
Food Journal in black and white.

Introducing Fit's Downloadable Fitness and Food Journals

FitSugar — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:00:00 -0800

Have you been looking for a printable fitness journal? Do you want to keep track of all those healthy veggies you are eating? Well, I have some very helpful journals for you. Our fabulous designer has created a fitness journal and food journal, just in time to help you stick to your healthy New Year's Resolutions.

There are both color and black and white versions of both journals. Just download and print these PDF files and fill in the details of your day!

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The fitness journal includes space for 3 cardio workouts and 2 strength training session per week. This schedule follows the new exercise guidelines issued this year by the American College of Sports Medicine in partnership with the American Heart Association. Personally, I like to plan my week of workouts using the journal. I pencil in my plan and after I write it all down, I want to live up to my original plan; it is really motivating.

Keep track of your daily food intake with the food journal. If you are counting calories it is really beneficial to track what you are consuming. More important, you can make sure you are eating at least five to seven servings of fruits and veggies, and you can track your water consumption too.

Hope you enjoy these new tools!

Fit Tip: Keep a Diet and Exercise Journal

FitSugar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:30:00 -0800

Now that it's December and 2008 is only a couple weeks away, I'm sure New Year's resolutions are on your mind. Many people have the general goal to be fit, or to exercise more, but they are not quite sure how to make that happen.

Might I suggest keeping a diet and exercise journal? Keeping track of what you eat and how much you exercise can really help you stay on top of your goals. It pays to be organized. You can also write down your fitness- and health-related New Year's resolutions. Most importantly, you can write down your successes, too, like how much weight you've lost, or how you can run 20 minutes straight.

I like to use a blank book like this Moleskin Sketchbook ($16.95), because it allows me to write freely about anything I want. If you need a little more organization, you can get a BodyMinder Workout and Exercise Journal ($10.17), so you can keep track of all the details of your workouts, like how much weight you're lifting or how many reps you've done that day. If you love coloring, you could also get the Streamline Colors Fitness Journal ($7.95). It's a calendar that is color coded, so each day that you take a walk, you can color the box in yellow. If you do weight training, put in a dot of red. It's a creative and visual reminder to help you get moving. Sounds like a great gift idea for the health nut in your life (and you can even add it to your Christmas list).

Get it Together: My Fitness Journal

FitSugar — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:15:00 -0700

I am a big fan of journaling and writing things down to keep tally on emotions and food consumption. One area of your life you may have not considered starting a journal for is fitness.

If I don't keep a journal I have a hard time progressing on a daily basis in my goals, so in my own fitness journal I like to keep record of things such as:

Duration and intensity
Distance and route
Feelings before and after
Hurdles and accomplishments
Goals and rewards

However, if you're the type of person who needs things more laid out for you than just jotting the above things in a notebook, then think about getting a fitness diary or journal. My Fitness Journal from Daytimer ($19.95) is a great tool to track your health progress and goals as well as keep yourself motivated in your fitness endeavors. Along with giving you an already laid out plan so that you can quickly diary what you did, how you felt when you did it, etc., the book is also full of great tips and tidbits on nutrition, stretching, motivation and more. I think the journal would be a great idea for seasoned exercisers as well as newbies. Buy it directly from daytimer.com and start getting organized today.

Color for Fitness: Fitness Journal

FitSugar — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:15:00 -0700

Were you ever a motivated coloring queen? I am not talking about your hair; I am talking about coloring books. Even now I can hardly keep my hands off my girls' coloring books when they're diligently scribbling all over the pages. Now, the smart makers of the Streaming Colors Fitness Journal ($7.95) have created a way to combine coloring, with fitness and motivation.

The journal is in a 10" x 10" sized calendar format, so you can carry it with you or hang on the wall. Color in your positive eating and exercise actions each day (yellow for a walk outdoors, a spot of red for weight training, a slash of green for a french-fry-free day, blue to show how much water you drank). How you color it is all up to you. I personally find coloring to be easy, rewarding and fun not to mention a little addictive. What's more? A lack of color reminds and motivates you to get back on track.

The 2007 calendar was such a big hit that it's out of stock, but you can sign-up now for the 2008 calendar, just click here.

Healthy App: iPractice

FitSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:24 -0800

I heart my iPhone because there are so many awesome apps to inspire healthy living, from iTreadmill to Slim Down Shopping List. Here's a new app from Yoga Journal called iPractice. It contains 15 yoga sequences all in the palm of your hand. The mini-classes are designed for different needs - some uplift your spirit, some calm your mind.

Once you pick the sequence, you can look at each individual pose on its own, or play the sequence in a slideshow format. A nice feature is that you can choose to have audio instruction walk you through the sequence, so you feel like you're in a class. There's also music to go along with the sequence, but I thought the dreamy tunes made it hard to hear the person talking. If you just want to hear the relaxing melodies, you can also turn the audio instruction off, and since there's text underneath each pose, you can follow along on your own. The photos of the poses were clear and colorful, and the sequences included a mix of both simple and challenging poses.

If you're interested in checking it out, download the free version here which offers two sequences, or the full version here for $4.99, which offers all 15 sequences.

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Get your yoga on by getting iPractice on your iPhone.