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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; motivation</title>
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		<title>Hate Exercise? Get Hooked on &#8216;The Feeling&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/hate-exercise-get-hooked-on-the-feeling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freytag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endorphins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sticking to a fitness routine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You don't have to be a runner to get a runner's high. All it takes is moderate amounts of exercise to feel the effects of endorphins. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Good Enough&#8217;: Better than Guilt-Induced Inaction</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/good-enough-better-than-guilt-induced-inaction/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/good-enough-better-than-guilt-induced-inaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freytag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding time to exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guilt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an addicted multi-tasker, and I know it's so easy to feel you should be able to do more (like fit in a workout). Yet guilt is paralyzing! So if you're in "not good enough" mode, take a deep breath and take action.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Your Mood Elevated to Reach Your Weight Loss Goals!</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/keep-your-mood-elevated-to-reach-your-weight-loss-goals/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/keep-your-mood-elevated-to-reach-your-weight-loss-goals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Freytag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=3403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“I didn’t even know I was unhappy until people started commenting on my new bubbly lease on life,” says a client of mine who lost 80 pounds over the course of a year. Yet one of the most exasperating things about losing weight safely and healthfully is that a loss of two pounds a week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a Little Fun with It, Will You?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/have-a-little-fun-with-it-will-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/have-a-little-fun-with-it-will-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.J. Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you having fun yet? I think of fun in two ways. First there’s the possibility of actually enjoying a new behavior. That’s especially easy when we’ve chosen something potentially fulfilling — learning the two-step, getting to know your new neighborhood, getting the pile of papers off your desk, following your dream of getting a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Stay Motivated, Think Like a Scientist</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/to-stay-motivated-think-like-a-scientist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/to-stay-motivated-think-like-a-scientist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.J. Ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive-thoughts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[willpower]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever you are working on, you will not do it perfectly. The trick is not to never goof up, but not to turn goof-ups into give-ups. In order to keep motivated and not give up when you blow it, it’s important that you use what you learn from your tracking — I said I would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Steps to Creating Healthier Habits</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/destination-focus-and-repetition/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/destination-focus-and-repetition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanja Djelevic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sticking to a fitness routine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I train in an almost meditative manner, where my focus is complete. You can do it too with this exercise that can help you start creating new, healthier habits right now, this Thanksgiving week.]]></description>
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		<title>3 hot workouts to pump up your winter motivation</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/3-hot-workouts-to-pump-up-your-workout-motivation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/3-hot-workouts-to-pump-up-your-workout-motivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanja Djelevic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hooping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spinning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suspension training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yospin fusion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Fall is here! And since colder nights are a natural sign for the body to start slowing down, it can be difficult to find motivation to work out this time of year. Yet it&#8217;s not an obstacle — merely a bump in the road on your exciting journey to a healthier body and lifestyle.
A big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Solve the Low-Energy Blahs</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-to-solve-the-low-energy-blahs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-to-solve-the-low-energy-blahs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 22:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Moreno</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a great new exercise for you to try if you are feeling low energy and you can&#8217;t get motivated . The first step is to ask yourself if you really want to feel better. Second, rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 on your present state and then pick a number on that scale that [...]]]></description>
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