This week my wife has decided to start a regular diet and exercise program. With two small children and a full time job it seems like there is always something that comes up to interrupt any type of exercise program she starts. From changing diapers, cooking dinner to housework it seems like there is little or no time for exercise. We always start something and never seem to stick with the program.

This week we’ve started something simple I think will work great for her. Somewhere I read that it takes about 3 weeks to form a good habit. So that’s what we are shooting for with this new exercise program, a very simple three week routine just to form an exercise habit.

The routine basically consists of about 10 minutes of cardio and about 10 minutes of strength exercises. The 10 minutes of cardio can be done while watching television, reading a book or magazine.

Once we have the habit formed I plan on increasing the strength exercises a few minutes or maybe adding more weight, etc. Once exercise is worked into a regular routine adding a couple of minutes should be too difficult, but the benefits will be great.