GET YOUR BODY MOVING: HIS NICKNAME STILL STICKS

During college, Robert Kilroy was so tall and thin—6 feet tall and 160 pounds—that his friends called him Stick. But within a few years of graduation, he literally outgrew his nickname. Stick was stuck at 200 pounds.

As a flight officer in the U.S. Navy, Robert bounced from one military base to another, spending between 3 and 6 months in places as far-flung as Alaska and Japan. “We’d fly for 12 hours a day, and by the time we’d get back to base, the restaurants would be closed,” he recalls. “I’d eat whatever I had stashed in my room. And it was usually junk.” His hectic schedule made a regular exercise routine difficult, too.

In 1996, Robert left the Navy to attend law school. Every day, on his drive between home and campus, he’d pass the YMCA. Eventually, he decided to join. “I didn’t like the way I felt or looked,” he says. “I had to get back to a weight that I was comfortable with.” He made a promise to himself to work out 5 days a week, whether on his way to school or on his way home. Since he didn’t have to drive out of his way, he had no excuse for not exercising.

This strategy worked so well that Robert, now age 35, was able to take off 23 pounds. And when he relocated to Reno in 1998 to enjoy the mild climate, he made sure to join a gym that was located along his commuting route. “I go almost every day on my way home from work,” he says. “Sometimes I play basketball, sometimes I ride a stationary bike. Best of all, I’ve maintained my weight.”

WINNING ACTION

Find a gym that’s on your way. With a gym, as with any piece of real estate, the important thing is location, location, location. If you have to drive 30 minutes across | town to work out, chances are, you won’t do it. Follow

Robert’s lead and look for a gym somewhere along your commute to and-from work. If you pass by the place every day, you’ll be more likely to go.

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