Five secrets to exercising regularly. Ramadan is always the time of year at least one of us tries to get back into the swing of being healthy after a long winter’s hibernation (read: overeating). The guarantee of leaving the office at the same time every day makes it easier to exercise before iftar, and exercise somehow makes us less likely to overeat at night. The Wall Street Journal has a great wrap up that explains “People who exercise regularly tend to share some common approaches to fitness, research shows—adopting some of them can help you.” The TL;DR for non-subscribers:

• They work out at the same time most days;
• They have a streamlined pre-exercise routine with visual cues (ie: they lay their gear out in advance);
• They’re more flexible than infrequent exercisers about how long or vigorously they exercise;
• An increasing number of active people are widening their definition of exercise (HIIT counts, but so do pilates — and a brisk walk is better than nothing);
• They’re more likely to exercise for pleasure than for weight loss or other long-term health goals.