• Tell yourself that this is part of your depression treatment. For some reason that often works for me.
• Remember that you will get an immediate mood boost from the exercise.
• Reminders can help to keep you on track.

One last thought: Keep your goals realistic. If you haven't been exercising at all, and decide that you're now going to work out every day for an hour faithfully, there's a good chance you're going to fail. There's a good chance that someone without depression would fail taking things that way. Start by making small changes in your routine. For instance, I recently started parking my car farther away at work, which adds just a few minutes of walking to my day, but it does help. Maybe you can come up with a similar "baby step" to jump-start your exercise.

Good luck!


Links

Start a Pedometer Plan
Get in Shape with the Wii Sports Weight Loss Program
Restart Your Exercise Habit
Exercise fights depression by building new brain cells
Exercise and the mind