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The one thing nurses shouldn’t put off

2. Develop a realistic exercise program for yourself.
If you’ve never had a regular exercise program or haven’t had one in a long while, seriously consider making an appointment with a personal trainer to get some professional advice on how to get started or restarted.

He or she can help you develop a plan for weight loss, strength training to avoid injury and overall well-being with exercises and diet that you’ll enjoy. Be sure to tell your trainer what your work schedule is like, because if you work rotating shifts, you can’t, for example, attend exercise classes on a regular basis.

He or she can help you figure out where and how you can get in the types and amounts of exercise you need. And do make this appointment for as early in 2012 as possible so you can jump into your exercise routine as soon as the holidays are over. If your hospital or facility has a fitness center, there might even be an on-site personal trainer.

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Cynthia Dusseault

Cynthia Dusseault is a professional freelance writer with both a health and an education background. A former medical radiation technologist and elementary school teacher, she realized that no matter what she did, she was drawn to any task that involved writing, so she decided, over a decade ago, to write full-time. Since then, she has written for a variety of magazines and websites including Nursing PRN, National Review of Medicine, University Affairs, Your Health, Education Leaders Today, Today's Parent, Children's Playmate, WeightWatchers.ca and many more. She has written about topics such as asthma, genital herpes, circumcision, teleradiology, body art, learning disabilities and exercise trends, and she absolutely adores the fact that writing—particularly doing the research for the articles she writes—makes her a lifelong learner.