While I’m not full-on Type A, I am pretty organized and live by my to-do lists. More than actually creating the lists, I love crossing things off. It’s motivating and encouraging to see what you’ve accomplished, which is probably why I started tracking my workouts.

After cleaning out my scrapbooking supplies one day, I stumbled across a pack of multi-colored star stickers. I’m pretty sure I’ve had them since I was a kid, but it works out because I’m still a kid at heart.

Much like being in kindergarten, I give myself a star for every day I work out and because I get bored easily, I have color-coded the type of workout so I make sure I’m diversifying my exercise routine enough. Pink is for yoga or ballet, Yellow for Jillian Michaels DVDs or free weights, Green for cardio or classes at the gym, and Blue is for anything outside – running, tennis, lacrosse, long walks.

Like anyone, I struggle with making it to the gym, especially after a long day at work, so the stars are an easy way to pat myself on the back for being disciplined. I can look back and see, that man, I kicked butt in January, and motivate myself to have an April that looks similar.

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I for one, am onboard this system. Despite exercise being as integral a component of my daily routine as brushing my teeth, I too have a little work-out calendar action happening. After every workout, I cross that day off the calendar, feel like a super-powered champion as I do so, and then drag my sweaty little body off to the shower.

And what say all of you, dudes??