Fitting exercise into your schedule every day is sometimes tough, but making it work can be as easy as making an ironclad commitment to yourself.


Maneesh Sethi, the editor-in-chief of Hack the System, joined HuffPost Live's Nancy Redd to discuss how he lost 28 pounds and gained muscle mass since August 2013. For him, the key was habit formation.


"The way to get to the gym is getting to the gym. It's consistency," Sethi said, adding that after a while, it became harder for him to break the pattern of working out every day than to skip a session.


And once you get into the daily workout groove, keeping in shape can be simple. Gerren Liles, a group fitness instructor at Equinox, demonstrated two handy ways to optimize your exercise routine without complicating it -- by modifying your squat thrusts and using SandBells to add rigor.


Check out Liles's workout tips in the video above, and see the full conversation about training your mind to exercise at HuffPost Live HERE[1] :




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  • Pushups: The Faux Pas


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  • Pushups: The Fix


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  • Lunges: The Faux Pas


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  • Lunges: The Fix


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  • Crunches: The Faux Pas


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  • Crunches: The Fix


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  • Dumbbell Rows: The Faux Pas


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  • Dumbbell Rows: The Fix


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  • Planks: The Faux Pas


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  • Planks: The Fix


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  • Squats: The Faux Pas


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  • Squats: The Fix


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  • Bridges: The Faux Pas


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  • Bridges: The Fix


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  • Bicep Curls: The Faux Pas


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  • Bicep Curls: The Fix


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  • Overhead Press: The Faux Pas


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  • Overhead Press: The Fix


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  • Dips: The Faux Pas


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  • Dips: The Fix


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  • Side Lunges: The Faux Pas


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  • Side Lunges: The Fix


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  • Lateral Raises: The Faux Pas


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  • Lateral Raises: The Fix


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  • Crunches On A Ball: The Faux Pas


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  • Crunches On A Ball: The Fix


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  • Bench Press: The Faux Pas


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  • Bench Press: The Fix


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  • Bicycle Crunches: The Faux Pas


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  • Bicycle Crunches: The Fix


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  • Bridge On A Ball: The Faux Pas


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  • Bridge On A Ball: The Fix


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  • Leg Press: The Faux Pas


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  • Leg Press: The Fix


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  • Lat Pulldown: The Faux Pas


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  • Lat Pulldown: The Fix


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  • Torso Rotation: The Faux Pas


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  • Torso Rotation: The Fix


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  • Chest Press: The Faux Pas


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  • Chest Press: The Fix


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  • Assisted Pull-Ups: The Faux Pas


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  • Assisted Pull-Ups: The Fix


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  • Triceps Extensions: The Faux Pas


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  • Triceps Extensions: The Fix


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  • Seated Fly: The Faux Pas


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  • Seated Fly: The Fix


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  • Reverse Fly: The Faux Pas


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  • Reverse Fly: The Fix


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  • Abductors/Adductors: The Faux Pas


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  • Abductors/Adductors: The Fix


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  • Row Machine: The Faux Pas


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