Posted: 12. May, 2011
There are rarely enough hours in our days. We often feel the crunch for fitting our own personal needs into our schedule. If you find that exercise is pretty important, then consider these following tips:
Here is a scenario for you – I would love to get into good shape, but after working all day and going to classes, I just don’t have the time or energy, and what good would a few simple exercises do anyway?
Here’s the solution – It can truly be a challenge to find the time to exercise, but our lack of motivations is what holds us back most of the time. Even people who are totally motivated can run into setbacks. What you have to do is realize that ‘having’ time isn’t the issue, it’s ‘making time’.
You might be surprised finding out that you can actually enjoy a good exercise routine with less than three hours a week to spend on it. But the fact remains, it can be done. Here is a routine laid out for you:
Monday – Jog for half an hour, either along hills or some other intense form of jogging.
Tuesday – Strength training for a half hour. This means doing squats, doing push-ups and sit-ups, some weight training and dumbbell workouts.
Wednesday – Take some time off and be good to yourself, but don’t load up on junk foods and defeat yourself and negate your efforts.
Thursday – This is the day to repeat what you did on Monday.
Friday – Now you repeat what you did on Tuesday.
Saturday – Now you get into a whole hour of exercise. You can do whatever type you want, be it bike riding or walking, just engage in it for a total of one hour.
To make all your workouts more efficient in regards to time, just exercise harder. Instead of walking two miles in thirty minutes, then run four miles in thirty.
Once of the basic key elements for getting in shape is your commitment. It has to become a hardly noticeable part of your life. Like a habit, like brushing your teeth. Here are a few ideas for helping you stay on the right path:
Make your exercising convenient. Locate a place for working out that will be close to home, or close to where you work. If you have good discipline then working out at home is best. Keep people around you who are supportive. You can sign up for classes at a nearby gym and get lots of support and make new friends.
Write down and log all that you do within a one-week period. Keep track of the time that you’re able to slip that exercise in. Ask yourself if you’re able to maybe get up a bit earlier during the week, to make time for your workouts. Learn to turn loose of TV habits and other things that you just can’t seem to cut out for a better good.
They always say to exercise when it’s the right time, well, the right time is whenever you can bring yourself to do it. You need to learn how to schedule your workouts around your regular schedule, and without neglecting it or passing it off. If you can find time during lunch at work, do it then. If you’re a night owl then do it before you go to bed, but the key is to get it done and not make excuses for not doing it.
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