10 Ways To Fit Exercise Into A Busy Life

 

Do you find yourself saying “I just don’t have time to exercise”?

It’s not easy (at first) but it is possible to make time to take care of your body.

• Walk whenever you can, getting 10,000 steps a day has a significant impact on your fitness and fat loss (if that is a goal) Use your commute to get your steps in if you can
• Go for a walk at lunch time instead of sitting looking at your screen, listen to music/podcast while you walk. The break from the screen will do you good
• Fail to prepare, prepare to fail! Get all your clothes ready the night before so all you have to do is put them on for an early morning workout, sounds so simple but you’ll be surprised what procrastinating tactics you have developed! Likewise, take your workout clothes to work if you are going after work.
• Schedule your workouts like an important meeting with yourself and don’t skip it unless it’s an absolute emergency!
• Shorter workouts ARE effective. If you are doing 15 minutes of exercise a day that’s a great start and it’s most definitely better than nothing!
• Play with the kids for 30 minutes, play chasing games, football, go round the outdoor gym in a park, anything that gets you moving with them, it’s a win-win
• Get up earlier! It’s not a popular one but I have lots of clients who just have to do their work out very early, or it just doesn’t happen. You’ll be pleasantly surprised how good you feel when you start your day with a good old sweat 😊
• Do some exercise while watching your favourite TV programme, you don’t have to sit on the sofa and be entertained. If watching the programme and doing some exercise, makes it easier to do then that’s okay! You can get fit AND watch TV they are not mutually exclusive!
• Mindset – Think of exercise as something you get to do not something you “have” to do. Your body and mind deserve the best care and moving your body is the most primitive form of self-care there is.

Taking care of your mental and physical health doesn’t have to take up huge amounts of time, honestly 3 workouts a week (of any duration) and getting in 10,000 steps a day will reap huge dividends to your health and fitness.

My job is to help make being active as stress free as possible. I’ll help you build a plan that fits your life, not the other way around!

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