Never Enough Time You Say…
Leave a commentAugust 19, 2013 by little hurdles big race
One of the number top complaints I hear from people is not having enough time or any time to exercise. People usually look at me like I’m a crazy person because I go to the gym just about every day. I’ve made it a priority in my life and have worked had to fit it into my routine. That’s what it’s got to be – a routine.
I do find it a little hard to believe that within an entire week – you can’t find at least 2 or 3 days to do some sort of exercise for at least an hour. Those of you with small children – I am not talking to you. I don’t have kids and that’s why my schedule works for me.
I’ve offered lots of different options if you don’t want to join a gym, take an exercise class, or invest in equipment. But I still hear there is no time and I really think it just comes down to being home. I know when I get home after work – I don’t want to do anything but decompress. That’s why I bring my gym bag with me everyday and leave directly after work. I usually don’t leave work until 6:30 – or 7PM I know I can’t and won’t workout in the morning. I love sleep too much. 🙂 I wish I could get there earlier but despite the time I can’t let that deter me.
So, I’ve been thinking of other ways to squeeze in some exercise. Friends of mine got pedometers from their work and were put into teams for a monthly challenge to “out walk” each other. You can do the same thing or just do it yourself. Take a weekly average and then challenge yourself for week 2 to increase by 25% or even 50%. If you work in an office, try taking the longest way possible to and from the restroom – even use the stairs to a bathroom on another floor. Stop taking the elevator. Walk during lunch.
Then there is my most radical idea of all – use your bathroom time everyday to stretch, touch your toes, do some body weigh squats, do some body weigh wall push ups, anything…
If you’re drinking your water then you should have about 8 – 10 opportunities throughout the day to do these in the privacy of your stall/bathroom. It will only take you an extra minute or two to do a set of 10 of any of these. It’s not the best workout – but at the end of the day you could have done 80 – 100 squats. That’s more than you were doing the day before 🙂 Let me be clear – I am not advocating any floor work – it is a bathroom after all… And here’s my secret…I’ve been doing these for the past week myself.
If you work in an office and at a computer – you should be stretching everyday anyway.
Ultimately you have to make your health a priority – there is no magic pill and no diet is going to work if you don’t get up and get moving.
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