Stay In Shape During Busy Times
Have you ever said, “I can’t afford the time to exercise.”?
We say …
“You can’t afford not to exercise!”
Your health, well-being, and your life is important. And regular exercise is one of your most important tools for helping to ensure a long, healthy life that’s lived to the fullest.
Workouts are vital for improving long-term health, weight control, emotional stability, optimal functionality, and your best, most youthful look.
Here’s a list of tips to help you fit exercise into your busy life. Put these tips to work and you’ll discover that getting and staying fit is one of the best ways you can live your best life!
TIPS FOR EXERCISING YOUR RIGHT TO FITNESS
(Print This List Out And Put On Your Fridge.)
Make A Plan
Be Flexible
Be Efficient
HIIT Your Workouts
Take Fitness Classes
Get A Personal Trainer
Multitask While Living
Multitask While Exercising
Workout Virtually
Let’s Take A Closer Look …
Make A Plan: There’s an old saying, “Plan your work and work your plan.” On Sunday, write down your plan for the goals you want to accomplish, including your workout schedule. By writing down your workout schedule you are making a firm promise – IN WRITING – to yourself.
Be Flexible: Since you’re so busy, not everything is going to go according to plan. Learn to cut yourself some slack. If you miss a workout, forgive yourself and don’t rip up your plan. Just let it go and get back to plan. By giving yourself the grace to be flexible, you’ll save yourself from an unforgiving attitude that could get you off track.
Be Efficient: Efficient workouts can make staying fit with a busy schedule easier. Perform exercises that work multiple muscle groups and joints. These compound exercises can help you build strength, burn more calories, improve coordination and agility – all while improving cardio endurance and your body’s functionality. Here are some great examples of effective and efficient compound exercises …
Squat: This workout favorite powers up your quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, glutes, core, and lower back
Bench press: Helps strengthen your pectorals, shoulders, and triceps
Pull up: Blasts your lats, biceps, triceps, traps, rear deltoids, and core
Lunge: One powerful exercise that targets your quads, glutes, hamstrings, calves, and core
Deadlift: Helps to develop your hamstrings, glutes, quads, lats, traps, and core
Shoulder press: Hits your shoulders, pectorals, traps, and triceps
Bent-over row: This effective exercise has your “back” by working your lats, traps, rhomboids, and rear delts
Walking knee lunge: This total-body exercise helps to improve mobility, flexibility, stability, and leg strength
HIIT Your Workouts: HIIT stands for High-Intensity Interval Training. And if you’re short on time, HIIT is sure to be a hit with you. It burns fat and is perfect for short workouts. You’ll go full blast … take a quick rest … then attack another all out interval. Intense bursts with short recovery times allows HIIT workouts to help you burn calories while you challenge yourself to new levels of fitness. HIIT revs up your metabolism and stimulates excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) to help you burn more calories even after your workout.
Take Fitness Classes: Like when you write out a plan, taking a fitness class put you “on the spot” with a definite time and place you must be. This accountability will help you prioritize your health and fitness. Plus, a certified personal trainer teaching the class will help you maximize your time and results. A Win-Win for anyone with a busy schedule.
Get A Personal Trainer: A personal trainer can be your own DRILL SARGENT. You’ll have an appointment you must keep, which makes your fitness a priority. They’ll “crack the whip” and make sure you make best use of your half hour or – usually – hour session. And since a personal trainer is experienced, your workout will be optimally designed to provide you with maximum benefit.
Multitask While Living: You’re busy. You’re running to work. You’re caring for home and family. Why not try to create opportunities to exercise into all this activity? Take stairs instead of an escalator … schedule time for brisk walks during the work day … run in place or do jumping jacks while watching the news … hit a yoga pose while waiting that last minute for the clothes to finish in the washing machine.
Multitask While Exercising: On the treadmill? Get in some reading. Lifting weights? Catch up on your favorite podcast. Going for a brisk walk or jogging? Listen to an audio book. By multitasking you’ll save time … get more done … and feel more satisfied with your day’s accomplishments. Don’t have time for your workouts AND your friends. Get them to train with you. Walk or run with them. Play Pickleball with them. Let your workout time do double duty as you also connect with your inner circle.
Workout Virtually: Want to try Tai Chi, but a good teacher is 50 minutes away? Try virtual classes. Want to try yoga, but the local class schedule does not work for you? Use Zoom to find the right class. By getting technology to work for you, you can get more from your workouts.
You’re Never Too Busy To Look And Feel Your Best!
You deserve to be healthier and fitter! And being busy is no excuse for neglecting yourself. So put this advice to work for a healthier, happier, more satisfied you.