Fitting Exercise Into Your Busy Schedule

You’ve decided you need to exercise, but you can’t figure out how to fit it into your busy schedule? Rid yourself of the expectations that you need to go to the gym five days a week in order to get exercise, and try these innovative solutions for squeezing in workouts.

Take advantage of lunch break opportunities. Set yourself up such that you have to eat far from where you work. Make yourself walk both to and from your lunch spot, using the stairs when reasonable and asking coworkers to walk with you or meet you there if you have to work over lunch.

No matter what, commit to ten minutes of exercise per day. Make ten minutes of exercise–sit ups, planks, push ups, squats–a part of your bedtime routine.

Sacrifice two mornings (or late nights) a week. You may have to work crazy hours during the day, but you can find time on one end or the other of your busy days to fit in exercise, which will increase your energy levels. Just as some people consider going to religious services as non-negotiable, treat these two days as such and carve out some precious time that cannot be touched by anyone. Work yourself hard on those two days, fitting in both cardio and weights.

Look for ways to challenge your body while running errands and doing household chores. Make yourself walk as much as possible while running errands (park far away, make yourself walk fast) and turn the loading and unloading of bags into a workout by bending your knees, lifting them high, etc. You can do the same with household chores. Use your whole body as you vacuum, push your arm muscles as your scrub, and do squats while folding laundry.

Make sure your relaxation times are also active. Don’t watch TV; walk with a friend instead. Instead of playing a board game, take your kids out for a hike. Replace sedentary hobbies with athletic or active hobbies.

If you look for alternatives, you’ll find it’s possible to cram exercise into even the most overflowing schedule.

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