obviously I haven't blogged in a little while, life's good like that, it does tend to get in the way (in a good a way),
and this can tend to get in the way of your workout. But only if you let it….
you might work 9-5 (or 7-7 for a good majority of us), work part time and do uni full time, or you might be a full time mum (or dad)…either way your life is probably absolutely packed full. How on earth are you supposed to work out as well.
Because you have to. Too many people don't make their health a priority and let the areas that need the most attention slide due to their careers and getting ahead (like sleep and eating properly).
Now yes, I'm a PT, its my job to train other people and myself, but I'm also a bartender and a full time uni student doing a science degree. So I need to practice what I preach just as much as the rest of you!
Here's my TOP 5 TIPS FOR FITTING FITNESS IN YOUR LIFE!
1. Set GOALS!
In sport's psychology there is a much loved theory of SMAART goals… Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Action, Results oriented and Time Bound.
Specific -you need to make sure your goals are important to you (not your doctor, not your partner…you need to WANT to get healthy!),
Measurable as in you'll know when you get there (kg's lost, fit into those old jeans, finish that race),
Achievable as in if you're keen to run a marathon but can barely scrap out a 1km, probably don't choose one that's in a month.
Action Oriented - have a plan! How are you going to get there?
Results Oriented - your aiming for an end goal, how will you know when you get there and what's your next goal?
Time bound - have a start and a finish date, like 10 weeks from now, so you don't keep running towards an unknown end date, it's nice to know there's some light at the end of a tunnel (and a hot bod!)
2. Have a workout buddy - or better yet a workout group!
This one is so important, because it keeps you accountable. Its pretty damn hard to drag yourself out of bed at 5:30am in the morning for a run (trust me, I ran my bootcamp in the dark this morning!), but its a bit easier if you know you've got a mate waiting for you (or a whole group of mates) ready and waiting at the gym or in the park.
Plus everyone knows you get a great chat and catchup in and people to have a coffee with after. And I do LOVE coffee…
3. Crack open your diary and schedule it in!
if you have a meeting, exam, doctor's appointment, whatever, you schedule it into your diary or your smartphone right? Why should a workout be any different?
Take 5 minutes on a Sunday and suss out your week, find a 1 hour hole per day (or 1 less hour of watching the idiot box…we're all guilty) and set out a 45min/1hr workout (45min leaves you 15min for a shower). You wouldn't shirk on your boss or your doctor so why would you shirk on an appointment with the no.1 VIP in your life….yourself!
4. Bring in the professionals!
5. Join an actual gym. With classes.
I'm not knocking any of the 24hr gyms, they definitely have their place, and some of them are running classes now, but when you join a bigger gym, they generally run classes of all different types at all different times, so regardless of when you go, there will be a well planned, high intensity class that goes for an 1 hr run by a professional. Or a yoga class that you can unwind in after your fantastically planned out week of workouts…..
Put these into practice and I guarantee exercise will start becoming a normal part of your weekly routine. The best part is when you don't workout one day, and it feels really weird. like you've forgotten to put on pants…that's when you've made a habit. Well done you!
What's a goal that works for you? Any motivational things you do to get your butt up an moving in the morning?
- Ash
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