Exercising is like flossing teeth, it can be tedious and time-consuming, but after you do it, you always feel better. Additionally, like flossing your teeth, exercise is something you have to do regularly. When you don’t, the negative consequences on your health are profound.
To help make exercise a habit much like your daily flossing routine, I’d like to expound on making time for exercise and planning workouts.
While I have established a daily exercise routine, I realize this habit does not come easily to everyone. For this reason, I’d like to share a few tips to for starting, and following a fitness plan.
Mark your calendar - Literally, block out time on your calendar when you will exercise. This is your personal care-taking time. Make your health a priority!
Find an activity you enjoy (or at least, don’t detest) so you’re
more likely to follow through and do it regularly.
Make it convenient - Locate a gym or fitness class that is on your
way to/from work – or use facilities at the office.
Start small by setting realistic, attainable goals. For example,
commit to exercising two days each week or take a 10 minute
walk after lunch each afternoon. Gradually progress by adding more days
or time to your fitness routine.
Be prepared by having your workout gear ready to go each day. Set out your gear each night so you can grab it and go each morning.
Outline your workouts in advance so you don’t have to think about it in the moment. There are many cool fitness web applications or pen & paper journals available to record and track your workouts fitness progress.
Be flexible and improvise if needed. There may be some days when you can’t exercise until the end of the day, or can’t get in a full workout. Doing something is better than nothing.
Eventually, planning and sticking to a fitness routine will become a habit. There are a plethora of benefits you will notice immediately (increased energy, focus, creativity, productivity, confidence, quality sleep). These rewards will continue to increase, the longer you stick with your plan.
Conversely, once you form this habit, you will notice how not taking time out to exercise can put you in a “funk”. I was recently reminded of this truth after spending several consecutive uber-long days working on client site, followed by long hours at home devoted to non-billable work and personal obligations. To “save” time, I sacrificed my mid-day workouts a few days and regretted this decision each time. On these days, I was noticeably more tired, achy, agitated, resentful, less focused, and ultimately, less productive. Had I stuck to my commitment to take 30 minutes for myself to take a walk and get some fresh air, I would have been in a much happier, more productive state.
I am the first to admit, exercise is not always fun. (If it were, we’d all be doing it, right)?
If you have any tips for planning and sticking to a fitness routine, I encourage your comments.
Kerri L. Mikeska, MHRM, PHR, NASM-CPT
What has your body done for you today? What have you done for it?
What has your body done for you today? What have you done for it?
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