that by actually scheduling my workouts on
the daily calendar I hold myself accountable.
My closest friend put it into this perspective:
We schedule appointments with other people
on a daily basis, but we fail to schedule and
commit to appointments made with most
important person, ourselves. I challenge you
to try this out for one month. Schedule every
workout on your calendar and mark each “selfappointment” as completed or missed. At the
end of the month take a look at how many
days you’ve completed. This information will
help you to truly see just how active you really
are.
2. Lack of Desire - To me, this is the biggest kicker and takes planning to overcome.
Especially for those who work in an office setting, the last thing you want to do at 5:00pm
is exercise. Referring to Newton’s First Law of
Motion, “An object at rest will remain at rest”
really hits home here. I’ve been there and
many of my family and friends feel this way.
Here are a few tips that prove to be successful.
1) Plan to exercise in the morning before work.
Yes, this is definitely much easier said than
done. In order to commit to morning workouts, go ahead and pack your gym bag the
night before, that way you don’t have to stress
over it in the morning. (You will be surprised
at how many people decide to skip a workout
just because they don’t have their gym shoes
packed). Early morning exercise takes some
time to adopt, but when you feel that spike
in your energy level and see more productivity during the work day it becomes worth it.
2) Another option would be to exercise during
your lunch hour. Again, this too takes planning
in order to commit. Not only do you need to
make sure and pack your gym bag ahead of
time, but you will likely need to pack a lunch to
INSIGHT
eat at your desk. The good parts to this option
are more completed workouts, money saved
on restaurants, and often times healthier food
choices since brought from home.
In the upcoming months we will continue discussing more barriers to exercise and methods
for handling them. In the meantime I challenge
you to plan, schedule, commit, and track each
workout you complete for the month of July.
Feel free to post your results on our Facebook
page to share how these steps were helpful in
holding you accountable. I want nothing more
than for each of you to achieve your goals. ✽
For questions or comments feel free to shoot
me an email or give me a call: crobinson@
homefitconsulting.com / 205-675-7412, ext.
700.
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