Everyone is busy. We all have lives, jobs, kids, etc. This should NEVER stop you from staying committed to your health.
If you can find time to watch your fav TV show, you can find time to work out. If you have time to go out to dinner more than once a week, you have time to work out. Unless you are working 80 hrs a week, raising kids, volunteering and basically overextending your natural self, you have time to work out.
Like I said in my last post, a healthy lifestyle is about making a commitment to YOU. Just as nutrition is a process of baby steps, so is working out. If you aren't currently in a workout routine, jumping into a two hour routine six days a week will be a shock to your life let alone your system. If you work that hard for a week and nothing changes, a lot of people will give up on the routine. Problem here?? You are giving up on YOU, not the routine. It was simply too much too soon.
There are so many options out there it is hard to know what is right for you. If you are tight on time, don't subscribe to hour plus long workouts every day of the week. Take 20 minutes a day. That's it, 20 minutes. If you need to start with 10, start with 10. You can do it in your office, your living room, even while waiting for your leftovers to heat up for dinner.
The ladies in my Boot Camp get homework to stretch twice every day in their office or cubicle - specific stretches depending on whether they stand or sit most of the day. If they have limited time at home, they get exercise homework for non Boot Camp days.
Some of the best exercises can be done with your own body weight. You don't even need a gym, just enough room for YOU.
Push Ups- you can't do them on the floor, even on your knees? No problem, start with the wall. Stand about 1.5 ft away from the wall, put your hands out and start your push ups! Once those are too easy, move to a counter, the edge of the couch, a dining room chair and so forth until you are on the ground. It takes time but everything worth while does.
Static Lunges - these can be done ANYWHERE, that is their best attribute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qduwvNPWBpg&feature=related This link is a good example of a static lunge: back straight, front knee not extended over the toe. Drop your back leg toward the floor, but don't touch the floor. Push up through the front heel and ball of the back foot.
Squats- most people know what they are but STILL do them wrong. Here is a link that includes a video and narration of proper squat technique. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up_48p-BMug
Crunches - you can't spot reduce so don't get too excited! While doing a million crunches will not give you 6-pack abs, crunches will help strengthen your core and in return, make every other part of your body work better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W6bVf1QAKo&feature=related This is a video with great narration for crunches and sit ups. ONLY DO WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING.
Superman - I know, sounds silly but it is a FANTASTIC exercise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8szJuzPt-sg This is a complete explanation of how to pull your scapula down and activate your lower back muscles - you NEED this exercise! If you allow your lower back to become weak, you are just asking for lower back problems.
Now that you have NO EXCUSE for time and you know what to do, START DOING IT!
I do the Superman and a variety of planks every day after every run. THANKS TO YOU!!!
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