Everyones busy.
The days of the 9-5 job seem to be a thing of the past. It seems as though fewer and fewer people work traditional hours in traditional jobs. Entrepreneurs seem to work every waking second. Many people work 3rd shift jobs, and more people are working a full time job and going to school at the same time. Even those who do work traditional 9-5 jobs have piling responsibilities from kids, to side hustles to hobbies.
How in the world do people find time to exercise?
Stop thinking of your workouts in terms of days of the week. Realistically, you are probably not going to have time to exercise every single day. Ideally, for weight loss/maintenance and strength building, training most days of the week for at least 45-60 minutes is your most direct approach to reaching your fitness goals. But what if you simply can't? If you're working 12 hour days, 3-4 days straight, getting in a 1 hour workout is really hard to do. Most of us have a day or more out of the week with very little time. Getting exercise in with a full schedule requires re-wiring how you think about daily exercise. Think in units of time accumulated vs days exercised each week.
What does that mean?
Basically, it means you will accumulate your 5-6 hours of a week of deliberate exercise over the course of the entire week. If 20 minutes is all you have Monday through Wednesday, then get done what you can in those 20 minutes whether its cardio or strength training, or corrective work. On the days you are less strapped for time, get as much done on those days as possible. Finished with your strength training session and have some time to make up? Add 10-20 minutes of HIIT work. Have you gotten to Saturday and there's parts of your plan you didn't get to? Fill in the holes on Saturday and cover any of the exercises you didn't get to yet.
MRPT Clients use the app to manage their time.
MRPT clients can look at their program for the entire week ahead of time. If an app user doesn't have time for the whole workout planned for Monday, they can do Tuesdays shorter workout instead, on Monday. Perhaps they opt to get part of that workout in, and then make up the rest the next day or later in the week. Whatever works for that individual. Not only does this eliminate excuses, it encourages taking ownership of ones schedule and health.
Some clients discuss special strategy with me, such as how to fit in workouts while traveling, and some are able to figure it out on their own. Either way, there's an app full of people who are getting it done by the end of the week one way or another.
Some clients discuss special strategy with me, such as how to fit in workouts while traveling, and some are able to figure it out on their own. Either way, there's an app full of people who are getting it done by the end of the week one way or another.
Unpopular opinion on time and kids.
Kids can be time suckers. I know you want to be present for every single breath that little one takes. You must watch every single second of T-ball practice. You're worried they will be traumatized if they spend a couple extra hours at daycare. They won't. Few things are more valuable than your kids watching you get stronger and healthier. Sitting in a lawn chair while they practice, chatting it up with the other parents or sideline coaching serves no value to your kids. They really don't care if you're there and trust me, the coach wishes you would just shut up or volunteer your time to actually BE a coach.
Your kids will model what you do. Let your kids see you get a run in while they're at soccer practice.
Do some squats and push ups while you're out there. If the daycare is good enough for your kid to be at while you're at work, it's good enough for them to spend a couple extra hours there while you workout.
On game days, show up with nothing but laser focus on that kid and his team and cheer them on with everything you've got, but for goodness sake, stop wasting your time watching every practice!
The same goes for your career.
If your career actually requires you to work every second of every waking hour (it probably doesn't), is this career worth having or should you actively seek something with more balance? Or are you just a work-a-holic who doesn't know how to set professional boundaries or step away and take a break for your own sanity and health?
(been there, done that).
Is your job more important than your health?
Your kids will model what you do. Let your kids see you get a run in while they're at soccer practice.
Do some squats and push ups while you're out there. If the daycare is good enough for your kid to be at while you're at work, it's good enough for them to spend a couple extra hours there while you workout.
On game days, show up with nothing but laser focus on that kid and his team and cheer them on with everything you've got, but for goodness sake, stop wasting your time watching every practice!
The same goes for your career.
If your career actually requires you to work every second of every waking hour (it probably doesn't), is this career worth having or should you actively seek something with more balance? Or are you just a work-a-holic who doesn't know how to set professional boundaries or step away and take a break for your own sanity and health?
(been there, done that).
Is your job more important than your health?
What it all comes down to.
What's important.
Strategy.
Planning.
Let's GO!
Strategy.
Planning.
Let's GO!
