With only 20% of the population working out, itβs obvious that exercise for the typical American is not a priority. Itβs not necessarily that the majority of people donβt want to lose weight or get fit and healthyβ¦ itβs more that they donβt fit exercise into their everyday lives. The point is, if you donβt actively work to make sure you workout 3-5x/week, you most likely wonβt just stumble upon the time to exercise.. unless you work in a gym of course!
Whether youβre part of that 20% of the population or not, you most likely struggle from time to time to make it to the gym. It seems more convenient than not to just skip todayβ¦ βoh, Iβll get there tomorrow!β Easier said than done. How do you KNOW youβll get there tomorrow? What are you doing to make sure you will step foot in the gym and workout hard? If the answer is nothing, you might just keep putting it off another day.
So what do you need to do to get fit and healthy? Make exercise a priority! Do this by tackling the reasons or excuses you come up with for not working out. Are you tired? Workout first thing in the morning. And not only that, but you have to plan how that workout will fit into your day. You canβt go to work and say youβll workout on your way home if you donβt bring any exercise clothes with you. Itβs not just going to happenβ¦ you have to make it happen! Here are a few examples of overcoming those excuses. If you know you are tired at night after work and youβll most likely skip your workout, PLAN to workout in the morning. Do what you need to do to workout in the morning. This might consist of going to bed earlier, laying out your clothes the night before, preparing your breakfast if youβre in a hurry, and having a backup plan. Another example is if you tell yourself youβre not going to workout because youβre hungry after workβ¦. Bring a snack with you! Another big one is βI donβt have time.β Thatβs the whole point- you have to MAKE time! Do you have time to watch TV? Surf the web? Talk on the phone? Trust me, you have time to workout.
As always, you should have a backup plan. To make exercise a priority, you have to put it FIRST before doing other things. If you have the mindset that you canβt do any other activities until you workout, you will plan ahead and fit that workout where you need to! Make exercise a priority TODAY! It will benefit you in more ways than one.
Stay fit~ Stay fabulous~