Fitness tips for busy individuals

1. Prioritize your health and fitness routine

Exercise must be made a priority, especially when “busy is the name of the game.” Then, if you happen to be a parent, the situation presents additional challenges. When they are young, their physical needs can seem overwhelming. When they’re older, prior to their drivers’ license, you are the chauffeur. If you work outside of the home, you may find yourself constantly “putting out fires” and dealing with problems that arise. The bottom line for all of us is that if we wait for spare time to develop, the wait may never end. Therefore, it is a routine that must be woven into the daily and weekly schedules.

2. Plan in order to avoid failure

If you have taken the mental step of prioritizing exercise in your busy life, good for you, but don’t just do so mentally. Write down a weekly and monthly exercise plan. then, stick to it.

3. Factor in out-of-the-box forms of exercise

A gym or health club is not essential to receive the benefits offered by exercise. Any moderately intense to intense physical activity is a form of exercise. For instance, carrying around a small child is a definite form of exercise, as is the time spent running up and down the stairs, cleaning your home and caring for laundry.

4. Spread out your efforts

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. You don’t need to experience long, drawn-out exercise sessions. Many noted health authorities recommend 2.5 to 3.0 hours of moderately intense aerobic activity each week. The rewards of exercise are cumulative, meaning you can enjoy that exercise in 10 workout sessions that are 15 minutes long each, or 5 sessions which are 30 minutes in duration.

5. Include your family or friends

Why not schedule exercise activities that include your loved ones? This will not only yield the workout you all need, it will help to strengthen the bonds of your relationships.

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