I know we are all short on time. In this crazy rat race that we live in, it seems that everyone is asking more time from us.
We spend at least 8 hours a day at work, an hour or so driving to and from, a couple of hours running our kids to where they need to be, an hour preparing dinner, and so on and so forth. I get it, we live in a world that we need more hours in a day.
Time and lack of energy seem to be the two biggest reasons that people are not exercising and taking care of themselves. These were both two of my biggest excuses. When in reality, after I finally had had enough of feeling yucky and tired, having no energy to do all this running and had a horrible feeling about myself, I realized I had lots of "extra" time.
I started evaluating my schedule to see just what exactly I was doing with the 24 hours in my day. The truth hurt, but my excuse of no time was JUST THAT, AN EXCUSE TO BE LAZY!!! Once I looked at my schedule I realized: 1) Those 2+ hours I was sitting at baseball, football, basketball practice DOING NOTHING- completely wasted time!!! 2) The hour or so I sat on the couch in the evenings complaining because I couldn't find anything on tv- DOING NOTHING 3) The time I had while waiting for dinner to finish cooking...... DOING NOTHING but standing there watching it :) I think you get my point! I could go on, but I don't want you to think I did nothing all day!!
So, what did I do? I started carving out me time and making those hours of wasted time useful! I started getting up 40 minutes early to get my 30 minute workout in. If I had to go sit at a practice of some sort I would take a personal development book to read, it's amazing how many books are out there that can help you feel better about yourself and help you live a better life! I would also go run/walk while waiting for them to get out of practice. I realized just sitting there was doing absolutely nothing for me.
Guess what? Now, after 19 months of carving out that me time and taking 30 minutes to exercise, I no longer feel bad about myself. I have more energy than I ever have (exercising does that for you- it gives you so much more energy) and I feel great.
So, when you find yourself using that "I have no time" excuse for not exercising, I want you to think again. Take a few minutes and evaluate your day. Are all 24 hours really that busy? You may not be at home or close to the gym, but you probably have some extra time to get in a good walk or run while waiting on your kids or others. I challenge all of you- JUST DO IT!!! I promise you will be glad you did!
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| DO YOU REALLY NOT HAVE 30 MINUTES? |
We spend at least 8 hours a day at work, an hour or so driving to and from, a couple of hours running our kids to where they need to be, an hour preparing dinner, and so on and so forth. I get it, we live in a world that we need more hours in a day.
Time and lack of energy seem to be the two biggest reasons that people are not exercising and taking care of themselves. These were both two of my biggest excuses. When in reality, after I finally had had enough of feeling yucky and tired, having no energy to do all this running and had a horrible feeling about myself, I realized I had lots of "extra" time.
I started evaluating my schedule to see just what exactly I was doing with the 24 hours in my day. The truth hurt, but my excuse of no time was JUST THAT, AN EXCUSE TO BE LAZY!!! Once I looked at my schedule I realized: 1) Those 2+ hours I was sitting at baseball, football, basketball practice DOING NOTHING- completely wasted time!!! 2) The hour or so I sat on the couch in the evenings complaining because I couldn't find anything on tv- DOING NOTHING 3) The time I had while waiting for dinner to finish cooking...... DOING NOTHING but standing there watching it :) I think you get my point! I could go on, but I don't want you to think I did nothing all day!!
So, what did I do? I started carving out me time and making those hours of wasted time useful! I started getting up 40 minutes early to get my 30 minute workout in. If I had to go sit at a practice of some sort I would take a personal development book to read, it's amazing how many books are out there that can help you feel better about yourself and help you live a better life! I would also go run/walk while waiting for them to get out of practice. I realized just sitting there was doing absolutely nothing for me.
Guess what? Now, after 19 months of carving out that me time and taking 30 minutes to exercise, I no longer feel bad about myself. I have more energy than I ever have (exercising does that for you- it gives you so much more energy) and I feel great.
So, when you find yourself using that "I have no time" excuse for not exercising, I want you to think again. Take a few minutes and evaluate your day. Are all 24 hours really that busy? You may not be at home or close to the gym, but you probably have some extra time to get in a good walk or run while waiting on your kids or others. I challenge all of you- JUST DO IT!!! I promise you will be glad you did!
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