Fifty and Femme

Whew! Holy Cow–another weekend gone by!! How quickly do they have to fly by and now another work week is here. It ’s a good thing I enjoy my line of work! But speaking of work, family time, outside activities etc etc all of these keep you from exercising on a daily basis. You know you want to exercise, know you should exercise, want to be healthy, know that you should be healthy, but honestly there is NO time in your day to exercise. Right?? Wrong!! You know you are not alone in this feeling and please realize that any new endeavour is hard to include in your daily routine, but it can be done. First and foremost, plan exercise into your day. No excuses! No time to exercise is the number 1 excuse I hear as a personal trainer. Think a minute-anything you want to do, you can do.` First look at your calendar and fill in the blank spots with some sort of fitness activity. Even if it is only for 15 minutes. Could you fit in a short, yet productive 10 minute walk?? Write these times down and stick to it! Three different 10 minute bursts of energy adds up to 30 minutes by the end of the day. Not bad! Identify reasons why you would skip exercise and write these down. Brainstorm ways to get around those obstacles. For example, how can you fit exercise into the lunch hour? OK-bring lunch from home and walk during the lunch hour. Go to the playground with the kids and actually play instead of sitting and watching. Take the stairs whenever you can. Be creative and sidestep the potholes to keep you from a healthy lifestyle. Let me know some of your obstacles and maybe between the 2 of us we can come up with a solution. Two heads are better than one! Enjoy your week and happy exercising! Kathy