Prepare to Succeed by Making an Appointment With Yourself to Fit Fitness In
This is the New Year and many people have decided they are going to stop their inactive ways and begin exercising. You can tell by the packed gyms across the city. It seems everyone has the bug to shed those extra pounds and become more healthy.
It is a funny thing that in January, there is always a huge increase in sales for the fitness industry. However, in March, the gyms seem to be pretty empty and that “boom” they received in January is now a thing of the past.
Why is it that this occurs? There are numerous reasons, but one big reason is due to time. Today, it seems that being a human requires so much time and there just isn’t enough hours in the day to “fit fitness in.” I like that term because a fellow personal trainer friend, Holly Kouvo, uses that as her business name. Visit her site at http://www.fittingfitnessin.com/. She has helped many people lose over 100 pounds of fat with her services. I am glad to be a friend of hers.
If you want to “fit fitness in” you have to ask yourself a question. This question is “Does my current body, fitness performance, and/or health status cause me pleasure or pain?” Honestly sit down and think about that question. Answer it truthfully. Your answer will probably surprise you. If your answer is “pain,” you now need to ask yourself a new question. This question is, “If I could find a very efficient way to exercise and eat better, can I fit fitness into my life?” Initially, your mind will try to go to the negative and say “no.” If this is the case, I want you to refrain from this thought process. Answer the question with a “yes.” Now, begin to think about your entire day. Think of the possible gaps in your schedule you have. Maybe you work 12 hour days, but as soon as you get home, you watch TV for an hour. Maybe you have some time in the morning you spend with yourself before you go to work. Maybe you goof around in 20 minute time spaces a couple of times a day (You know what I am talking about corporate world =). I have yet to find anyone who doesn’t have some time that isn’t efficient.
Now you have done the pre-requisite questions, you now know you want to improve your body and mind, and you have found time in your day. The final step is to sit down at a calender and block out time with yourself. This time is a scheduled appointment most days of the week for you and you alone. No one nor anything can break it. You sat down and thought about this time as exercise time and now it’s yours! The work has to wait (Where is it going, by the way?). The children have to either play on their own or exercise with you! The husband or wife has to understand and support. The dog has to wait until it’s cardio time. This is your time and no one can take it away from you.
When completing your workout, put a check my your calender to let yourself know you did it. Having a lot of check marks on a calender really has the feeling that getting a lot of stickers from the teacher for getting good grades feels. Plus, it gets you consistent with exercise, which is one of the real tricks to it all.
Scheduling time to “fit fitness in” with a calender is such a great tool to use. You can even use it with just about everything in your life. I kid with my clients, “If it ain’t in my calender, it ain’t happening.” I have to live by my calender due to meeting clients and I do the same with exercise. Get that calender and begin to succeed!
Be Better,
Dexter
