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Calendar It In and Other
Ways to Make Time for Exercise
If you are anything like the average modern American, your day is full from the moment your alarm clock goes off to
the moment that you set the alarm for the next morning. All of the time in between is probably accounted for
already, which is what makes it so difficult for so many people to find the time that is needed to exercise. For
most people, visiting the gym is an ordeal and not a relaxing event; this is why it adds to the stress of
scheduling one’s time. It’s easier to find time to do something you thoroughly enjoy than it is to find time for
something you dislike.
One good way to help yourself find the time to exercise is to carefully schedule it into your weekly schedule. If
you are a person who works well being scheduled, this might just be the best method for you to use in order to make
sure that your daily and weekly workouts get into the schedule. If you are someone who is not schedule-oriented,
this is probably not the best method for you. Thankfully, there are many other ways to insure that you get your
daily dose of exercise that go beyond just scheduling it into the weekly or daily calendar.
Other Options
An option that is gaining in popularity is the option of integrating exercise into your natural daily routine. This
might sound odd, but really it’s one of the easiest ways to ensure that you exercise enough. Options for
incorporating physical activity into the day naturally include walking or biking to school or work, taking the
stairs instead of the elevator, and walking between businesses in town instead of driving to each business that is
within ½ mile of another. All of these options are options that might seem cumbersome at the beginning, but once
you adopt one or more of these practices, you might just find that you really enjoy it.
Take biking for example. You might think that it could be unsafe in your particular area of the country to go to
school or work on your bike. If that is the case, do a little research before you veto the idea, because you might
just find that by riding on the sidewalks, wearing a helmet and having ample reflective material on yourself and
your bike that biking is completely safe in your area. Once you’ve done it a few times, you’ll have more confidence
in the safety of it all, and you might even find the endorphins resulting from riding to work to be an even better
wake-up call than a cup of coffee is.
If you go with this option, you might find your work day more satisfying and you might find that you sleep better
at night. You’ll get more fresh air and more wind and rain, which can put pesky little problems at work into
perspective. You’ll also like the respect that you get from co-workers who admire your tenacity and your
drive.
The Bottom Line
Whether you think the best option for you is scheduling standard workout times in your busy
schedule or trying one of the ways to incorporate exercise into your daily routine, the bottom line is that no body
is healthy if it is not moving around at least a little bit. If you can only, at first, stomach the idea of walking
around the block a couple of times per day, at least do that. As you incorporate more and more activity into your
schedule, you will feel more and more drive to move more and more. Whether you schedule or incorporate exercise
into your day, you will find that the process grows on itself.
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