Are you struggling to find time to exercise or prepare healthy meals during the week? Whether you are a full-time employee or a mother with children to look after, you will understand that there is a lot to do and that dedicating some time to your health is becoming more and more difficult. New Year’s resolutions can motivate us for a few weeks, but without planning and an action plan, obligations will force us to let it go. Today we would like to give you some tips to stay fit even if our obligations seem to prevent us from doing so.
- Plan ahead: Of all the tips, we think this is the most important one. If you have a lot of work to do, you have to study, take care of the children, or deliver a project, planning your week can be the difference between success and failure in your idea of getting in shape.
- Set realistic goals: When planning your week, you need to be realistic and honest with yourself. If you know you’ll be late getting home and still have to deal with a bunch of other tasks, you’re unlikely to be able to exercise. We recommend identifying the days you’re almost certain you’ll have time for and dedicating half an hour to yourself.
- Cook in bulk: If you’re studying or working all day, you won’t have time to cook when you get home. Most meals last 2-3 days after preparing them, which means we’ll only have to cook 2-3 times a week, and we’ll have more free time for our personal agenda.
- Intensity vs. Duration: When it comes to getting fit, it’s not the number of hours you run during the week that matters, but the intensity with which you do it. You can run for a while and not break a sweat, or you can push yourself hard for 15 minutes and end up exhausted. This last technique will help you burn more calories!
- Be active in general: get used to going up and down stairs. Don’t go shopping for simple things (bread, snacks…) by car, but on foot. Try to find ways to be active during the day. It may not seem like much, but all these small actions add up and will keep our metabolism active.
- Take advantage of the weekends: it’s the best time to focus on nutrition and exercise. Don’t panic! You’ll still have time to relax and see your family and friends.
- Drink water: When you’re out and about all day, it’s common to forget to drink enough water. Always carry a bottle of water with you, and drink whenever you feel like you’re feeling hungry.
- Sleep! It is very important and the hours of sleep we have have a great impact on the metabolism and hormonal system of our body. Go to bed at a reasonable time and relax before going to sleep.
- Don’t worry: we will find that there will be weeks when it will be very easy for us to stick to our initial plan, while during other weeks it will be impossible to do so. Sometimes there are things that we cannot control. There is no need to worry, as long as it does not become a habit. The most important thing is the determination not to give up what we have already started.
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