“I Don’t Have Time”

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• Get up 30 minutes early to workout.
• Ask your partner/spouse to make breakfast in the morning while you fit in a workout before work.
• If you go out for lunch with coworkers every day, reduce it to 3x a week and spend 2 days going for long walks during lunch.
• Instead of having friends over for beer and board games, organize a touch football or friendly soccer game.
• Jump rope with your kids.
• Take your kids to the park and while they play, do squats, lunges and jumping jacks.
• If your kids are in swim lessons, spend those 30 minutes swimming laps in the lane next to them.
• Look at your TV watching habits. Is there one show you can eliminate to fit in some fitness?
• Watch TV and workout at the same time.
• Get a bike trainer for your living room.
• Swap babysitting with another mom so you can go to the gym a few times a week.
• Run at lunch time.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator everywhere you go.
• Do squats while you’re on the phone. Even at work!
• Bike to work. Saves time by combining commutes AND fitness!
• Have a set of free weights in your cubicle and do exercises during your break times. That adds up to 30 minutes a day!
• Play tag with your kids and run around like a kid!
• Do your school readings while on the elliptical or bike trainer!
• While your kids are at soccer or football practice, walk the track with another mom/dad.
• While your kids are at sports practice, run the stadium stairs.
• Start a “Biggest Loser” contest with coworkers to stay motivated.
• Go for hikes on the weekends with the family. Quality time + fitness = smart!
• Keep your gym bag in the car and go straight to the gym after work. Avoid stopping at home.
• Join a running group near work.
• Wake up 15 minutes early to jog with your dog before work.
• Speed walk to the store when you just need to pick up a few things.
• Start your morning with push-ups and sit-ups.
• Be a Weekend Warrior!
• Instead of meeting friends for happy hour, meet them for power walks in a park.
• Change your workouts with the seasons–in summertime, bike. In winter, snowshoe. In spring, train for a 5k. In Fall, go for a hike to see the fall colors.
• Go dancing on Friday night.

QUESTION: How do you fit in fitness when you don’t have time?