Yesterday went almost entirely to plan. I stayed away from fast food places and high calorie sodas. However, I did not have the time to take Buddy for a walk. Unfortunately, my afternoon errands ran a little longer than expected and I had to work late. Nevertheless, I had the time this morning and took care of it first thing. Buddy and I went on a nice 45 minute walk where we checked out a nice wooded path nearby.
This brings me to the main topic of this post which is a tip for those of us that tend to keep ourselves quite busy. One of the things that I have found very helpful in getting motivated to get some exercise is combining more than one thing that I need to get done. This morning I needed to get some exercise and so did Buddy. Therefore, I took him on a long walk. In the past I have done things like bike to the store to get a few things, get outside to do some yard work, or exercised while watching the latest episode of a favorite TV show. Let's face it, a lot of us find it very difficult to give up 30 minutes to an hour of our time a day to exercise but when there are other goals being met at the same time it makes it that much easier.
Get creative! There are much more ingenious ways to do this than the examples I have given. If you come up with anything I would love to hear about it.
You are so right Jason about finding it difficult to give up 30 minutes to an hour a day to exercise. When I don't include exercise in my day, I am busier than ever, adding more things to my to do list. When I take time to exercise, somehow I slow down, accomplish projects easily and don't keep adding to my to do list. Thanks for all the suggestions.
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