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Sneaking in Fitness when Life it too Busy!

 

Sneaking in Fitness when Life it too Busy!

The holidays are coming and sometimes it is just too busy to fit in fitness. What can we do? I say – sneak it in. If it is a priority for you – schedule it on your calendar. Make it a habit – schedule it, put your running/exercise clothes out and have them ready to go. If you are tired – just go do it anyway!

I run a lot of Sneak it in Strength training challenges and this idea can be applied to running, conditioning and/or strength training.

Here are my tips:

Ø  Do 10 to 15 minutes of strength, stretching or conditioning every chance you get. At work during breaks, during commercials of your favorite TV shows and/or before/after you come home from work.

Ø  Plan out 30 minutes of running 3 times a week. By the way you can’t have goals of running marathons and sneak in running – these goals require commitment and training, so you need more time built into your schedule.

Ø  Fit strength and conditioning in on the weekend.

Ø  Double up on your least strenuous days of the week – strength and a run.

In general, to keep up your running fitness you want to run 3 days a week. To get stronger and more conditioned you want to do at least 1 hour and 30 minutes a week – you can break this up as much as you need to do so.

Coming soon: Happy Healthy Holidays Challenge – Join the Focus on Fitness Facebook group to learn more!

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