I have committed myself to increasing my health and fitness levels and one key pillar is my gym work. Although this was a struggle, I have started my program.
Of course, now I have lots of excuses like a busy schedule, the need to get out of the city, keep my businesses running, get involved in my improv club and Toastmasters. So what can you do when you have an important goal to reach, have got off to a good start and want to keep it going?
One key tool you can use is to find “pockets” of time in your day. The trick here is not to get too rigid or fixed in your approach. For example, if you say you will get up early each day to go for a jog and you struggle for a few days to arise at 6am, then stop. Look through your schedule for this week, and identify the times of the day that you will be able to slot in an hour of exercise. While it’s better to be up at 6am running around the park, it’s even better to complete your exercise targets at any time of the day.
I got stuck in this position for a while because I prefer to run in the morning. My local gym does not open until 10am, and I am often out late at speaking events, so the late opening hours didn’t always help. By being a little more flexible and realising that I needed no more than one hour from door-to-door for each session, I was able to find pockets of time. Sometimes late morning, sometimes lunch and occasionally in the evening.
Be open to adapt your time to your important goals. With 16 hours a day, find one hour to dedicate to taking your dreams further to realisation. Good luck!