Tips to Help Fit Exercise Into Your Busy Day (5 Bonus Tips)
We’re back with part 2 of our tips to help fit exercise into your busy day! If you missed part 1 of our blog series, make sure you catch up on these 6 tips. If you don’t have time to hit the gym every day, don’t sweat it! CG Zest Wellness is here to help you restructure exercise into your day, rather than restructuring your day around exercise. Here are 5 additional tips.
1. Park further away/get off 1 stop earlier
If you primarily use a vehicle for transportation, instead of driving around in circles to try and find the parking spot nearest to the entrance, try parking further away from the entrance. If you take transit, try getting off 1 stop earlier from your original stop. These are easy yet simple ways to get some extra steps towards your step goal!
2. Sweat while your kids are sweating
Who says playgrounds are just for kids? Next time you take the kids to the park, break a sweat while they do too! Take this opportunity to squeeze in some exercise or even better, make it a fun family activity. Simple things like using the monkey bars for pull-ups or knee raises can do just the trick. Need some ideas? Here’s an easy playground workout to get you started.
3. Take the stairs
Assuming you don’t need to get to the 30th floor, try taking the stairs more often. Stair climbing has been shown to have many cardiovascular benefits and can even burn more calories than jogging! Wherever you can find access to stairs, whether it’s at work, at the supermarket, or at the mall, try to opt for this instead of the elevator.
4. Plan your day
Even though we’re here to help you restructure exercise into your day, rather than restructuring your day around exercise, who says you can’t schedule an exercise session or a walk? Schedule your walk or exercise session in your calendar like you would for a meeting. Don’t want others to know? Book yourself as out-of-office. Have wall-to-wall meetings all day? Try to take 10 minutes from your lunch break to sneak in a walk (as we know, walking after a meal has many benefits!). Sneaking exercise into your day is easier when you plan ahead.
5. Take advantage of the outdoors
A lot of the tips we mention involve exercising outdoors, but there’s a reason for that! Exercising outdoors has many benefits, including mental health. Exercising outdoors can help with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), depression and anxiety due to the sunshine. The rays from the sun increase serotonin (a hormone that affects your mood) and exercise also produces endorphins (another hormone that affects mood). So, you’re getting extra feel-good hormones all in 1 exercise session!
That’s all for now! If you missed our first 6 tips, make sure to review those! With all 11 tips, you’ll be sure to have the tools you need to fit exercise into your busy day. Have your own tips? Leave a comment below!
