Many days might leave you short on time, but that doesn't mean exercise has to fall off your schedule completely. Remember, completing small increments of exercise -- such as three or four spurts of 10 minutes each -- can bring some of the same benefits of longer workouts.
These bite-size bouts of activity also offer you the opportunity to do different things, which can help you stay motivated in the long run. For instance, while you're at work, you can take advantage of the building's staircases by walking them for 10 minutes at lunch; and when you meet your friend at the mall after work for shopping, you can do a quick circuit around your favorite window shopping area!
When you let go of the idea that you have to carve out a full half-hour or 45 minutes every day for a workout, then you allow yourself the freedom to find new ways to exercise -- whenever and wherever you want!
This is an excellent way to create the highly beneficial long-term habit of being more active anytime the opportunity presents itself. When you begin to look at the big picture, it's easier to fit exercise into your lifestyle and get comfortable with your higher level of physical activity. In time, you'll find activities that fit your preferences which mean you’ll stick to them. And remember, your activity level isn't only about dedicated exercise sessions -- whether they're 10 minutes or 60 -- recreational activities and household chores count too.
Any activity that gets you up and moving around burns extra calories. Playing catch with your son, cleaning the house, gardening, walking the dog -- it all counts.
Lastly, if you see physical activity as a way of life, you'll avoid that sense of failure when you do fall off the wagon All yourself to start over, to work up to where you were before your stopped and get back into the habit.
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