I meet people all the time that have the same or similar story...they don't have any time to exercise! Let's look at the phenomenon for a moment. In a 24 hour period there is at least 30 minutes to exercise. It does not mean you have to complete a marathon, swim from Alcatraz, or climb the tallest peak in the world. What it does mean is that you get moving and challenge your body for at least 30 minutes to get the blood flowing and the heart rate higher than it would be if you were just sitting there watching television. It is about a choice. The choice is that you can sit there and think about all the things you have to do and the things you are not doing or go grab some natural energy from exercise and actually engage in life and be part of the solution. You do have control of how your day is structured so the advice is to schedule your exercise like you do everything else you find just as important, and do it! If it means getting up an extra half an hour in the morning or walking for the first half hour of your lunch before you sit down to eat or putting on your exercise gear and heading to the gym after work, it is about choosing. Look at your calendar and write it in. Go ahead...right now...schedule time for yourself because you deserve it. This is your time to escape, listen to your favorite tune and zone out everyone else. These are your private moments to just reward your body and get energized. No one can interrupt you, email you or ask anything until you are finished. Before long...you will seek this time and actually look forward to the escape! I challenge you to find the time to exercise...because at the end of the road you won't be saying..."I wish I would have attended more meetings at work!"
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