Exercise is medicine: No time? No problem!

People who
are stuck between wanting to get a workout program started, or keeping a
workout program going, often use the excuse that they don’t have enough time in
the day to get a workout in.

Life gets
busy, especially when you have multiple things to take care of throughout the
day. Though some days are busier than others, you should never take for granted
your own self-worth and aim to better yourself a little bit each and every
single day.

Physically
speaking of course, exercise is what people default to when they brainstorm
ways of becoming a better person as a whole, yet fail to be consistent with an
exercise program or building up the motivation to actually get to a gym because
they are so busy.

You are
exhausted from the hectic day and sometimes the gym seems to be the last thing
on your mind, or maybe you live far away from the gym and don’t have any
motivation to get there.

Why not
turn your house and your resources into your own personal gym that needs no
extra motivation or time consumption to take place?

All you need is the will to get moving, your body weight, some stairs (or some steps), and maybe even some dumbbell weights or something a bit heavier to implement into your movements.

For a
quick workout to finish up your busy day, or a workout to burn some of those
calories you have been trying to tackle for a-while, home workouts can be the
best bet when it comes to making time for a workout.

Bodyweight
training can be a great resource that comes in clutch when you are sitting at
home and don’t think you have enough time to get to the gym and train for an
hour at a time. You can even use this type of training to build a solid
exercise foundation before fully committing your time and energy into a gym if
you are one of those people who struggle with exercise on a consistent basis.

Let us
dive into some of the workouts you can perform at any time of the day on a
consistent basis.

No matter
the household condition, body weight training is easy and you don’t need a ton
of equipment to get a quality workout.

Now the
hope is that you had a decent physical education program in your past that has
taught you how to perform certain motor skills that allow your heart rate to go
up and the sweat to flow.

If not,
that is perfectly acceptable as well. Try simple workouts such as push-ups,
squats, lunges, and you can add elements such as jump-squats for example
depending on your ability. The more comfortable you get with your movements,
the better and easier exercising will become and it can lead you to enjoy
movement.

Some
houses have stairs and that can be a great way to try some plyometrics. This is
a great technique to get your body moving and the pay-off can be seen in cardio
as well.

Grab a
stair, or a few, and perform movements such as jumps, alternating foot taps,
side jumps, foot taps, and many other activities that involve movement of the
lower body.

When you find yourself going a thousand miles per hour through your daily life and don’t seem to have enough time in the day to get to the gym, remember there are many ways to get moving and get your exercise in for the day.

Body
weight exercises, as well as directions on how to perform them, can be found
anywhere from your local gym to the world wide web and all it takes is some
willingness and a bit of motivation to get the sweat flowing.

Always
remember to take care of yourself and who knows, perhaps a bit of sweat and
movement everyday can aid in keeping your workouts consistent, or perhaps even
be the start of something great.