My Body Tutor : No More Excuses

As it’s getting cold outside these workout tips and tricks keep entering my mind. We’re also smack in the middle of the holiday season and everyone seems to be extra ‘busy’ so hopefully these tip will help too.

1. Go directly to the gym on the way home from work, if possible. Bring a gym bag with you. Going home and then changing and then re-bundling up is going to make it that much harder for you. So just go directly there!

2. Workout before you shower. Since time is limited (when is it not though?) – instead of having to shower 2x per day, just plan your workouts before you shower.

3. If you’re going to a holiday party – make it a rule that you must workout that day. Whether it’s in the morning, afternoon…get it done. It’ll help you feel fantastic and you won’t want to throw in the towel on your diet.

4. Never go to a holiday party hungry. But we know this. This is by far the most important rule.

5. Instead of just cooking one healthy meal at a time like chicken, etc., why not cook a large batch one time? Put the extra in the fridge and viola – you have healthy meals ready to go and for when you come home (maybe a little tipsy from a party) and want something nutritious.

6. Work out!

Exercise – if you push yourself enough – will make you feel fantastic. It will also make you realize that you work very hard in the gym and you won’t want to negate all that hard work outside of the gym.

I find I enjoy eating healthfully more when I’m consistently exercising because I want my body to recover as good as it can by feeding it what it really wants – which feels really good.

What a great tip you say. Workout! Duh.

But I mean, even if you do 20 push ups or jumping jacks before you go to a party, it’ll help a lot.

7. Piggy back it! The more you plan ahead, the better. Go to the gym after you do errands, etc., is obvious but not really (or else we’d all do it). Doing this has made it almost impossible to skip workouts! Piggy back it. Do it after something. On your way home! On your way somewhere.

8. Don’t leave things until the last minute. When you’re stressed your mind doesn’t or can’t grasp anything and in turn you won’t do anything. Buy your gifts now if you haven’t. Do your work that might be due by year-end. The more you plan ahead, the less stressed you’ll be!

Think about what you can do the next few weeks to make it as easy as possible for you to feel as good as possible!

In other words, set yourself up!