I was thinking about all the new year’s resolutions people make and how the gyms are chock full of people. My co-worker A was telling me this morning that she got up to go to the gym and ended up coming home once she got there because she couldn’t find a parking spot. Can you imagine? Actually getting up in the early morning to get to the gym and not being able to accomplish the goal at hand? Yikes!
Then I read an interesting blog entry from Fit Bottom Girls and this really resonated with me:
Get Serious. …but if you’re not serious about losing weight or getting healthy, it’ll be darn near impossible for you to achieve your goals. You deserve to put yourself first! So do what you need to do to make it happen.
All of the people heading to the gym need to sit down and really commit to living a new life. If they don’t -they will see the same outcome as last year which was resolution FAIL. I am rooting for all those that start out on this journey – but am not going to be one of those supporters that sugar coat things. It’s hard and there are times when you want to give up or life circumstances lead you to an easy out and it’s a constant battle – its a constant re commitment
If you travel a lot you can do pushups, triceps off a chair, squats, lunges , lots of ab work. You can also invest in some Exercise bands. They come in a variety of resistances, depending on skill level, and they can be used to perform a bicep curl, a squat, a shoulder press and a variety of other exercises. These bands can be easily packed in your travel cases and used no matter what hotel you are in.
Back in one of my Nov Posts – I had info on Mike Heatlie who trains Gwen Stefani. He said that if you have limited time to workout, get the most bang for your buck and focus on this:
I would do one exercise, either squats, deadlifts, chin-ups, pull-ups or dips. That would be an awesome workout! Do ten sets of ten, and that would be better than the majority of workouts lasting more than an hour!
So, there you have it. There are a ton of options. Heck, just go for a walk – the goal is to live a healthy and fit life. You don’t have to go full speed, just learn to incorporate a healthier approach towards your life and if you can commit to that, then you are on your way.