Staying Motivated During the Holidays – Advice from the Personal Training Blog
Ok, here at the personal training blog, I deal in reality. I don’t expect you to be Superman or Superwoman. Sometimes when the holidays come though, people blow off their diet and workout completely.
Do you REALLY want to have to start all over again?
Most people only need about 5-6 hours a week to workout. And if during the holidays you drop this down a bit, that is a lot better than blowing it off completely
BUT before you give yourself a license to do less, consider this….. Strength training of 30 mins – an hour 2 -3 times a week is at most 3 hours a week. And cardio of 45 minutes, 4 times a week is 3 hours a week. Total at the very most is 6 hours a week and there are 168 hours in a week.
THAT’S RIGHT — you only need to 6 out of 168. So hmmmmmm, is your workout really the thing in your life that you do not have time for? If you work full time, you are putting about 40-80 hours a week into your job most likely depending on your commute and profession. If you sleep 8 hours every night, you are spending 56 hours asleep.
Since most people do not work 80 hour work weeks, then I think you can see where I am going here. Spending an hour every night watching TV and winding down is a nice way to relax. Spending 3-4 hours a night in front of the TV and blowing off your workout because you are “too busy” is fooling yourself.
Do an honest analysis of how you use your time and your priorities. I think most people will find after they do this that their workout fits in easily.
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