Trying to keep exercise in my daily schedule
Jessica | on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 1:39PM I know exercise is good for my health. And I know I always feel better after doing it, yet, it is still near impossible for me to make myself do it. I love yoga and at times have been able to consistently take 2-3 classes for a few weeks, but then I feel pressured to complete some work thing or go on vacation and am thrown off my rhythm.
My most recent technique is using a little app I found for my iphone called Pow. It is very simple. It gives you a list of 10-15 exercises you can do with just your body and the ground (ie push ups, crunches or lunges) and lets you set up a routine of how many sets of whatever exercises you want for however long. I have started with pretty low goals of 2 week routines which include things like 6 push ups (yes, I have never been able to do those!), 3 sets of 25 crunches each, and a bunch of lunges. But the great thing is that it does not take long, 10-15mins, and it feels reasonable to me to find that time each day to do.
You might be able to get the same psychological boost from writing your list out. And I would just making columns to check off each day you do the exercise. I think the system works because 1) I don’t have to think (read: debate and find excuses) to not do some exercises and 2) even though no one knows if I do it or not, somehow I feel like I am held a little more accountable by having to enter in what I did each day. So even if I am not always getting out for the hikes or yoga classes as I should, at least I am doing something.
Reader Comments (1)
Yoga is very good...Your technique is ok
but you must be persevering