4 Fitness Tips for Your Workday (Use These to Level Up Your Results)
Here's how to get fit even with a hectic schedule
For many people getting a lick of exercise or squeezing in a healthy meal during the workday can be a real struggle.
In a Good Things Utah interview, fitness writer Tayler Boyer shared the following fitness tips to stay on track with a healthy lifestyle during the workday.
Here they are with a break-down of each:
#1: Wake Up Earlier
Here Boyer mentions if you wake up earlier you can have more productive hours and thus open up more potential time for exercise.
Many people will say, “I don’t have time to work out” as a way to get out of exercise. And chances are, they probably have a hectic work schedule… kids’ activities to navigate… and other conflicts. That’s where waking up earlier is a great option. When you work out first thing in the morning you avoid the “stress of the day” detouring you from getting it done later in the day. Plus, you have the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment lingering the rest of the day.
With that said, you don’t have to work out in the morning.
If your schedule works better for after work (just make sure to go straight there) – do that. Personally, I do mine in the late afternoon when my energy starts to dip. Ultimately, it’s whatever works best for you.
#2: Plan Meals Ahead of Time
She recommends meal-prepping or bring your own healthy snacks to work.
This tip is a solid gold. If you aren’t proactive with your meals you are forced to be reactive. And some people are good at eating healthy “on the fly” but most people struggle and resort to easy, convenient, comfort foods – which in most cases aren’t veggies or high-quality protein sources. Plan ahead and you can eliminate a lot of unhealthy eating.
#3: Get Active During Your Workday
“I have made it a goal for myself, and one thing I love doing is standing up every single hour.”- Tayler Crowther Boyer
Another great tip from Boyer. The majority of people are hunched over, pounding away at the keyboard or on the Zoomiverse for hours at a time. It’s no wonder they get so stiff and achy. An easy remedy is to simple set an alarm to stand up every hour (or better yet every half hour). This is something that is guaranteed to help you feel more limber and keep your energy levels higher as well.
#4: Dedicate a Specific Time for 60 Minutes of Bodyweight Exercise
Boyer makes a great point that this is not one full hour non-stop. But this can be an accumulation of an hour. So you can do 15 minute blocks. Or 10 minute blocks. Whatever works for you – get that hour in.
Sometimes fitness tips are questionable (and sometimes outright bad advice).
But props to Tayler for sharing these practical tips.
If you follow these four tips not just a few times, but really get mastery over them – you can really start moving the needle on your health and fitness.
Onward,
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