Growing up I was always the athletic guy in school. I played multiple sports and was always doing something active. However, once sports ended for me I found it hard to find time to workout and stay in shape. I almost completely stopped working out except for the occasional walk and I put on several pounds. I hated the way things were going for me and after a couple of years I decided it was time to change. I looked at what exactly I was doing each day and when I could fit in time to workout. I found that some days I had several opportunities to workout for a longer period of time while other days I only had several minutes of free time.
On the days I had a little more time, I decided that I was going to try to make it to the gym or at least have a more intense cardio workout. I tried several different things such as workout dvds and other similar products;however, for the majority of the time on the days I had time I tried to make it to the gym (at max 3 times a week). I focused on lifting weights there since I didn't have the right equipment at home. The other days where I didn't have time to drive all the way to the gym, I found it nice to go for a run or walk outside. The workout dvds helped on these days as well but I hate working out inside when the weather outside if beautiful. I figured anything was better than just sitting around doing nothing.
On the days were I almost no time to workout, I came up with several things I could do without having to wake up an hour earlier to have time to workout. Each morning I would wake up and before doing anything, do a set of max push-ups.This got my blood pumping and usually helped me wake up and it all took less than one minute of my day. I found that it took me exactly 8 minutes to go for a quick run around my block which I did each morning as well. Both workouts not only get your metabolism up and running for the day but take less than 10 mins to do! Then at night I would come home and if work wasn't too draining for the day I would run around my block one more time.
I know that everyone has things they need to do during the day, but there are many small things that take just a few minutes to complete that can really help make the difference between losing weight and not losing any. It's time to stop making excuses and time to actually make it happen. The sooner you make the decision that you want to lose weight or just get back in shape, the sooner you will see results. I have tried many different workouts and diets that you can find on other pages. I know this didn't have very much information in it but I'm hoping that it will help motivate some of you to start making a change. It's the little things you do that make the difference.
