 | Lisa Vermillion is President and co-owner of Get Fit Bee Fit and Thin and Healthy Weight Management. Lisa opened Get Fit- 4 years ago in Valley Center, after receiving certifications thorough the American Council on Exercise as a Weight and Lifestyle Management Consultant and Certified Personal Trainer. In January, she Grand Opened Thin and Healthy Weight Management in the same location. Lisa not only provides weight loss programs for individuals but she also implements business wellness programs for small businesses and large corporations. Additionally, Lisa is a Certified Life Coach providing guidance for individuals in the areas of career, relationship and personal development. She is available for speaking engagements in the areas of Physical Fitness, Weight Management, or any Life Coaching area (goal setting, positive attitude, sales, etc). Lisa can be reached for questions or speaking engagements by phone (316) 755-1115 or email at mvmillion@yahoo.com |
Diet & Nutrition
2006-06-01 08:40:00
Out of energy to workout?
Question: My days are so busy. I get up, get the kids to school, go to work, go to ball games and practices, get home and I am completely exhausted. I never find time to work out or even eat healthy. I know I should work out but I just go home and bury my head instead. I know I need to work out, how can I find enough energy to get it done?
ANSWER: This is an excellent question and one I know many people face. First we must realize that the core problem is not feeling exhausted at the end of the day so you don’t exercise. Lack of energy is the symptom. The real problem is time management, not enough time to get everything done. To deal with this culprit, you must understand that you are in control of your time. It may not feel like it right now because you haven’t taken control of it but you are in fact responsible for your self in the time you have. Therefore, you must first look at where you are spending your time. We all have 24 hours in our day, so how are you managing yourself in the time you have. Start by doing a time inventory on yourself. Get a small notebook and write down everything you do during the day. For example, if you spend 30 minutes commuting to work, 10 minutes on the phone, 20 minutes answering email, an hour watching TV, write it all down. Doing this for a week will give you a great picture of how you spend your time. At the end of the week, check your list. Are you happy with how you spend your time? Do your activities reflect your most important priorities? Once you have your time journal, you can begin to see patterns in your behavior. Next, sit down on Sunday, and look at your schedule for the following week. Group together your activities as much as possible to maximize your time. For example, instead of answering the phone every time it rings let it go to voice mail and then set aside one or more time blocks during the day to return calls. The same goes for email.Once you have set your activities together and blocked time for them, use laser focus to stay on track to those goals. Focus is so important, because things that appear to be urgent will pop up all day long. These are things that seemingly demand our attention but in reality they are only taking us away from our priorities. Do the thing that’s important vs. what’s urgent. Urgent comes from not planning, and planning is the key to time management. Stephen Covey’s book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People addresses the urgent and the important. Daily planning your time will help you gain the time you need. Go to thinandhealthy.com for a free download called how to gain 2 hours in your day.Finally, give yourself permission to break your exercise up into smaller chunks of time. Perhaps taking your walking shoes with you to work and going for 2-3 ten minute walks will suit you better than 30 minutes all at once. Consider walking around while your children are at practice or between innings at the ball field. You don’t have to put unnecessary pressure on yourself just do a bit more than you did yesterday.You can have the energy you want to have and accomplish your goals. To manage your self in the time you have, you simply need to check yourself to see where you are spending your time now. Look for ways you can group your tasks to effectively use your time. Set your priorities so that you keep a laser focus on your priorities and then practically apply yourself so that you can create the time you need to take care of yourself. You will find that you have the energy you need to exercise, and your whole life will improve as well.
