You know it is hard to balance a lot of things in your life when it comes to losing weight, eating right, exercising, work, friends and everything else that goes with it.
For example. I am in Sydney at the moment, well Glen Innes really and yes it is freezing, but I am down here for the Scottish “Celtic Festival” and I had such plans of grandeur. I bought down my studying stuff so that I can continue my learning, I have a new script that I am developing as well as a few re-writes on my old one, and one that I have already half written but want to change. I have books that I want to read and of course there is the all important training that I need to complete, which goes hand in hand with my studying. But where do I have the time to do this?
I am working from 2pm till close, which is usually around 9 or 9:30, and like many of you when you get home all you want to do is just relax, watch some mindless TV or just veg out! So you get up extra early (like 6am) to do your training which is great, and then you decide what you want to do for the rest of the day before you work.
It is hard to keep balance, but something I have learned from trial and error is that the only way to balance something is ‘to plan it out’. If you want to train every day then you need a succinct program. You need to know before hand what it is you are going to do. Once you have that program you don’t waste time getting into it. You get up you do your workout then you have a shower, bang done all in the space of about an hour.
Once the workout is over, you can go and decide what it is that needs to be done first. Study, writing, work chores etc…
But something that can assist you in your daily routine is the addition of making your workouts ‘fun’. By doing this you are able to kill 2 birds with one stone. If you decide that your gym workouts are boring then play game with yourself, challenge yourself to something new. Make your next workout to go rock climbing indoors, play a sport that you don’t usually play. You will know pretty much the next day if you did something worthwhile because most of the time you will use muscles in a different pattern and end up sore. THis is fantastic, it is another shock that your body needs to ensure that you keep fit and healthy.
Of a night-time, if you are going to watch TV, which I do as well, try not to watch it too close to when you go to bed, because the constant flickering of the TV keeps your brain active for quite some time before sleep. Try reading a book or doing something that relaxes you rather than stimulates your mind when it should be preparing for bed.
Just a couple of little things to think about.
