I hear, “I don’t have time to work out” all the time and often said it myself in the past. The truth really is, that most of us aren’t willing to sacrifice time on the couch or out shopping for fitness. But honestly, we all do. There are 7 minute work outs, 15, 30, hours….and so on. How many of us have at least 7 minutes in a day? Everyone of us!
The point of working out is to increase your overall fitness and health. You decide how quickly you want to get fit and to what level. Are you trying to increase your endurance? Running distance? Muscle strength? Have an idea of where you want to go so you can start getting there. In my mind, a long distance runner is my ideal fitness. When I think of what a healthy person looks like, I automatically think of a runner. Know what your ideal fitness level is.
You decide what your ideal is, how fast you’re going to get there and how much time you want to spend doing it. For me, I wanted to get there as fast as possible. That’s why a joined a gym. I do believe that you can get the same results working by yourself as you can in a group, but I can’t. I love going to the gym for social and health reasons. That’s just how I chose to do it. I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and don’t feel like myself when I don’t. Again, this is just how I chose to do it but it can be done so many different ways! Just make sure whatever you are doing is getting you closer to your goal.