How to get your workouts in, no matter how busy you are!

Are you finding that time is going at warp speed sometimes? You’re not alone. Especially during the Holiday season, we are so busy. Busy isn’t necessarily a bad thing! We get to be with those that we love and spend time with them. However, sometimes that can mean we don’t always get the time we need or want to do the things we want to do - such as working out. Sometimes that means we end up skipping our workouts altogether to accommodate for our busier-than-normal schedule. But we’re here to tell you that you don’t need to do that! 

What if we told you that you could fit in your workout no matter how busy you are. Yep it’s true. You just have to get creative and that’s where we come in. Below are some tips that we personally use when life gets busy to ensure that we get our workout in. 

First of all, it’s our non-negotiable. Movement is medicine and helps with stress and it also keeps us true to our goals - so it's essential that we get it in. This is our motivator to ensure that it happens. It’s our WHY. 

Quality over quantity. We may not be able to get that hour workout in, but maybe we can get 20 minutes in. Remember that something is always better than nothing. Try not to focus on how much time you don’t have, and focus and maximize your time with the time that you do have! 

We focus on big movements. When we’re short on time, we focus on big movements to target the most muscle groups. No, it’s not a time for bicep curls. It’s a time for deadlifts and rows, squats to overhead presses, walking lunges and farmers carries. All these movements work multiple muscle groups at a time which makes your body work harder. 

Check out our YouTube page for some ideas on these complex movements.

Try this Single Leg Deadlift

Try this KB squat to lunge

We work with what we have. If you’re traveling during the Holidays, that doesn’t mean you have to skip your workout. Bodyweight exercises can be a very effective way to strength train when you don’t have weights. Adding balance components, pulses, or jumps can make bodyweight exercises more dynamic and challenging as well. 

We incorporate fitness snacks. We may not have a full 20-30 minutes to dedicate to a workout, but we may have 10 minutes in the morning and then 10 minutes later in the day. So we do small mini workouts in our day. They can be just as effective as working out for 30 minutes - we’re just splitting it up!

We don’t get distracted. When we’re crunched on time we ensure we are free from distractions such as our phones. Unless we’re specifically using them for a workout, we leave the phone in the other room and get our workout done! 

We get our mind straight and don’t judge ourselves. Your brain is one of the strongest muscles in your body! So we don’t beat ourselves up when we can’t stick to our normal routine. Instead, we adjust and work with what we have and the time that we have to do it without judgement. We’re getting it in, and that’s what counts!

We hope this helps motivate you to keep going strong throughout the Holiday season and that these tools help you stay on track!