TIME MANAGEMENT FOR FITNESS

Most of us are busy in work, family, maintaining our health and rest of life many of us are probably goal-oriented people however sometimes managing everything can get tricky and time can sneak away like we all decide to try do new before new year or before summer/winter break start could goes sideways if you don't manage time or don't focus on them time management however is one of the best tools for setting yourself up for success 

Time management got 7-8 tips to follow if we wanted to have healthy and successful life ever 

1-Decide Goals

2-Create a timeline

3-Figure out what you need to do

4-Manage time for workouts

5-Plan trips for grocery shopping

6-Prepare your food in advance 

7-Take advantage of your down time

8-Check in weakly

DECIDE GOALS:

You've heard the saying "If you don't know where you're going how will you get there? if you're not focused on your goals so you could easily lost track of time and direction so it is important to get pretty clear on what exactly your goals are whether you want to lose weight increase muscle change your eating habits manage your stress. deciding whatever your goals are is most important step to follow write your goals down and place them somewhere you can see daily like on fridge door or side to mirror where you normally walk in to this will help serve as a reminder and will help you stick to your goals when it may seem easier to skip them

CREATE A TIMELINE;

Once you have determined or written down what your goals are spend some time creating timeline like from where you have start for example lets say your goal is to lose weight figure out how much time you will need to prepare and what steps are necessary to follow the same concept can be applied for other goals such as gaining mass or even getting more sleep start from the beginning and figure out how much time you will need to reach your goal.

FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

Now that yo know where you are going and how much time will you need it is time to write down exactly you will need to do if you want to lose weight for example you will likely engage in exercise change your eating habits drink enough water and adequate sleep and most importantly avoid junk food tackle of these areas individually what you will do for exercise? how many days a week? will you take classes? run outdoors? get super specifc and write these things down changing your eating habits requires you to make a grocery shopping list and plan your meals try to avoid junk food and oily food choose vegetables to eat having lean protein and drinking water getting enough sleep requires you to make some healthy changes too again write down these steps to help you get where you need to go the clearer, more vivid get the better you will be in managing your time and reaching your goals

MANAGE TIME FOR YOUR WORKOUTS

Keep your workouts, trips to the grocery store and other healthy "to-dos" in your calendar just as you would your work meetings or doctor's appointments set reminders on your calendar to help you stay on track even better arrange to exercise with a friend which will increase your commitment and keep you accountable 

PLAN FOR GROCERY TRIPS

Make a schedule in time each week or monthly to go grocery shopping create a list and if possible keep it on your phone by making it a point of going to the grocery store and taking a list with you every week/month you will save yourself time and try not to buy junk food from store make sure all you got is healthy 

PREPARE FOOD IN ADVANCE

Now that you have gone to store and now you got time to prepare your meals this can be done every morning for the day whatever your timeframe maybe for preparing food it is important to build it into your day to make it eaiser to stay on track and work toward your goals spend some time reviewing the menus ahead of time so you have an idea of the healthy options available 

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR DOWN TIME

When the kids are down for nap or you have an extra few minutes at the office or on the weekends take advantage of this time what tasks have you been putting off? use this time to get them done if you are at work take a walk if kids are asleep get in a home workout while it's easy to feel overwhelmed and feel like you just don't have the time the reality is we can create the time if we can create the time if we make our goals a priority

CHECKIN WEAKLY

Once a week takethe time to evaluate your progress your time and the plans for the upcoming week do things need to shift a bit? what were your barriers? this step is important as it will help keep you balanced and present it allows you to shift things around and refocus for the next week.