day 47 - unprocess excercise

 

1) Start as soon as possible.

Do what you can with what you have. Just get moving, as often as you can, in any way you can.

• Ask yourself: What can I do right now with what I have? (Your body, your furniture, the outdoors, etc)

go for 15 walks every day

2) Move often.

Look for “Opportunities For Movement” (OFM) in everyday life such as taking the stairs, parking further from the shops, putting in some extra energy into the housework, or busting out a quick dance when no one is watching.

• Ask yourself: How can I move more often throughout the day? (Regular breaks, schedule it into your diary, park far away and walk, take the stairs, walking meetings or dates, etc)

walking meetings

3) Something is always better than nothing.

Focus more on an “always something” approach rather than an “all or nothing” approach. Even 10 minutes of pushups and squats or a brisk walk is better than skipping your workout entirely because you don’t have a full 60 minutes or the energy to go through a whole workout.

• Ask yourself: What can I do today that is at least SOMETHING?

take the stairs a few times extra

4) Focus on moving well.

Learn about how to exercise properly. If you want to make exercise a life-long habit then you need to master good technique before you make things harder and get injured. Get help from a trainer and/or read up on what you’re doing.

• Ask yourself: How can I learn better technique? (Youtube, friends, personal trainers, ask in Sleekgeek, etc)

youtube

5) Use the equipment you have available to you.

Just like how you don’t need a Ferrari to get around town, you don’t need the perfect gym setup or equipment to get a good workout in. Improvise. If you have two working legs and a ground, you can walk. If you have a heavy thing, you have a weight you can lift (even just your body counts).

• Ask yourself: How can I get creative with what’s around me? (Tables, chairs, buckets of water, bags of sand, bags of books, a small adjustable dumbell, etc)

dumbells

6) Make your exercise fit YOU.

Do activities that you enjoy. Choose a form of exercise that you will do often and regularly, something that you will look forward to and is right for your level of fitness. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing or what magazines tell you is trendy. In fact, some of the best bodies around belong to guys who “play” and/or do manual labor for a living — the term “farm boy strong” exists for a reason.

• Ask yourself: What do I enjoy, or what could I see myself eventually enjoying? (Gym, outdoors, walking, running, martial arts, sports, dancing, swimming, etc)

martial arts, gym, forest walks

7) Keep it fun.

Whether you love bowling, ballroom dancing, dodgeball, or competitive cup stacking… just get moving. This is your time to do something good for your body.

• Ask yourself: How can I keep it fun? (Try new things, get friends or family involved, etc)

new things

8) Mix it up.

Exercise doesn’t need to be limited to only running, or only weight lifting, or only hiking. I personally weight lift 4 times a week with regular hikes, runs, and games of squash in between.

• Ask yourself: How can I mix it up? (Stuff you enjoy with stuff you maybe don’t enjoy quite so much or aren’t good at yet, try with new things, change with the seasons, etc).

focus on lifting at gym, do forest walks and take the stairs otherwise