Schedule conflicts can be one of the toughest things to navigate when It comes to your own health and fitness. Even though your health matters, It is not on top of the priority list when work, kids, and life comes into play.
But your health is a priority, It helps you become and feel the best version of yourself. So when things are busy and your schedule is getting in the way of your workouts, this is what we do:
1.) Take a deep dive into your week
Sit down, go through every single thing you HAVE to do this week and find the gaps in the day.
There will be gaps throughout the week, the goal is to find those times.
2.) Realistic Schedule
We have to be realistic with what we want our fitness schedule to look like. For most of us, six workouts per week for an hour and a half each just isn’t going to work.
So be honest with yourself and what you know you can fit in.
3.) Monthly Schedule
Look at your workout schedule on a monthly basis instead of a weekly basis. I work with a large number of nurses and healthcare workers. Their schedules can be all over the place but some weeks open up more than others.
During those weeks, we can add a few more sessions, and during the busy work weeks we can drop back a few sessions. BUT at the end of the month things even out to the same amount of workouts. Planning is always #1 and finding ways to make these things work for YOU.
4.) Prioritize
No one else is going to prioritize your fitness except for you. Find the times you can make work, BLOCK them off in your schedule. That is your time, your time to work on yourself so you can do all the other things that need to get done each day.
You deserve that time, so take It.
In good health,
Jeff
