Here we are at days 10 and 11. How are we all tracking with our own personal goals and the 30 day challenge.
We are at that make or break period where you may be losing momentum and you know what…….. it is perfectly normal to feel fatigued or stale. Our last post focused on mixing it up a little to make it more interesting for you and less of a chore. We saw that our General Manager played a game of tennis which he referred to as being fun as opposed to a chore, in addition to his normal weekly workout regimes.
Sometimes life just gets in the way and there are other things that are priority and need to be taken care of. We totally get it and we suffer the same challenges too.It is important not to get too hard on yourself…..and see how you may better prioritise or change things up over the coming days / weeks.
In those cases here are some fun suggestions that we do if time or priorities just cant be changed. These can be done in minutes, or in small gaps that you might have if attending to something else.
- squats in the kitchen or bathroom whilst cooking or brushing your teeth
- Walking (or equipment free exercises) whilst you are on the phone with family, friends, or if you are having a work meeting
- Pushups / situps / Donkey kicks in between ad breaks….if you are taking a break and watching tv
- Glute raises / squats / pushups …other body weight exercises which we have posed on our Facebook page that can easily be done in the living room with no equipment
- Some simple flow yoga as part of your work break (each 20 minutes if at a desk). Do this for just 5 – 10 minutes
- Squats with your baby whilst you try to put him/her to sleep. This really works……!!!mind you sometimes they find it funny too and won’t go to sleep…..but you may get in 50-100 glute working squats with weights😄😂
- Tricep dips on the side of the bed
- Half a dozen hip raises whilst watching tv or relaxing
The focus here is really about having some form of dynamic movement and not being too sedentary for too long (with the exception of a good night’s sleep). We spoke a little about elasticity of our fascia (interconnected tissue) and how being sedentary can impact our ability to move effectively. This is why so many professionals tell us to get up and move every 20-30 minutes if we have a desk job, and why our posture and body alignment can get so impacted if we don’t give some attention to how we move.
A few things to think about……nothing particularly new here. But it is one of those days where we are also finding it tough to be active when it is cold and dark….and our calling is comfort food, warmth and sitting in-front of the tv.
Happy Training and keep up the good work. Team from Titan.
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