“I am just too tired to exercise” is something that I can really relate to, but then I have to remind myself that I will actually have more energy in the end.
A typical day in the average American woman’s life: Crawl out of bed and attempt to put yourself together to look presentable for the day. Get the kids up, dressed, fed, organized for their day and try to manage to not get dirty or sweaty yourself in the process (this is extremely tough).Shuffle the kids to school or day care. Go to work and deal with unreasonable and cranky people. Pick up the kids. Go home, cook a meal, help the kids with their homework and/or spend some quality time with them AND your husband. Fall into bed. Next day, repeat. On the weekends you cook, clean, spend time with your family and do errands or anything else that cannot be accomplished during the week. Who even wants to think about exercising? In fact, doesn’t any of the above count as exercise? I am sorry to say, but no, it does not really.
Unbelievably the best thing that you can do to give yourself a boost of energy when you are feeling like you are running on empty is to exercise. Even though you are tired try to muster up enough strength to squeeze a little bit of exercise into the day. Even 15 minutes of exercise each day will help you to feel a little bit livelier. When you exercise you send more nutrients and oxygen to your bodily tissues. It also helps your blood to circulate throughout your heart and blood vessels to help them to function better. With all of this positivity of your heart, lungs and circulatory system, you will feel more energetic.
Initially, you will be dragging, but after a few days you should start to feel more pep. The first step is the hardest. There is a popular phrase that I follow each and every day, “just do it”. Whenever there is something that I dread doing I, “just do it.” I do not think about it because I know what has to be done. If I stop to think about it I will justify to myself why it does not have to be done “just yet”. I instead stop thinking about it, put my best foot forward, and accomplish what I need to do.
To get started exercising, “just do it”. Make out a schedule and block in 15 minutes of exercise time. This can be anything that you like doing just make sure that you are doing it for a full 15 minutes. Be faithful and consistent. Be self-disciplined and do not allow yourself to cheat. Walk for 15 minutes, run for 15 minutes, do aerobics for 15 minutes or even jump for 15 minutes. Do something active to keep yourself moving at a steady pace. When you are comfortable with the 15 minutes increase your time to exercise in increments of five.
After a week or two you will notice a different in your energy level. You will look better and feel better physically and mentally. What are you waiting for? Get going on your move to a higher, more energetic YOU!
Angel Lynn writes in fitness, weight loss,single parenting, media and health.