In my case, I love weightlifting and doing outside activities. Both of these make me feel great, and work well with my schedule.
Please recognize that exercising more will help you get in better shape, but exercise alone is not usually enough to make a big change in weight. As I mention on the Food page on this site, some types of exercise can increase your appetite, which can make it more difficult to get to be more lean.
I think a better way to think about exercise is that it's something you do to make everything else work well and to make yourself functional. You're exercising to feel great.
It doesn't have to be a lot. It can start with walking. Ideally you should move every day for at least 20 to 30 minutes.
As a busy person, what I find I can commit to is making it to a gym 3 or 4 days a week, and then getting outside for some time on the weekends. To actually make this work though, I try to plan ahead. I take a look at my week and the demands I expect, and plan how I'm going to fit time into my day. Maybe your schedule is more predictable. In that case you should be more predictably moving at some point in the day.
Usually, I can even look ahead on a month by month basis. At the start of a month, I can look ahead to the month and make my best guess as to when I can do something active each week. Personally to feel well I need to do something where I break a sweat at least twice a week, but it's even better if I can do something at least 3 or 4 times a week. If I try to plan too far out, it seems unrealistic. If I go week-by-week it seems like it takes up too much time planning. Better to confine all this planning to the smallest practical number of chunks of time.
I think a better way to think about exercise is that it's something you do to make everything else work well and to make yourself functional. You're exercising to feel great.
Priority 1. Decide to do something.
Before you can commit to doing anything or making any permanent changes, you have to want to do so. You may be coerced into doing a long-term change, but for it to stick, it has to be something that you actually want to commit to.Priority 2. Make it a habit.
To get the ball rolling with exercise to change your fitness, the next step is to make it a habit. You need to figure out a part of your week, and preferably a part of your day, where you can reliably stop what you're doing and take time to move. Give yourself some structure.It doesn't have to be a lot. It can start with walking. Ideally you should move every day for at least 20 to 30 minutes.
As a busy person, what I find I can commit to is making it to a gym 3 or 4 days a week, and then getting outside for some time on the weekends. To actually make this work though, I try to plan ahead. I take a look at my week and the demands I expect, and plan how I'm going to fit time into my day. Maybe your schedule is more predictable. In that case you should be more predictably moving at some point in the day.
Usually, I can even look ahead on a month by month basis. At the start of a month, I can look ahead to the month and make my best guess as to when I can do something active each week. Personally to feel well I need to do something where I break a sweat at least twice a week, but it's even better if I can do something at least 3 or 4 times a week. If I try to plan too far out, it seems unrealistic. If I go week-by-week it seems like it takes up too much time planning. Better to confine all this planning to the smallest practical number of chunks of time.
2016-12-31 There's much more to comment on here, and I will try to do so as I continue to develop this site.
