During the summer, it’s easy to get back on track with your fitness. You’ve done a bunch of fitness challenges, motivated yourself to go to the gym at least three or four times every week, and you’re feeling pretty good.
But now it’s back to school season, or there’s a new project starting up, and you just can’t maintain that fitness level anymore.
That’s okay! There are lots of ways to maintain at least some of that fitness while you’re busy, without having to start from the beginning when you go back to your old routine.
- Squeeze in at least two easy cardio sessions. Sure, the ideal amount of cardio workouts is five 30-minute moderate intensity workouts per week. But if you can’t fit in that many (because if you’re busy, that’s a lot), try even one or two. For a few weeks, this will maintain your fitness level.
- Don’t do it all at once. There’s nothing wrong with breaking up your 30 minutes of daily cardio into a few ten minute sessions instead. It doesn’t matter if you work out all at once or at different times as long as you’re getting enough. ##MN_RESP##
- Use your TV time. Sure, watching TV is a great opportunity to unwind. But it can also help you work in that workout you don’t have time for. Even just walking in place while you watch a show can get you the exercise you need.
- Try HIIT. Interval training is great for when you want to get the most out of a workout in the least amount of time. If you do all-out cardio for 30 seconds, with a 4.5 minute recovery time, for 30 minutes, that’s a complete workout. Just three sessions of that per week will have you good to go.
