Exercise time
I am definitely at the point where I enjoy my workouts. I love getting out there and doing my running-walking mix. In fact, last Friday, I did a wonderful trail not too far from where I live, out in nature, and it was so awesome I almost drove up there again today.
But, here’s the rub. It would take me too long. Driving there and back, plus the long hike I was fantasizing about – I figure at least two hours, possibly more. Who’s got the extra two hours in the middle of the week? Out the window went that idea went, and I settled for a routine 45 minutes workout in the nearby streets.
Friends and family, time
I am sharing this story in order to illustrate that I don’t have all the time in the world to exercise. I am a working Mom. Between raising two kids, two cats, and a husband, the gazillion projects I manage online, friends and family, time always seems scarce.
We all have so many tasks and chores in our lives, squeezing in the exercise can sometimes seem impossible. Up until a few years ago, I really did think I simply do not have the time to work out. Every minute I didn’t have to put into managing the home, I would try to put into managing my business.
My husband was the one who made me see the light through us having lengthy talks about one important thing –
Priorities.
You see finding time to exercise can seem impossible when you put it alongside things like work and managing a home. Now, stop for a minute and think about what exercise really means for your life:
Your Good Health.
Now, let’s try and look at the priorities again: work vs. good health. money vs. good health? clean home vs. good health? Which is really more important to you?
Diabetes
Is getting diabetes in your 40s worth the clean house, the extra money, or the career achievements?
As we both considered that, things suddenly became crystal clear. Of course my health is more important. This isn’t about a fun stroll in the park. It’s about making sure my kids have a healthy Mom for years to come. Nothing is more important than that.
So now, I do have the time to exercise. It comes before house chores and before my work. I no longer have to find time to squeeze my workouts into a busy schedule. I schedule the workouts first and then build the rest of my activities around them. I still rant about lack of time, but now my rants are not about lack of time to exercise.
