Too tired to exercise?

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  • MFPBrandy
    MFPBrandy Posts: 564 Member
    How's your nutrition? I was protein-deficient; once I changed my eating I had SO much more energy to work out. That said, your schedule does stink. Do what you can to make it easier on yourself (nutrition, planning), and hopefully it'll make the "suck it up and do it" part easier. And once you get in a groove, it'll be easier as well.
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    First, I would advise verifying that you don't have an underlying medical problem that is affecting you, and that you are cleared to exercise. Talk to your Dr. about anything that would stop you from the exercise routine you have in mind.

    If you lack motivation, it is always difficult. Plan out the first 3 weeks, line out a good schedule. Set your alarms for the workouts. Lose sleep if you must. Your body will get tired enough to sleep soon enough.

    Stick to your diet plan. When you do every workout in the planned 3 weeks, reassess your plan, your routine. Make adjustments. You will likely find that the next 3 weeks will be a lot easier. Now you can integrate this exercise habit into your overall goals. Evaluate at that point how you feel, how you are performing in your day to day tasks, how productive you are at home and at work. As has been mentioned, almost everyone who makes a habit of exercise finds that they are more productive as a result.

    Make the time for just 3 weeks. Make it a short term priority, and then evaluate.
  • Linda1725
    Linda1725 Posts: 5 Member
    I'm a huge fan of the pedometer...especially the Fitbit which syncs with MFP to add calories back into your budget. While 10,000 steps may be the goal, I think it's important to see how many steps you normally take during the day for a week. From there aim to gradually increase your daily total until you hit 10k. Adding in bits of exercise may be more achievable especially if your days are long.
  • Kalraii
    Kalraii Posts: 89
    Thanks everyone for your replies! The moment I wrote this I had a spurt of self anger put on my trainers and did a 25minute walk. I feel much better, calmer and awake. Phew. Thanks everyone I will take into consideration everything you've all said :) I am probably deficient in every vitamin going lol I have actually scheduled a blood check for this week already.

    Sleepwise I always get 6 hours regardless of starting time - I have got 30 days to shred and if I gotta go bed half an hour earlier to get up half an hour earlier then so be it (sounds so easy but it's taken me YEARS to change my body clock to a sunriser). Good idea ty. I know for a fact some nights I won't be home until past 9pm. I have got tues, weds and thurs late evenings free (mostly) and I have booked aqua aerobics on tues, bokwa on weds and zumba on thurs. (I do these regularly it's just the HOME exercises on my hectic days that I want to sort out AND my crappy eating habits).

    Been on my feet for 9 hours and after that walk my footsies are aching lol. Strangely enough I just randomly picked a dinner and my mother pointed out it was all protein... is that a sign? >< I haven't got a pedometer but I shall invest I think it'd definitely be interesting to see how much I really do :) I am a bit nervous about energy drinks/sweets - I just hate anything that's not water, orange juice or tea and I definitely hate boiled sweets of any kind (I'm a faithful chocoholic sorry :P) But I'll try anything new just to see.

    Thanks again everyone! xxxx

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