The average American walks just 4,774 steps a day. But studies show that life satisfaction begins to decline once the average person starts walking 5,649 steps a day. The pattern is simple: the more we move, the happier we feel. Add to that positive physical changes, and the choice in favor of an active lifestyle becomes obvious.
Where do you get motivation for fitness?
If you find it impossible to find time for sports in your schedule, try making an Eisenhower matrix, as you will find in this article.
Why fitness is necessary, or simple motivation to start working out
Human biology is designed to move, so it rewards us for moving. Prolonged, moderate-intensity exercise increases the level of endocannabinoids, which improve mood. It's that familiar feeling lighter; problems seem solvable, and the world seems more pleasant.
For the survival of the entire species, man had to travel great distances, hunt, and gather every day. The human body is evolutionarily adapted to high physical activity. It has not yet adapted to the sedentary lifestyle we have recently adopted. When we do not move much, the biological processes inside us is a condition close to illness. If there is no movement, there is no reward in the form of a good mood. Therefore, physical activity should be as natural for a modern person as mental activity.
How do you find time for fitness in your schedule?
1. Don't waste your time on useless and unimportant activities
Each of your days is a blank slate that you can fill with useful and prioritized tasks. You can find time for fitness in almost anyone's schedule. It's just that we usually occupy this time not with physical activity, but with “empty” activities, like watching a new TV series or scrolling through a news feed on social networks.
2. Use time management
Even if your schedule is as strict as possible, there should be room for whatever you feel is important. You can probably find half an hour of personal time for jogging or yoga in the morning, and twice a week for gym workouts. Adapt their times to your workload: some days you can probably afford a longer workout, others a shorter one.
3. Add your workouts to Voiset's schedule
Voiset tracks your workload for each day and balances your personal and work time. If one of your important tasks for each day is fitness, Voiset will organize your entire schedule so that you always have time for it.
10 easy steps with Voiset to start your fitness routine
Step 1. Determine for yourself what sport you would like to play.
Consider only the coming weeks or months, without focusing on obstacle factors. So, if you want to run cross-country every morning but are putting off the idea because winter is near, think about today. The key is to start moving, and then you can adapt your schedule to your changing circumstances. Voiset will help you do just that.
Step 2: Determine how much time you are willing to allocate to fitness on a daily and weekly basis
Important! The level of endocannabinoids, which are responsible for the euphoric state after exercise, increases only if the exertion was intense. In other words, you have to put in some significant effort for a long time. At the same time, you should not work “to exhaustion” or, on the contrary, feel sorry for yourself. For some people, a workout of high intensity is 40 minutes of walking with incline on a treadmill, for others it is an hour and a half of functional exercise. If your mood improves after training, it is a sign that the workload was sufficient.
Step 3: Add to Voiset all the things that make up your daily routine
You will see how much free time you actually have. This is the time that is ideally allocated to physical activity.
Step 4. Consider what times you feel most comfortable exercising
Some people find it more convenient to schedule their workouts for early morning, others for late evening or even overnight. Your daily routine affects many things, including the timing of your physical activity.
Important! Ideally, you should train simultaneously: flexibility in fitness schedules can be a negative factor for a beginner.
Step 5. Add tasks with your workouts to Voiset
Have the courage to give them a high priority. They are just as important as the work tasks. If you start to hesitate about skipping a workout, prioritizing them will help you stay on track.
Step 6. Adapt all areas of your life to fitness
Make a list of things you need to change in your daily routine to get fit. For example, you must go to the laundromat more often, make your last meal no later than 7 pm, etc. If you have new tasks due to schedule changes - add them to Voiset without under-prioritizing them.
Step 7. Trust Voiset
When you make your schedule, you'll see how productive you can be. You have your new life in front of you in one convenient app. You've already thought of so much, and now you can just gradually get used to your new lifestyle. If the latter will be difficult - remember your motivation. And the fact that over time, fitness will eventually become as much a regular part of life as cooking, commuting to work, or taking your morning shower. Endure the tough moments, follow your schedule, and you'll reach your goal!
Step 8. Improve your schedule
While running on the track, suddenly you thought you'd like to go jogging in the park this weekend? Or is it winter and you've decided to stop exercising outdoors and buy a gym membership? Dictate the tasks to Voiset and he'll offer to fit them into your schedule.
Step 9. Increase the load
At some point in time, you will definitely feel that you are not doing enough exercise. Increase the intensity or the duration of the exercise. Check your schedule in Voiset and make the necessary adjustments. Making steady progress is a motivating factor. And if you want to add additional workouts during the week, tell Voiset and he will make time for them.
Step 10. Track your progress
Regularly review your schedule and your list of completed tasks. When you first see that you haven't missed a single workout in a week or even a month, you'll feel a powerful dopamine surge. And this will continue week after week, year after year. Set new goals, achieve them, and Voiset will record EVERY accomplishment!
Your body is designed to reward you for physical activity with a state of euphoria. Voiset is designed to help you achieve all the goals that matter to you: it doesn't care if you want to make the Forbes list or run a marathon. If it's important to you, it will help you find time to do it regularly and track your progress. And isn't that a great reason to try Voiset for free right now?
