Find an exercise that you love, like a dance class, or something that helps you unwind like yoga. Or get up early and do your workout before work! It also helps to have a workout buddy that you go to classes/the gym with to hold you accountable - plus itâs more fun!
I find if more successful to change up my sleep schedule to be able to go workout in the mornings. If you need to go workout after work you can motivate yourself by packing a workout bag and taking it with you. And if you really do not feel like working out, put on some energetic workout music and head to the gym anyways. Itâs good to remember that working out actually gives you more energy than it takes.
My advice would be to push through the exhaustion, excersise does in fact create energy and stimulate the mind, it might be difficult at first bur push through and youâll be finding it easier and feeling great in no time đđ
Itâs mental. Tell yourself you can. Believe that you can. Do a simple workout like the 7 minute work out. Do the best you can. Then when youâre done, celebrate! Youâll be so proud of yourself. Then one itâs habit, itâs a lot easier. Itâs second nature.
Best option...donât exercise in the evening. Try to do it in the morning...like a 20 min walk before coffee, or setting up a mini gym in your basement. I bought a used rowing machine, a mat, and some handweights and mapped out a 24 min high intensity workout that I do in the AM, right after I feed the cat and put the coffee on. I do this twice during the week and once on a weekend. On the in between days I take a 20-30 min walk in my neighborhood. Working out in the evening never worked for me. I was so tired that I ended up resenting having to do it. No surprise I didnt stick with it long.
Depending on where you work and how far from home it is, you could go to and from work with a bike or an e-bike. You could bring your workout clothes to work and change into them right after. When you arrive home, start by just going for a short walk in them. Slowly build up that routine and then either go on longer walks, or brisker walks or both. Eventually start running. It doesnât have to be much. Maybe 15-20 minutes. If you do that every day, trust me, things will change.
What we donât realise is that those are completely different demands from the body. Your body allows you to be mentally exhausted and still workout, and youâll feel great after you do! Just gotta power through the first minutes, and youâll thank yourself after!
What if you would exercise in the morning instead? For me that works better. It gives me energy for the whole day, so Iâm not as exhausted after work as Iâd be if I didnât exercise. Only 10-minute workout in the morning can change your whole day.. at least it did for me! Then go early to bed to wake up earlier, so you have time to exercise in the morning.. But if you would rather exercising in the evening anyway, I recommend you to take a quick nap right after work (90 minutes works best if youâre very exhausted!!) and doing the exercise after that.
Oh dear I know just what you are talking about, being exhausted n unable to days things you really want. You can do a bed exercise. Thatâs helps n better then nothing...
Maybe you can plan the evening so you have as little as posible to do in the evening after you get back from work. That way you will have as few tasks as possible. You can plan ahead and, if possible, prepare in advance. So youâll have a "clean head" and almost only one task ahead of you, the workout.
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