Get in Shape in the New Year

Often I am asked, “What is the best way to get back into shape when I don’t have much time and I don’t want to go to the gym?”

This is not an easily answered question, but in this blog post and the next, I’m going to share three important points that, if employed, can have you feeling and moving better in the New Year.

Here’s the first:

Short and Convenient

Like most things, core and strength training require intentional energy to be consistent. If the workout takes too long or is not convenient in your daily schedule, you aren’t going to do it. So design a workout that is short and convenient. I find that about 15 minutes is plenty for a short, intense workout. (Intensity is key, as I will explain in the next post.) The notion of the hour-to-two-hour workout requirement to get into shape and to lose weight was long ago thwarted. Workouts popularized by CrossFit, Insanity, and many others have shown that incredible athleticism can be accomplished by short and intense workouts. Keep your workout to only 15 minutes, and resist the urge to increase it as you become more fit. Otherwise you will lose the convenience and end up stopping your workouts like you did last year.

For more guidance on how to work out and get into shape, check out our LivFit seminar happening right here in our Downtown Roanoke chiropractic office. We’ll give you five different workouts specific to your ability level complete with pictures and descriptions. These tools combined with the best nutrition and healthy behavior concepts are taught in this awesome, life-changing seminar. To learn more, visit our LivFit page. Also follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook for more tips and articles on these topics and more.

Check our blog again soon to learn the final two tips for getting into shape in the new year!