Learn the Best Time to Work Out

It’s an on-going debate. What time of the day is best for working out?

Well, while many experts recommend a first-thing-in-the-morning workout or mid-afternoon fitness routine, what good is that if your schedule simply doesn’t allow it?

Are you doomed to forever skip the gym?

Not at all!

So, how do you make time? Plan it.

Schedule the workout into your calendar, at the same time of day three, four or five times a week, every week. That will get you into a routine and will help prioritize your life so that if something else pops up, you’ll be less likely to cancel your workout.

As a personal training facility, PEAK Strength & Conditioning CLUB runs on schedules. Clients know what slots they fill and that a trainer will be waiting for them, which is especially helpful if they’re just getting started or likely to make excuses to miss a day.

If you need the same kind of accountability, here are a couple of ideas to keep you motivated and moving:

• Recruit a fitness coach of your very own
• Find a friend who’s willing to show you some tough love if you miss a workout
• Make a standing date with a co-worker to meet at the company gym after work
• Keep a workout journal
• Join a community-based walking, biking, running club
• Commit to a specific goal, like running in your community’s end-of-summer 5K race

Like everything else in life, if you make getting fit and healthy a priority, you'll make sure to make the time to get on -- and stay on -- that path. No matter what time of day works for you.

Yours in health,
Joe

Joseph Arangio
Author, WeddingShape Diet and Fitness Guide for Brides
Director, PEAK Strength & Conditioning CLUB