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Fitness Tips For Women – Finding Time For P90X

Finding time to exercise is always a challenge. The first thing I am asked when I’m approached about my declining waist line is how I did it. After explaining that I found success with P90X, the question becomes how I could find the time for such an intense program. Below are a few fitness tips for women based on my experience.

Finding something to look forward to will help in keeping you on track. You can always think forward to that event when you have those days when you just don’t feel like exercising. Schedule a vacation or a special date. Buy the outfit in the size you plan on being by the event. Hang up this outfit in a place where you will constantly be reminded of why you must continue to move forward or in P90X terms keep “pressing play!”

Schedule the same time everyday for exercise. I find that varying a routine just leads to skipping workouts more often.

Set goals based on your current measurements and body fat. Don’t be unrealistic, but set short and long-term goals that are achievable. Don’t pay a lot of mind to numbers on a scale, but do take your measurements every few weeks.

Reward yourself for meeting both short and long-term goals. Although tempting, don’t make the rewards around food. Treat yourself to a spa day, a new outfit, a movie date, or a new toy to celebrate your accomplishment. Of course, the rewards for meeting long-term goals should be more elaborate than the rewards for meeting short-term goals.

Although it is hard to find time to workout with someone, having a workout partner that is following a similar plan to yours is useful. I find that it is difficult to skip a workout if my workout partner is going on and on about how great his/her workout for the day was.

People are always amazed that I have three kids and can carry out a program like P90X. The reason is, I use the time as a bonding experience. Kids love to jump around and they will love trying to do the workouts with you. It makes exercising a little difficult as you have to watch out for the little ones and you also tend to spend much of the workout talking. But at least you get the workout in and you get another healthy way to spend time with the kids.

Finding time for dinner is a major issue especially when you have kids. Plan dinners on the weekend. Think of things that are easy to make or that you can make beforehand and freeze. This will remove dinner preparation from the list of things you need to do when you walk in the door.

If all else fails, consider working out in the morning. For some, this is a better time for working out. The house is asleep and you have the time to yourself with minimum, if any, interruptions. You also feel good and energized for the rest of the day.

Missing a day can be a source of guilt. Often times, when we are on a program similar to P90X where you workout according to a set schedule, it’s tempting to drop the entire week if you miss a few days. Keep going even when days are missed. Remember that any day where you get to work out is beneficial to you!

This is the most important tip I can offer. If we think of exercising as a “MUST DO” we are more likely to stick with it. Hold yourself accountable by keeping a journal, giving yourself reminders, and adding your workout to your calendar. In the end, it’s up to you to decide how important working out really is to you.