There are lots of ways to put together a week’s worth of workouts that incorporate all the things we need to do. This is good, because we all have different lives, bodies, and preferences.
Those of us who particularly love one kind of workout will have to make more of an effort to squeeze in the other stuff. For example, it is often the case that folks who love lifting find it challenging to get around to doing flexibility work.
I have two suggestions for tactics. The first one is to find ways to make it fun. Maybe some of us really detest weight lifting. But doing it while catching up with a friend? That could be kind of awesome. If the idea of treadmill time reminds us that it was first used as a punishment, maybe we’d do better getting our cardio from playing basketball or swimming or dancing. Cue Mary Poppins singing “A Spoon Full of Sugar.”
The other suggestion is to find some accountability and/or community. Classes and teams are popular for this reason. People make friends. In the case of classes, there’s also reduced cognitive load because we show up and someone tells us what to do.
Getting in our workouts can stimulate our creativity as we look for ways to get everything done and have a good time.
Go play.
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