People often come to me with questions about how to stay fit or get back in shape, that sort of thing, and I always do what I can to help them out, offering advice and suggesting ways for them to achieve their fitness goals, whatever they may be.
It’s something I enjoy doing.
So from time to time, I’ll be jotting down useful hints and tips, pointers, and answers to questions that come up frequently.
One bit of advice I’d like to share with you as you embark (or re-embark, as the case may be) on your journey to improve your level of physical fitness:
Keep an extra set of workout clothes with you at all times.
Yup, that’s it. My one piece of advice for you.
Find an unused duffle or gym bag, and pack it with an extra set of athletic shoes, gloves, a spare workout towel, an extra bathtowel, lock, an outdated ipod if you have it (they do tend to become obsolete quickly, don’t they?), and anything else you regularly lug with you to the gym, and stick it in the trunk of your car or if the option’s available to you, leave it in your personal locker overnight at the gym. Make it a habit to pack the bag every time you use it.
(As an added bonus, if you get in the habit of always packing the bag when you’re done with it, you won’t leave your dirty, stinky gym clothes in your gym bag overnight nearly as often.)
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve called up one of my friends and asked him/her if they wanted to go to the gym, and -wouldn’t you know it? - they don’t have their workout clothes on them. Happens all the time. Sometimes it’s nothing more than a lame excuse, (and a fairly transparent one, at that) other times they actually did forget to pack their workout stuff. Either way, having your workout clothes on you means that any time you feel like going to the gym, you can, even if it’s not terribly often that the mood strikes you.
Workouts don’t have to be long. If you find yourself with some free time during the day, running ahead of schedule with your errands or with an unexpected cancellation in your work day, why not use that time to hit the gym? Health professionals agree that just 20 minutes of brisk walking every day can add up to significant gains in terms of a person’s overall level of physical fitness.
It’s really a great tip, so I’ll say it again:
Keep an extra set of workout clothes with you at all times.
Seems like a bit of a no-brainer stated simply like that, but you wouldn’t believe how big an impact this one simple habit can have on reducing your personal gym delinquency rate.
So until next time,
Have fun, be safe, workout smart, and stick with it!
Tags: Workout Pointers
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