New hashtag #WFH is all over social media, which means ‘working from home’. For most of us it also means:
- Moving less than usual
- No training at gym
- No group exercises
- Easy access to treats and a fridge
- Spending more time with family
- More time for what you always wanted to do but have never had time to do
- Being very creative with your own workouts to challenge your body without access to gym
- Do something new
KEEP EXERCISING
We all know that exercising keeps us mentally healthy and focused. It’s highly important to stay active when the whole world has turned upside down.
No access to the gym anymore?
Get on online workouts: lots of trainers and fitness businesses are offering free online workouts (you usually should pay for their services!)
Run
Running is free and is still available to us. Get for your jog early morning to avoid #WFH crowds. Have you noticed how many people picked up on running in the last weeks? We all should be ready for the postponed to October City2Surf.
Not feeling motivation to do a workout at home?
Forget about motivation! Motivation comes and goes. It’s impossible to always stay motivated. The key to stay fit is a discipline! Do your workouts every day or 4-5 times per week. After a week of disciplined training the motivation would inevitably come.
Ritualise your workout at home
When you go to the gym you have your own ques leading up to put you in a mental state for a training session:
- You go to the gym before/after work
- You get your gym bag ready a night before
- You listen to particular music.
It’s harder to get into rhythm of training from home, but be creative with your rituals:
- Get your spirulina boosting drink before
- Put your training music on
- Designate an area in your home for a workout (if available)
- Write down specifically what exercises you are going to do
- Set up a particular time for your workouts
- Always HAVE A PLAN!
It’s easier to stay on track with your exercises if you do them on a daily basis rather than 2-3 times per week. Plan it, structure it and just do it! Do it as a daily habit. If you have a day off training, it’s harder to keep the ball rolling, you might have another day off then. You know what I mean?
Break your training into smaller 20min sessions
Break your work out into smaller 20minutes sessions and do them twice or three times per day. It will break your day nicely and it’s something you can look forward to. It’s also not that exhausting as 1hour training and you still challenge your muscles.
DIET
Diet is a hard part for #WFH because you have an easy access to your fridge, but it’s also under your control. You don’t go to the office anymore and you can’t blame an Office Manager to putting out cookies every morning for staff.
Don’t buy treats
Control what you can: don’t buy what you are not supposed to eat (for me it’s chocolates).
Cook your own meals
Now that you are saving time on commuting to/from work, use it for cooking your own meals: healthy and nutritious. No excuses now. Cooking could be a new thing you always wanted to do but never had time to.
Try an Intermittent Fasting or any other diet
I’m personally not a big fan of diets, but in a situation when we don’t move as much as we used to and spend more time indoors, limiting your meals could be a great idea. Some people can feel ok without breakfast. I’ve started skipping dinners and it feels great. Give it a go!
Allocate time for your meals
Try to have your big meals at the same time. Great opportunity to spend some time with your family.
Walk more, keep exercising, spend more time with your family, face-time with your friends, drink more camomile tea (it calms you down), wash your hands – do whatever makes you feel good and remember it’s all temporarily! Stay fit & healthy!