Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to sleep in your gym clothes, or
Speaker 1: at least put them on when you are still sleepy
Speaker 1: first thing in the morning. If you find it challenging
Speaker 1: to get motivated, reducing this one barrier to exercise can
Speaker 1: make a big difference. I hear from a lot of
Speaker 1: people about how they use their time and what they'd
Speaker 1: like to do more of if they could find the time.
Speaker 1: Exercise tends to top this list. People say they would
Speaker 1: love to exercise more if only they could fit it
Speaker 1: into their schedules. I have explored this excuse a bit, because, well,
Speaker 1: we have a hundred sixty eight hours in a week.
Speaker 1: An exercise rising for thirty minutes, four times a week
Speaker 1: brings us to a grand total of two hours. Now,
Speaker 1: that certainly seems doable, But it's not just the exercise time.
Speaker 1: People then elaborate, but also the changing and sometimes a
Speaker 1: second shower, and then making themselves presentable afterwards. A short
Speaker 1: twenty minute workout no longer seems worth it if you'll
Speaker 1: more than double that time in transaction costs. The best
Speaker 1: way to avoid that barrier is to make sure that
Speaker 1: you are only showering once and maybe only changing once.
Speaker 1: Many people find that first thing in the morning is
Speaker 1: the best time to exercise. You start your day with
Speaker 1: a boost of energy and a sense of accomplishment. Then
Speaker 1: you shower and you're on your way to work or
Speaker 1: wherever your day takes You. No need to find time
Speaker 1: in your busy schedule for exercise because you've already done it.
Speaker 1: No need to take a second shower. But if early
Speaker 1: morning exercise doesn't work for you, you don't need to
Speaker 1: give up on the habit altogether. Instead, try skipping the
Speaker 1: morning shower and starting the day in your gym clothes. Anyway,
Speaker 1: remote work is on the rise, and if you are
Speaker 1: working from home, there is no reason you can't go
Speaker 1: to your home office in athletic attire. Exercise when it
Speaker 1: fits in your schedule, and shower on your lunch break
Speaker 1: or even right after your work day ends. You add
Speaker 1: exercise to your day without having to invest time in
Speaker 1: an extra shower. If you have a video call, just
Speaker 1: put a nice shirt on over your exercise top. Ladies
Speaker 1: could perhaps add a little mascara and lipstick if that's
Speaker 1: your thing, put long hair in a sleek ponytail, and
Speaker 1: all is good. Looking professional on a video call is
Speaker 1: a flexible concept, particularly with the colleagues you every day.
Speaker 1: Use judgment here. Maybe not on the day you're presenting
Speaker 1: to your company's CEO or biggest client, but when you've
Speaker 1: just got your standard Thursday morning team check in and
Speaker 1: a call with accounting. I mean, why not By putting
Speaker 1: on exercise clothes first thing in the morning, or even
Speaker 1: sleeping in your gym clothes, you lower the time investment
Speaker 1: required for exercising. No extra time is needed to head
Speaker 1: out the door for a run or hop on the treadmill. Plus,
Speaker 1: being in your gym clothes feels like a commitment to exercising.
Speaker 1: You'll think twice before you turn on Netflix on your
Speaker 1: lunch break if you're wearing running clothes, because given that
Speaker 1: you are in your running clothes, wouldn't it be better
Speaker 1: to go for a quick run instead. The big idea
Speaker 1: here is to find solutions, not excuses. If you truly
Speaker 1: want to exercise more but don't want to shower to ice,
Speaker 1: then don't shower until you've exercised. Indeed, even if it
Speaker 1: is truly impossible for you to start the day and
Speaker 1: gym close. You can still skip the first shower. Just
Speaker 1: consider your post exercise shower as the shower for the
Speaker 1: day whenever it happens. There is no rule that you
Speaker 1: have to shower in the morning, even if you work
Speaker 1: in a traditional office. Just wash your face, damp in
Speaker 1: your hair if you need to, tame any BedHead, and
Speaker 1: get dressed when you know. You'll shower after you exercise.
Speaker 1: There is no need to shower when you wake up.
Speaker 1: If you try starting the day in gym clothes or
Speaker 1: sleeping in your gym clothes, let me know how it goes.
Speaker 1: You can reach me at Laura at Laura Vanderkam dot com.
Speaker 1: In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening and
Speaker 1: here's to making the most a of our time. Hey, everybody,
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