WEBVTT - Not just a weekend warrior

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is that you don't have to just be

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<v Speaker 1>a weekend warrior. Even if you have a very busy

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<v Speaker 1>schedule during the week, it is possible to exercise some

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't have to be daily, but doing a little

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<v Speaker 1>something midweek can change your perception of yourself and your life.

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<v Speaker 1>So I have seen a great many schedules over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've found that for many people who work long hours,

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<v Speaker 1>and particularly for people who also have families, exercise often

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<v Speaker 1>becomes a weekend thing. We know we would do it frequently,

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<v Speaker 1>but work can be unpredictable, you get stuck at work late,

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<v Speaker 1>or you're traveling to three different cities. When you get home,

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<v Speaker 1>your family has first DIBs on your time. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to detract from that. So maybe you hit the

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<v Speaker 1>gym on Saturday, or run during a kid's soccer practice,

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<v Speaker 1>especially during winter months when it is often cold and dark.

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<v Speaker 1>On week days, during the hours when you're not at work,

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<v Speaker 1>you figure a little weekend activity is what is possible

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and indeed something is almost always better than nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you have settled into life as a weekend warrior,

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<v Speaker 1>you might ponder if you could add just a tiny

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<v Speaker 1>bit of something during the week. It might be easier

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<v Speaker 1>than you think. In my recent book Tranquility by Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>I share one of my favorite time management rules, which

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<v Speaker 1>is that three times a week is a habit. Anything

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<v Speaker 1>you do three times a week is a regular part

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<v Speaker 1>of your life. It can be part of your identity.

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<v Speaker 1>This realization is simple, but it can be life changing.

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<v Speaker 1>Many times, when we think of things we would like

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<v Speaker 1>to do in our lives, we realize that we already

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<v Speaker 1>are doing them once or twice a week. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, but it is not nothing either. Not as

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<v Speaker 1>much as I want. Is much different from none. If

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<v Speaker 1>you are doing something once or twice a week, getting

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<v Speaker 1>to three times just involves small tweaks, not a total

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<v Speaker 1>lifestyle overhaul. It is doable. So if you are currently

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<v Speaker 1>a weekend warrior, see if there's a way you could

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<v Speaker 1>fit in a mere fifteen to twenty minutes of physical

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<v Speaker 1>activity into the middle of your week. If you happen

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<v Speaker 1>to work from home on Fridays, as a reasonable proportion

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<v Speaker 1>of folks do, that would be an obvious answer, go

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<v Speaker 1>for a twenty minute walk when you would have been

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<v Speaker 1>commuting and voila, you are a regular exerciser. If that

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't apply to you, another option is to take a

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<v Speaker 1>pair of sneakers with you on your business trips and

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<v Speaker 1>get to a hotel gym or walk around that city

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<v Speaker 1>some morning or in the evening after your meetings and

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<v Speaker 1>before dinner. If you are not traveling, you could challenge

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to do some body weight exercises some night for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty minutes after your kids go to bed. Push ups,

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<v Speaker 1>sit ups, et cetera. It's something and it can help

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. Or maybe you get up twenty minutes earlier

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<v Speaker 1>just one morning during the week. I know you need

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<v Speaker 1>your sleep, and I am not telling you to wake

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<v Speaker 1>up at four thirty am every morning to work out daily.

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<v Speaker 1>Just one morning, get up a little earlier and do

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<v Speaker 1>something one day a week really isn't that much, but

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<v Speaker 1>fitting something just once into your work week can change

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. I mean, you'll get more physical activity in

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<v Speaker 1>your life, which can boost energy levels and mood, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's great, but you will also start to change your

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<v Speaker 1>perception of many things. You will see that you can

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<v Speaker 1>do something other than work during the week. Everything does

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<v Speaker 1>not fall apart. When you do. You can manage to

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<v Speaker 1>work hard, spend time with your family, and find a

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<v Speaker 1>few minutes for other things. This is a powerful realization.

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<v Speaker 1>You will also start to think of yourself as a

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<v Speaker 1>regular exerciser. It is not just something for other people

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<v Speaker 1>or something you only squeeze in on the weekends. You

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<v Speaker 1>do it three times a week, so it is a habit.

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<v Speaker 1>It is part of your identity. When something is part

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<v Speaker 1>of our identities, we tend to take it a bit

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<v Speaker 1>more seriously, and so you might start challenging yourself a

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<v Speaker 1>bit more and that is great. In any case, think

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<v Speaker 1>through your work weeks and think about what might be

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<v Speaker 1>possible with your schedule. An hour at the gym in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of a Tuesday is probably unlikely, but exercise

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have to look like that. All it takes is

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<v Speaker 1>a little something to change a story, and when we

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<v Speaker 1>change a story, we can truly change our whole lives.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey everybody,

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