1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: tip is to switch up your exercise routine. Even if 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: you love your usual forms of exercise, doing something a 5 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: little different from time to time can keep life interesting 6 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: and keep your body challenged too. So I love to run, 7 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: and for three years I ran every single day yep, 8 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: that is eleven hundred days in a row, and I 9 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: really enjoyed keeping up that streak. But these days I 10 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: am running three to four days per week and am 11 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: trying to do other things on the other days. I 12 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: work out with my trainer one day a week. I 13 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: generally bike on a local trail one day, and I 14 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: hike with a friend and done a different day. And 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: I'm really not saying that one approach is better or worse. 16 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: Streaks can be really cool, but I have enjoyed the 17 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: mental break of doing something different as well. We can 18 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: get stuck in exercise routines. Like anything else, there are 19 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: lots of different ways to move one's body. I know 20 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: I use different muscles when I do strength training with 21 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: my trainer than when I run or walk. Biking likewise 22 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: feels different, and I get a kick out of going 23 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: a much longer distance than I would on foot. If 24 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: you live somewhere without the weather changes, there might be 25 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: other reasons to reconsider your exercise routine. Maybe you normally 26 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: run outside and spring and fall, but it is too 27 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: cold and snowy in winter to make that feasible. If 28 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: you are not a big treadmill fan, this is a 29 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: good time to take a spinning class or join a 30 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: basketball team. If you have access to an outdoor pool, 31 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: then summer or might be time to start swimming laps, 32 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: a prospect that becomes rapidly less enticing after Labor Day. 33 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: I think the argument that people risk injury by doing 34 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: the same thing is probably oversold. But even people who 35 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: do like to do the same kind of exercise each day, 36 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: like running, often enjoy changing things up within those parameters. 37 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: One day is devoted to speed intervals. One day is 38 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: a trail run somewhere pretty. One day is a run 39 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: through the neighborhood with a friend. Even if it is 40 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 1: all running, it feels different from running the exact same 41 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: three miles every single day. As my life gets busy 42 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: or I do find it is helpful to plan out 43 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: my exercising. When I plan my weeks on Fridays, I 44 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: think about what sort of exercise I will do each 45 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: day during the following week. I look at the weather, 46 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: because a bike ride in the rain won't be much fun, 47 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: nor will a run and be pleasant when it is 48 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: ninety degrees out. Going to the gym takes a different 49 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: amount of time than running on a home treadmill. Thinking 50 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: about workouts ahead of time gives you a chance to 51 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: make them more interesting. If you are going to walk 52 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: on your lunch break on Tuesday, why not invite a 53 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: colleague to join you. Why not plot out a route 54 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: that goes by that sculpture garden that's three quarters of 55 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: a mile away. If you see that Tuesday is pretty 56 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: open after work, you might decide to try that exercise 57 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: class at the gym that you have been eyeing. If 58 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: Saturday is rainy, you might plan a long run or 59 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: bike ride for Sunday instead and stick to indoor pursuits 60 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: on Saturday. In any case, by putting some thought into 61 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: your workouts and by choosing things that feel more interesting, 62 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: you can make exercise a source of adventure in your 63 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: life rather than something you do totally out of duty. 64 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: The best kind of exercise is whatever you can keep doing, 65 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: but for many of us that can change day to day. 66 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: It can be worth it to switch things up in 67 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's 68 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening 69 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 70 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 71 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts 72 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 73 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.