Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to switch up your exercise routine. Even if
Speaker 1: you love your usual forms of exercise, doing something a
Speaker 1: little different from time to time can keep life interesting
Speaker 1: and keep your body challenged too. So I love to run,
Speaker 1: and for three years I ran every single day yep,
Speaker 1: that is eleven hundred days in a row, and I
Speaker 1: really enjoyed keeping up that streak. But these days I
Speaker 1: am running three to four days per week and am
Speaker 1: trying to do other things on the other days. I
Speaker 1: work out with my trainer one day a week. I
Speaker 1: generally bike on a local trail one day, and I
Speaker 1: hike with a friend and done a different day. And
Speaker 1: I'm really not saying that one approach is better or worse.
Speaker 1: Streaks can be really cool, but I have enjoyed the
Speaker 1: mental break of doing something different as well. We can
Speaker 1: get stuck in exercise routines. Like anything else, there are
Speaker 1: lots of different ways to move one's body. I know
Speaker 1: I use different muscles when I do strength training with
Speaker 1: my trainer than when I run or walk. Biking likewise
Speaker 1: feels different, and I get a kick out of going
Speaker 1: a much longer distance than I would on foot. If
Speaker 1: you live somewhere without the weather changes, there might be
Speaker 1: other reasons to reconsider your exercise routine. Maybe you normally
Speaker 1: run outside and spring and fall, but it is too
Speaker 1: cold and snowy in winter to make that feasible. If
Speaker 1: you are not a big treadmill fan, this is a
Speaker 1: good time to take a spinning class or join a
Speaker 1: basketball team. If you have access to an outdoor pool,
Speaker 1: then summer or might be time to start swimming laps,
Speaker 1: a prospect that becomes rapidly less enticing after Labor Day.
Speaker 1: I think the argument that people risk injury by doing
Speaker 1: the same thing is probably oversold. But even people who
Speaker 1: do like to do the same kind of exercise each day,
Speaker 1: like running, often enjoy changing things up within those parameters.
Speaker 1: One day is devoted to speed intervals. One day is
Speaker 1: a trail run somewhere pretty. One day is a run
Speaker 1: through the neighborhood with a friend. Even if it is
Speaker 1: all running, it feels different from running the exact same
Speaker 1: three miles every single day. As my life gets busy
Speaker 1: or I do find it is helpful to plan out
Speaker 1: my exercising. When I plan my weeks on Fridays, I
Speaker 1: think about what sort of exercise I will do each
Speaker 1: day during the following week. I look at the weather,
Speaker 1: because a bike ride in the rain won't be much fun,
Speaker 1: nor will a run and be pleasant when it is
Speaker 1: ninety degrees out. Going to the gym takes a different
Speaker 1: amount of time than running on a home treadmill. Thinking
Speaker 1: about workouts ahead of time gives you a chance to
Speaker 1: make them more interesting. If you are going to walk
Speaker 1: on your lunch break on Tuesday, why not invite a
Speaker 1: colleague to join you. Why not plot out a route
Speaker 1: that goes by that sculpture garden that's three quarters of
Speaker 1: a mile away. If you see that Tuesday is pretty
Speaker 1: open after work, you might decide to try that exercise
Speaker 1: class at the gym that you have been eyeing. If
Speaker 1: Saturday is rainy, you might plan a long run or
Speaker 1: bike ride for Sunday instead and stick to indoor pursuits
Speaker 1: on Saturday. In any case, by putting some thought into
Speaker 1: your workouts and by choosing things that feel more interesting,
Speaker 1: you can make exercise a source of adventure in your
Speaker 1: life rather than something you do totally out of duty.
Speaker 1: The best kind of exercise is whatever you can keep doing,
Speaker 1: but for many of us that can change day to day.
Speaker 1: It can be worth it to switch things up in
Speaker 1: the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's
Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening
Speaker 1: to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,
Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.
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