TODAY lifestyle and fitness correspondent Jenna Wolfe is helping you get serious about getting in shape with this series, #NoExcusesTODAY. Sign up for her weekly newsletter for more workout tips, diet advice, and words of motivation to help you stay on track.
Want to get in shape, but find there's always a reason why you can't work out? It's time to ditch the excuses!
Here are the top 3 excuses people make to skip a sweat session, and the best ways to beat them:
Excuse No. 1: I’m too tired.
Solution: Get ready for your workout the night before! Pack every single gym item in your bag — literally everything you will need. This makes the morning far less painful. If you’re prepared, you’ll work out. One less excuse.
Excuse No. 2: I don’t like the gym setting.
Solution: You don’t have to go to the gym for a workout! You can pick your favorite workout moves and do them in the comfort of your house. It’s convenient, stress-free, and it’s a time saver. And don’t worry, you’ll still burn your calories!
Start with this sample set of exercises: 10 rounds of apple pickers + burpies + plank knee touches. For round 1, do 10 of each move. For round 2, do 9 of each move. For round 3, do 8 of each move. Count your way down until you are doing 1 of each move. Then your workout's complete!
Check out these easy-to-follow demos:
APPLE PICKERS:
BURPIES:
PLANK KNEE TOUCH:
Excuse No. 3: I don’t see results.
Solution: You don’t make all your money overnight. You don’t raise your children in a week. You don’t get a college education in a month. The good, quality, important things on this earth take time. We invest years in our careers, in raising our kids, in our education — why should it be any different in ourselves? We are an investment and that takes time, effort, patience and dedication. You didn’t gain all your weight in a day, and you certainly won’t lose it in a day. But you WILL lose it if you stay on track. I promise you that.
Give yourself a chance to succeed because if you eat well and get yourself moving, there’s no way you won’t.