How Busy Entrepreneurs Can Find Time for Exercise

An average day for an entrepreneur is a day spent managing to-do lists, dealing with awkward clients and customers, trying to reach deadlines, and of course replying to hundreds of emails.

It can sometimes feel like there’s no time to have an outside-of-work life, let alone an exercise routine. However, exercise doesn’t have to be a 30-minute intense session at the gym to make a difference to your health. Here are some brilliant ways to include exercise in your busy day without kidnapping you from your other responsibilities (at work, home, or otherwise).

1. Question How You Actually Use Your Spare Time

Did you know the most common excuse for not exercising is “I don’t have the time”? You only need to exercise for roughly 30 minutes a day — that’s close to 2% of your day. Instead of watching Parks and Rec when you come home from work or hitting the snooze button every morning, spend 30 minutes doing a few push-ups or a few crunches. A half-hour of exercise will make you feel more awake than an extra half-hour of sleep or binge watching.

2. Do Morning Exercises for a More Productive Day

Preparing your body and mind in the morning is an insanely easy way of creating more free time. Physical exercises (or even brain exercises as a secondary option) will ensure that your brain works efficiently throughout the day, turning out better results in shorter spaces of time, and thus creating more free time to exercise.

Do you ever have those sluggish 10-hour workdays where your brain feels foggy and you’ve achieved virtually nothing? Exercising in the morning will improve your mental clarity and ensure that you’re utilizing your work hours to the max.

3. Go for a Lunchtime Walk Without Any Devices

Most entrepreneurs spend way too much time at their desks. Even break times are usually spent in front of a computer. Take a break from checking emails! Go for a walk during lunch time; it may not feel like a sweaty workout but a lunch time stroll is much better for your health and fitness than sitting on a chair, gradually building up attention fatigue. Leave devices at the office and give your body and mind a chance to heal itself.

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