The Myth of Having No Time!

 

The Myth of Having No Time!

I work exclusively with busy London professionals.  People who work 40-50 hour weeks with the kind of work ethic that would put a junior doctor to shame.  Most of you wear it as a pride point, a badge of honour that you work harder than the new guys on the block who are in their 20s and bugger off the minute 5 o’clock hits.

Most of you have a family and when you’re not working that free time becomes all the more precious.  Going out for a pint with your workmates?  Nah, rather spend that time with the family.  Going to the gym or doing exercise?  Nope, don’t have the time for that.

It’s really a myth that you don’t have the time.  The truth is that you do have the time, you just choose to prioritise other things over your own health and wellbeing.  Just like when you’re at work and you prioritise important tasks over the stuff that can wait until later, you prioritise free time outside of a busy week of work over your own health.

The truth is, that if you don’t look after you now then you’ll be forced to do so later.  Medical conditions will occur more frequently, joints will feel bad, and you won’t look as good in your clothes or naked.  The difference is it will be harder to fix it the longer you leave it.  More weight to lose and more habits to break all while suffering the effects of the choices you made.

Just like the time you wrongly prioritised your boss’ stupid task over that important client and it bit you in the ass, not prioritising your health can have the same negative impact on you.

Still think you don’t have enough time?

Time is something we must learn to master and control otherwise it will control us and justifying your choices with excuses is all part of that.

Let’s break it down. In every week there are 168 hours. I ask my clients for 3 of them. That leaves 165 hours a week for everything else. Let’s say you work 70 hours – you don’t, but let’s say you do, 49 hours for sleep (7 hours a day), 14 hours travelling to/from work (2 hrs a day). That still gives you 32 hours of quality family time. And you’re looking after your body and mind.

Start now, even taking one step of training one day a week for an hour.  Seek some expert help to make the most of the time you have set aside for exercise.  Eat healthier and drink plenty of water too.  You’ll look back a year from now and be amazed by your progress, just starting out with that one step.

I have a free guide available that gives you 5 really easy mobility exercises you can do in the office in 10 minutes or less.  Give it a go, and work from there.