No. 1: Make it priority #1
No Excuses. Get it in. However possible. Search work outs that are from 10-15 minutes to start. I ramped, slowly and now dedicate one and a half hours a day six days a week. That is not where I started though. My workout has evolved.
Before I do anything, I exercise, run, work out, weight train and if for some reason I can’t, I do it at 8 pm. But I do not skip it. Not when I travel, not when I vacation, not unless I am sick. I allow myself one day a week off from exercise.
No. 2: Have a plan
As with anything worth doing, you need a fitness plan that fits you and it must be combined with the proper nutritional plan to fuel the work out, your life etc. There are several ways you can do this:
Seek professional advice:
Hiring a physical trainer or seeking advice at a gym you join by one of their onsite fitness representatives is an easy way to either start the right way or return to exercise with the correct plan.
Use technology:
I use an exercise watch and iPhone app that measures my works, intensity and is a place I can track water and food intake to a caloric level I desire. There are many: I use Fitbit which offers me the ability to change bands for professional reasons as well.
No. 3: Make sure your workout evolves
Your workout will evolve and must progress. Over years and with age I have had to seek guidance for workout and nutrition that fits me and how my body is now reacting to what I do with it and put in it.
No. 4: Do it for the vibes
The greatest aspect for me of working out is the clear deposit of energy. There are endless articles on the increase of the brain chemical, Serotonin a known natural mood enhancer produces during exercise. This for me has been key. Understanding I am exercising for mind health is the added benefit.
I know when I go work out, I am elevating my mood. I know I am also depositing fuel into my body, that is necessary for a demanding life of travel and professional obligations.
No. 5: Leadership edge
I can see a direct correlation in the output and level of work speed and quality from having a dedicated workout regimen. It’s undeniable the ROI from exercising professionally speaking. It truly can give a person strategic advantages. When you can outlast your competition or work with less stress and a clear mind, you are healthier for it. It also is a very good leadership trait and look for someone trying to lead by example.
No. 6: “You’re so vain!”
You probably think this part is about you…well, it IS!!
Our professional careers demand a level of physical fitness and image, greater than most fields. It is more important than ever with photo, video and imaging being a larger part of our advertising, never mind in person physical meetings and presentations. That may be a hard fact but it remains true.
No. 7: Calling all cougars AND cubs!
I have come to pity the younger generations’ naivete to the need for athletic instillation at an early age. So, I am telling you young beautiful fit ladies, stick with your programs because muscle has a memory and you are setting a habit and core that will help you later in life.
To my peers that are battling the decline; retool your priorities. We want to still look beautiful ladies, of course, but we may find ourselves accepting that “health” and mental wellness are still a competitive edge even if our bodies don’t reflect the hard work.
No. 8: Never give up
I will not give in or give up and I am told that in time the hall of horror we physically find ourselves in will also pass and on it the other side will render the results we seek. So I walk the hall in search of that light at the end of the tunnel.
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