Strategies for Adding More Time for Cardio

If you strip down to the most important part of any workout, it has to be cardio exercise. Cardio is huge in losing weight, looking good, and staying healthy. For those big time reasons, you must incorporate cardio exercise on a regular basis to reach your goals. Here are some ways to find time for cardio even in the busiest of schedules.

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Wake Up Early: It takes awhile for this to become a habit, but once it does you can open up a block of time free from distractions and commitments.  You can almost hit the ground running right out of bed and not lose too much other time in prep.  For a 30 minute run, you only need to get out of bed about 40-45 minutes before you normally would.

Prioritize: You’d be surprised how much time you waste or spend on low priority items (like TV).  Free up 3 hours of time and that’s at least 4 30 minute blocks of exercise.

Multitask: Don’t view exercise as time lost.  Instead, combine it with learning, reflecting, or family time to get more for your time.  For example, you can go bike riding with your family, listen to lessons/news on your iPhone, or just use the time as an emotional release for your mind and spirit.