I have a confession to make.
Lately, I haven’t been walking my talk.
I’ve been advising my fertility clients to exercise to reclaim their energy and feel better in their bodies. I’ve been writing here at B-Method about how important it is to exercise to boost your fertility and your overall health, imploring you to incorporate more exercise into your life so that you’re in better shape for fertility treatment and can more likely achieve your dreams of pregnancy and motherhood.
But guess what. I haven’t exercised myself in at least a few months.
Way back in June, I wrote about fun, creative ways to sneak exercise into your day without realizing it. I had so much fun researching that article and was so inspired to exercise more. I pledged that I’d ride my bike more and run the stairs in the coming month. Two months later, I haven’t done a darn thing.
Happier Exercise Days: Finishing my first marathon. Look at me, I’m ahead of a bunch of guys!
I’ve shared with you before, exercise isn’t high on my list of favorite things to do. And sometimes it’s hard to find the time to do the things you actually enjoy (I love yoga and haven’t made it to a yoga class in months), much less the things you don’t like as much. When I’m able to motivate myself to exercise, I always feel good afterwards, and am always glad I did it. I try to remember that good feeling when I’m trying to gear up to work out and honestly, it’s not always enough to get my butt to the gym.
I’m a health coach. Exercise is a cornerstone to optimal health. I’m a fertility coach. Exercise is essential for optimal fertility, especially if your fertility is compromised (as mine is). Experts recommend that if you’re trying to conceive, you get at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, 5 days a week. That’s not much. So why is it so hard?
So in addition to feeling badly about not exercising, I’ve been feeling like a bit of a fraud in my career. Why haven’t I been able to channel my inspiration from writing my article 2 months ago into actual action? How can I possibly help others if I’m not following my own advice?
I have the same reasons for not exercising that you might have. I have too many other things to do. I don’t have the time. I’m overwhelmed by all the things I have going on in my life. Taking care of my toddler son is kicking my butt enough.
But I’m at the danger zone now. It’s the end of a summer of parties, cookouts, ice cream and yummy margaritas, and I’m feeling the effects. I need to do something, now.
If you’re also feeling badly about falling off the wagon on exercise (or eating healthily, or practicing self-care, or insert-whatever-your-goal-was here), here are some tips to help you get back on track. I’m going to do these too – really, I am! In fact, I’ve already started.
Chances are, since exercising isn’t my favorite thing in the world, I probably wouldn’t be doing it enough even if I had free time 24/7. That’s not the real reason why I’m not doing it. I’m probably not doing it because I’m not motivated to. Knowing this helps me weed through the excuses and the procrastination and address the real problem, lack of motivation. And lack of motivation I can work on through the following tips.
For the first time ever, I’ve decided I need help working out, for somebody to hold me accountable for exercise, and tomorrow I have an appointment with a personal trainer! (I’ll let you know how it goes).
My husband and I are working on our family calendar for the autumn now, and I’m blocking out three times a week for him to watch our son, so I can work out.
It’s so much easier to keep an appointment if you have one scheduled than if you don’t!
I’ll keep you posted on how my efforts in exercising go this autumn. And I’d love to hear about what you’re working on! Leave a comment below.
We’re all in this together,
Stephanie XOXO
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