Turning Exercise Into A Priority By Elie Hirschfeld

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Finding it difficult to fit exercise into your already overfull schedule? Wondering how others manage? Try some of these tips for incorporating exercise into your day and find yourself feeling fitter, cheerier and more alert during the work day.
Make it Official

● Schedule exercise into your calendar ahead of time, and don’t move it unless there’s a true emergency. Make your exercise appointment the most immutable appointment of your day.

● Establish and record a very specific health goal for the next three months. For example, exercise for 90 minutes 3 times per week, or walk for 60 minutes 6 days per week.

● Find someone you can be accountable to in terms of your health and exercise. It helps to have a personal trainer waiting (and charging you) for the appointment whether you show up or not, but it is also helpful to have a training buddy. Typically, it’s more likely one will show up to exercise when someone is waiting. It’s also more enjoyable to exercise with a friend!

Work with what you Have

● Walking is a wonderful exercise, removes stress, and improves ...
... one’s mood. Walking some, or all, of the way to and from work will help your fitness, and the time added to your commute will be compensated for by better health. Not to mention helping the environment.

● Get off that phone! When you need to discuss something with a workmate in your office area, stand up and walk over to him/her. This not only gives you an extra chance to move around during the day but also helps foster important work relationship.

● Take the stairs whenever possible and get in a quick cardio workout. Be creative. If you work on the 60th floor of your building then take the elevator to the 55th floor and walk up the last 5 flights. This may require extra effort and some time adjustments but the rewards are worthwhile.

● If you find it difficult to make it to the gym after work try doing a morning workout at home. Make sure to keep your weight workouts under an hour.

Eat Right

● Drink lots of water. Keep a water-bottle on your desk and keep on chugging.

● Do not skip breakfast or lunch. You will feel so hungry by mid afternoon that you'll end up eating more food, and worse food, than if you’d started the day with a healthy meal.

● When it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, you don’t have to go it alone. Educate your kids about the benefits of eating healthily and explain to them what eating junk does to the body. Cut back on the junk food you keep at home and involve your family in exercise activities. Turning fitness and nutrition into goals your whole family can share will help you stay on track while setting a good example for your kids.

About Elie Hirschfeld

President and CEO of Hirschfeld Properties since 1997, Elie Hirschfeld has dedicated his professional life to real estate development planning and implementation. Additionally, Elie Hirschfeld is an avid sportsman, having completed the New York City Marathon and the New York City Triathlon several times, and the Mighty Hamptons Triathlon for the last twenty consecutive years.