So you thing you don't have time to get fit?

Our life seems to be over taken with so much that we say that we just can't fit in time to get fit, BUT there are things we do everyday that can help us to get to our goal.


Here is a list of ideas taken from the Weight Watchers web site to help you on your way:



Get off the couch
You've had a long day at work, dinner has been cooked and cleaned up and you've been looking forward to watching your favorite TV show all day. Great! Use this opportunity to do an ad-break workout. Try completing one set of 20 lunges, squats, crunches, arm circles or as many push-ups as you can per break. Repeat this for each ad-break during your show. (Even better if you're watching an hour-long program!)
Brush and squeeze
Use the time that you're brushing your teeth to squeeze your butt muscles. Hold for one count and repeat. Do this trick in the morning and at night.
Use your steps
You probably lug your overstuffed laundry basket to the clothes line in one trip, but you'll burn extra kilojoules by making multiple trips up and down the steps. Instead of emptying contents into one basket, make smaller trips back and fourth.
Squat at every opportunity
Instead of thinking, "I don't feel like picking that up now," view a cluttered floor as a chance to get some leg and butt work in. Bend your knees when putting away clothes, shoes and everything else that isn't where it should be.
Do it yourself
Around the house, try mowing your lawn with an old-fashioned push mower (try Bunnings Warehouse), or take an afternoon to weed the garden or add a fresh coat of paint to a room in the house. In the kitchen, instead buying frozen pre-cut vegies, chop them fresh and mix ingredients with a spoon using elbow grease instead of an electric mixer.


I joined Weight Watchers to help me lose my weight as it was my conscience to weigh in each week! Maybe you can do the same thing at home and do a weekly weigh in, or you may like to get together with a group of people and weigh in together. They say losing weight is easier to do with a person so that you can help motivate each other and stay on track. If you do have a weekly weigh in remember try also to do a monthly measurements as well in case the scales don't change as much as you think they should but your body shape may be changing instead!