subject: Mixing Exercise And Your Social Life [print this page] All of the daily tasks and duties that you must get finished can tend to leave you with little time for anything else. Try mixing the vital time you need for exercise with the time you enjoy spending with your friends and family.
Between working, going to school, grocery shopping, cleaning, and all of the other tasks that you must get finished on a day to day basis, there is very often not enough time left to socialize. When you are unable to even find space in your schedule to be with your friends and family, it is not likely that you will set aside time for an arduous task like exercise.
Therefore, the best way to be fit and get your necessary exercise is to include those you enjoy being around in your workouts. In order to have time in which to exercise, you must first organize your schedule.
Make a list of both the necessary things you do on a daily basis and those you would like to do for fun and prioritize them by level of importance. Then, plug them into your schedule, whether it is electronically or in a paper binder.
When you have decided where you can fit in exercise, make a list of the different types of exercise you enjoy. If you have fun doing your workouts, you are more likely to want to do them on a daily basis.
Ask your close friends and family to make lists of exercises they enjoy or activities they would like to do, as well. Once you all have done this, meet together and see if you have any classes, workouts, or activities in common.
Find those that are interested in the same things you are, and try to find places in your schedules that you can both fit a workout. Another way to expand your social life while getting a work out is enrolling in a gym or purchasing a gym membership.
Most fitness gyms offer a great deal of classes and groups in which you can meet new people and make friends that enjoy the same types of activities that you do. If you enjoy biking, a great group class to become involved in is spinning.
Spinning is a cardiovascular exercise class or group that does instructed workouts on stationary exercise bikes. The leader or instructor creates a work out full of speed intervals that can be performed on the exercise bike.
This type of cardiovascular exercise burns a massive amount of calories and makes you sweat. This results in a decrease of fat in your body and an increase in heart health.
You could even bring along a friend to your spin or other gym class! Most offer free guest passes with your membership or offer week-long trials.
Working out in groups is a great way to motivate yourself. Sometimes, it is really difficult to garner the desire to go to the gym or take a jog outside.
However, if you have others depending on you to work out with them, you are more likely to make time and gather the determination to do so. You can also find new and interesting ways to increase your heart rate with a large group.
Gather a group of friends to play a game of football, basketball, or soccer. Aerobic exercise games like these increase your heart rate and make your cardiovascular system stronger.
Another way to spend time with your acquaintances and get fit at the same time is hiking. No matter where you live, there are most likely at least a few trails that you can take.
Trails usually vary in intensity, from easy to difficult. Pick a trail that is easy enough for you to converse with those with you but challenging enough to give you and your friends a good workout.
If you are really serious about helping yourself and your friends become healthier, create your own club or group that meets weekly to exercise. You can discuss fitness, health, exercises you are anxious to try, and nutrition.
Even if your group is only able to meet once a week, you will have a definite span of time entered into your schedule in which you are focused on your physical fitness. This will also encourage you to make more time throughout the rest of the week for it.
Group exercising is one of the best ways to motivate yourself to become healthier and get the work out that your body craves and needs. Enlist a group of friends to go to the gym or play a sport, and you are well on your way to becoming a stronger and more active you!
