How Are Those Distractions for You Today?

Cuz I feel like I’m being pulled in a million different directions. Seriously. Good luck getting time to workout 🏋️‍♀️ when every SINGL B E I N G in your space needs something from you. Right now.

Grab Your Dumbbells!

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Seriously y’all let me down when I became a mom. You forewarned me about ALL the things. All the weird and disgusting things. You had stories on freaking stories. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciated all of it, but dang could one of you have forewarned me about how busy the days are and how fast they go?

I seriously was NOT prepared for this. It’s like I blink and the day is over and I’ve done abso-fucking-lutely nothing.

I’m just saying, a heads up would’ve been nice. Like hey make sure your time management skills are on point or you’re going to be late to everything all of the time.

I never knew life could be this busy, nor did I know that I could have my attention be pulled in so many directions as the same time. I swear, sometimes I get to the end of my day with NO idea of how I got to that point because I’ve been moving THE WHOLE DAY.

Trying to add in a workout to that mix can be crazy making.

That level of time insanity makes me completely understand why people let their workouts slide down their priority lists. It’s not just like you workout and you’re done. You workout, then you have to factor in eating and getting ready after the workout. When the day is already going by so fast, even another hour devoted to something else can lead to a nervous breakdown.

It’s not like those distractions go away just because you’ve decided you’re going to workout.

I know you need some hardcore tunnel vision and focus to make your fitness game be fire , I also know that’s easier said than done. Especially when you’re now working from home and a school teacher.

Here’s my Top 3 Tips for Shoving Your Distractions Aside so you can actually workout:

1. Make sure your workout 🏋️‍♀️ is clear. There’s nothing worse than starting your workout and seeing all your kid’s clutter in front of your face. Take 5 minutes to clear it out or go somewhere else.

2. Schedule your workouts. In your calendar 📆. Like an appointment with your doctor. Then have a back up time in case shit hits the fan and your initial time doesn’t work.

3. Plan your workouts. Know what you’re doing before you even get started and have a back up plan in case shit hits the fan. There’s no bigger distractor then having the time to workout and spending 15 minutes figuring out wtf you’re actually gonna do.

Check Your Vibe

Working out at home is a M A J O R vibe check.

I think it’s harder than working out at a gym. 

I understand when people tell me as much as they would like to workout at home, they know they won’t be able to be consistent with an at home workout program.

They like the gym vibe, they like the routine of going to the gym, they like getting the energy from the people around them as a means of motivation for their own workout, and mostly, they like that going to the gym gets them into a different environment to workout.

I get that vibe because I’ve needed that vibe as well. I’ve belonged to numerous gyms and I know the energy you can get from just stepping into that environment. 

When I first had my daughter, that gym environment was not conducive to life as a new mom, and I needed to figure out something to make sure I was taking care of myself. We didn’t have the home environment where I would be guaranteed time to go to the gym by myself everyday, and with the constant changing of our routine due to having a newborn, even if we had that flexibility as a family, it wouldn’t have worked.

Then we went through this phase where going to a gym with a daycare was a necessity of life. I needed to have that space and time to myself where I knew I had dedicated time to workout that wouldn’t be interrupted.

Life changed again though, and soon that gym environment didn’t work for my household. The hours of the daycare at the gym didn’t work for our family, and luckily my daughter was a little older and could be more easily distracted during the workout.

But then I have to make sure I’m not getting distracted during the workout by looking at all the distractions around my house.

Because your laundry is literally staring at you from across the room whereas at the gym, you can push it out of your head. You’re not getting interrupted every 5 seconds by someone who all of a sudden needs something, even though they didn’t right before you started working out. Shoot, even seeing the dog fur float around on the floor can be a total mind game.

When you workout at home, you have to figure out how to get that energy without the gym environment, as well as how to push those distractions out of your visual and mental space so you don’t get diverted from your workout.

I know it’s possible, but I know it takes time and ultimately the intrinsic motivation to WANT to workout. I know you’re choosing this option because logistically speaking, it’s going to be easier for your life.

It takes some getting used to. Like anything else, it takes patience and practice to get used to how this new aspect of your routine will work within your life and schedule.

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Here’s my Top 3 Tips to Adjusting to At Home Workouts:

1. I did a TON of HIIT workouts 🏋️‍♀️ . They’re short and they move fast. Less transitions = less time to get distracted.

2. I put an alarm in my phone 📱 for my workout time. Like I was going to a class without leaving my house 🏠.

3. I used a heart 💜 rate monitor. I know it sounds off the wall, but the monitor gave me accountability to keep moving and not stop my workout short or half ass it.

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