Has this ever happened to you?
You’re busy as crap at work, you have 3,000 things to do when you get home, and plus you still need to hit the gym. Now you know you’re having a bad day when you have to sing this to yourself: So after you take care of that, you leave and you start task number 10. (Yes I know yall do personal stuff on company time…hell…we all do.) Task number 10 is completed, and then you head home. You take care of a few other errands around the house, but somehow you end up sitting on your couch or your bed. You tell yourself, “Self…if you sit your ass down, you know you’re going to fall asleep…don’t do it!!” After having this very personal conversation with yourself, you sit down anyway. After all this….the ITIS attacks!!
Oh boy…when the ITIS comes…it comes. It’s like a big slap in the face. So as you’re probably not even fighting sleep at this time, you tell yourself you’ll only sleep for one hour and then you will go to the gym once you wake up. Now…who are you kidding? You know good and well that after a long day at work that once that ITIS slaps you, you might as well set that alarm for tomorrow morning’s wake-up call. There is no escaping the ITIS except for this one little trick……
Here's the trick...when you get home and hear your bed calling your name...rebuke it! Put on your gym clothes and get your butt to the gym! You need to do this every time you feel this ITIS attack you. If you allow the ITIS to control when you go to the gym, you’ll probably end up skipping gym workouts and not ever meeting your physical fitness goals. Once you’re at the gym, you’ll forget you were ever sleepy, you’ll have a great workout, and you’ll be proud of yourself that you didn’t miss another workout because of the ITIS. According to an article written by “HOWTOBEFIT.com,” here are 10 good reasons to escape the ITIS and journey to the gym:
Here's the trick...when you get home and hear your bed calling your name...rebuke it! Put on your gym clothes and get your butt to the gym! You need to do this every time you feel this ITIS attack you. If you allow the ITIS to control when you go to the gym, you’ll probably end up skipping gym workouts and not ever meeting your physical fitness goals. Once you’re at the gym, you’ll forget you were ever sleepy, you’ll have a great workout, and you’ll be proud of yourself that you didn’t miss another workout because of the ITIS. According to an article written by “HOWTOBEFIT.com,” here are 10 good reasons to escape the ITIS and journey to the gym:
- Detoxifying – Reduces psychosocial stress
- Anger Management – Physically release negative energy
- Increased Awareness – Helps prevent the psychosocial process of stress
- Decreased Boredom – Going to the gym is never boring. The gym can also serve as a challenge for your body.
- Stronger Immune System – When you’re in good shape, your immune system allows for quicker recovery times.
- Endorphins – It’s released during exercise. It provides a pain relieving effect and promotes a sense of euphoria.
- Introspection – This time to yourself for thinking, meditation, and other self time needed activities. Take this time for yourself.
- Reduction of Muscular Tension – Constant resistance training promotes muscle growth, and prevents muscle tension, in the form of backaches, arthritic joint pain, etc.
- Moving Meditation – Repetition of motion promotes calmness and tranquility.
- Improvement in Sleep – After escaping the ITIS, it will hit you even more once your exercises are complete. You’ll have a great night sleep and be happy you didn’t let the ITIS get you, because you reduced stress, meditated, had time to yourself…and you’re feelin’ good.
Good points, I think making yourself get out the door to the gym is the hardest part (or can be). Obviously, the benefits are clear...just gotta get movin!
ReplyDeleteYes...that was always very hard for me. Sometimes, I'd be way too sleepy and I just wouldn't make it to the gym. The key is if you can just make yourself go, you'll win the battle against the ITIS. Now...procrastination is another blog, lol.
ReplyDeleteNice article, I have also found that if pack a gym bag and take it with me to work I am more likely to actually go either in the morning before, at lunch, or after work.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Dr. Hurtz. I know this may work well, especially if you have small children you need to tend to in the evening. I only caution you to find a good gym that doesn't get crowded with in minutes of the time you get to the gym. That can be a whole different problem. I'll blog about alternate exercises in a blog or two down the road to cover this. "Out-smart the novel gym goers".
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