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Office Fitness: Time Efficient Cardio

Hello there. This is Scott Tousignant back with another guest blog post to help you incorporate home office fitness into your hectic schedule. Yesterday I shared a quick home office workout to help you get more done in less time throughout your workday. Today I will have you perform a 10-minute home office cardio session that will boost your metabolism and increase your productivity.

But first I have a question for you. Have you been avoiding cardio because you simply don’t have the time? Allow me to provide you with a solution that fits your busy entrepreneurial lifestyle. I don’t want you to think about this 10-minute cardio session as ‘taking 10-minutes out of your day’. This 10-minute cardio session will actually give you more time in your day. Once you complete this fast and fun home office fitness session you will be energized, more focused, and ready to check off your to-do list quicker than ever before.

It’s time for you to take a quickie fitness break. Your health is the #1 asset in your business and this break will do wonders to keep this asset functioning at peak performance. It’s just 10-minutes. Everyone has 10-minutes… lets go!

Time Efficient Cardio

How do you feel after challenging your body and getting your blood pumping? Are you ready to tackle today’s tasks? Is your mind clear?

There are two times during the day that I recommend you perform this quickie cardio session. Set your alarm ten minutes earlier and get the best start to your day. There is no better way to boost your energy and prepare yourself for the day than with a quickie cardio session. Alternatively you can perform this session around 1pm when you typically begin to feel tired and sluggish and when your productivity begins to drop off. This quick home office fitness session will give you a great boost to carry you through the rest of your day. Ideally you should perform this cardio session first thing in the morning and do a quickie home office workout at 1pm.

Is 10-minutes really enough time for an effective cardio workout? Absolutely! My clients and myself have been experiencing better results from the quicker cardio sessions than we ever did from longer typical cardio sessions. It certainly has a great impact on your metabolism, but it’s my opinion and belief that the reason why it’s so effective is because it’s easier to stick with for the long term because it suits your buys lifestyle.

If you have the time and you enjoy jogging, biking, or going for a brisk walk, I highly recommend that you incorporate it into your day as well. I’m not one of those fitness guru’s who bash long duration cardio. I actually enjoy riding my bike for 30 minutes during the warmer months of the year. I enjoy going for a brisk walk during the colder winter months. And it does product great results for me. I have found that the best results are achieved when there is a combination of both the short and long duration cardio scheduled into your week.

In order to maximize my time and work more efficient and effective I load up my mp3 player with educational audios, audio books, or recorded calls from my mentors before I go out for a brisk walk or jog. I use my cardio time as education time. I also use this time to clear my head and plan for the day.

Fitness shouldn’t be something that you dread. It should be something that you embrace.

You ROCK! Enjoy the experience,

Scott Tousignant

PS Don’t use lack of time as an excuse to put off your health. You deserve this quickie fitness break. Your business deserves it. Your family deserves it.

2 Responses to “Office Fitness: Time Efficient Cardio”

1. Melissa says:

   November 17, 2009 at 9:16 pm

   Scott,

   Thanks for contributing these awesome posts. You pack in so much great information!

   I’m a huge believer in the value of these short ten minute productivity boosts–and they really are just that. They don’t create a “break” in the action. When I take them, I absolutely come back with more energy, more focus, and I’m definitely more productive.

   Thanks for highlighting that it isn’t “just” about fitness. The benefits reverberate far beyond that
2. Planning Your Fitness Program-Fitness says:

   December 8, 2010 at 10:01 pm

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