What do you do with your 168?

There are 168 hours in a week, what do you do with them? Ok, so take sleep out of the equation and you are left with around 112 waking hours. That is a lot of time! Your body only asks you for 6 of those hours to pay attention to it, to strengthen it, to challenge it, to use it and to relax it. SIX hours out of 112, that's less than 6% of the total waking time that you have in a week. So why does everyone keep saying they don't have the time, they are too busy, they can't this and they can't that... it is RIDICULOUS!

6 hours in a week, and actually you don't even need to dedicate that much. If you dedicate 30-40 minutes a day, 5 times a week that would be FABULOUS. Out of 112 hours if you really can't give yourself 4-6 hours of time then you need to evaluate your goals and your lifestyle. It's not a can't... it's a WON'T. There is a big difference. When you put it into perspective like this and look at how much time you really have and then portion that time into the things that you do, you will find that you have more time available than you think. This is where planning comes in. Plan your day, plan your week, plan your workout into that week. Out of 112 hours, take 50 out for those of you that have full times jobs and commute time. That still leaves 62 hours.... that's A LOT!

It all comes back to making excuses. Especially around the holidays. Everyone can find an excuse as to why they "can't" get a workout in, why they don't prioritize it, why they are too busy. But I will tell you that it is those people that continually make excuses that will NEVER reach their goals, NEVER. Do you really want to be one of those people? Take a good hard look at yourself, are you one of those people? If you are, then YOU are the only one that can make the decision to stop that cycle. Stop making excuses, start planning your 168 hours that you have every week and stick to it. Use a calendar, put your workout on there with a reminder alarm and treat that appointment as important as you would an appointment with your boss or your dream job interview. Your body, your health and your sanity should be way more important than those things.

So it comes down to what are you going to do with your 168 this week?