Making Time for Your HIIT Workouts

If you were to think of the most common excuse when it comes to working out there’s only one that comes to mind – “I don’t have the time to exercise!”

The good news is that with high intensity interval training, you really don’t need that much time at all. At most you need 2 minutes to warm up and about 15 minutes to train. That’s about 1 percent of your day.

Yet, even with HIIT, people still make excuses that they don’t have the time for it. In this article, you’ll discover 5 ways to find pockets of time for you to get a quick workout into your daily routine.

It may all seem obvious… yet, common sense is not a flower that grows in everyone’s garden. Every now and then we need reminders to get us on track.

Let’s see how you can find some spare time to exercise.

1. Get off social media

This is without a doubt the biggest ‘time waster’ these days. The first thing millions of people around the world do when they wake up in the morning is to check their Facebook accounts with bleary eyes.

They’re hooked on social media and can’t take their eyes of their mobile phone screens. The best thing that you can do is to get off your social media for a while and get the workout done.

You’ll be shocked to find out how much time is frittered away on social media. It’s an addiction that no one is talking about. So, get the workout done first, and when you’re laid out on the floor in a heap of exhaustion, you can pant and scroll through your Facebook or Instagram feed.

Now, you’ve achieved something productive, and you still can have indulge in your social media and have fun while recovering.

2. Work out during your lunch break

Got an hour lunch break at work? Train for 15 minutes in your office or cubicle. A set of burpees, jumping lunges and pushups will not require much space. When you’re done with 15 sets, you’d have completed your workout for the day.

Just remember to bring your workout wear and do check if there are shower facilities at your workplace.

3. Delegate tasks

You’ll be amazed at how much time you free up when you delegate tasks. You can either ask your spouse to help you with a few chores or pay someone to do it for you.

Don’t gasp yet. Save it for the workout. Paying a kid on vacation to mow your lawn will only set you back by a few bucks. You could use that time to train.

The same applies to ordering a food delivery service that saves you time from cooking or using a laundry service, etc. You don’t need to free up a lot of time. These workouts are short. So, you won’t be breaking the bank.

4. Ads waste your time

Record your TV shows so that you can ‘fast forward’ during the ads. An average hour-long TV show is usually 45 minutes of content and 15 minutes of advertisements. Don’t waste time sitting through the ads.

You save 15 minutes by not watching ads and 15 minutes is all you need for a workout. Isn’t it fantastic how it all fits in so neatly?

5. Wake up earlier

The simplest way to get the workout over and done with is to get up 30 minutes earlier. Consume half a glass of a sports drink so that you raise your blood sugar level a little, and then get started on your workout.

15 minutes to train and the remaining 15 minutes to sit under the fan and cool down. You can then go about the rest of your day without constantly worrying about having to work out.

A HIIT workout only needs to be done 3 times a week. That’s about 45 minutes in total a week. You can always find time to do it.

“If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.” – Ryan Blair