The new year provides us with the opportunity for a new start. This is perhaps why so many of us make vows and resolutions to change and become better people. Do you want to start going to therapy? Or you’re searching for Gyms in Wokingham, or nearby, to work on your fitness? Regardless of your resolution, you get to start a completely clean page. Moving on from the past events of the previous year and heading into a brighter future.
But if, like many of us, you have a relatively hectic and chaotic day to day routine, how are you supposed to fit grand ventures of self-improvement into the equation? Well, the good news is that with a little organization and forward thinking, the world is your oyster and endless opportunities abound! Here are just a few ways to become a more rounded being without throwing your already busy lifestyle into disarray:
Education:
Increasing numbers of people are returning to education at a later point in their lives. There are various reasons for this. Perhaps they want to boost their resume. Maybe they want to explore subject areas that they don’t have much previous experience in. They might even want to specialize their existing knowledge. Regardless of the reason, a return to education doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to commute to campuses, sit in extensive lectures, or attend group seminars. The increasing efficiency of the internet means that you can now engage in distance learning, AKA taking courses online. Take online msc in international accounting and finance, as an example. This course offers everything that a standard degree course would, but you can complete it from the comfort of your own home. This allows you to schedule your education around your existing responsibilities. Perfect!
Exercise:
While it may seem like you’re run off your feet all day, chances are that you haven’t managed to schedule a proper workout for a little while. Though an exercise class at the gym or a quick circuit of the machines may only take half an hour or so, showering and changing afterwards and the commute back and forth to the gym itself can mean that you’re out of the house for hours at a time. Instead, why not try to exercise at home?
This means that you don’t have to spend time getting to the gym and you can work out before you’d usually shower in the morning or go to bed at night. While you may not have the same equipment or professional trainers at hand, there are several things you can do to ensure that you get your heart beating and energy flowing. Consider exercise apps with tutorials in yoga and Pilates, squats, planks, push ups, and sit ups. They will monitor your progress and give you a basic understanding of how to achieve certain positions or poses all straight from your phone.
While education and exercise are just two methods of self-improvement, you can see that they can easily be incorporated into already busy lifestyles. Take the same reasoning and thinking to whatever it may be that you want to improve about yourself. You will see positive changes taking place in next to no time!
Great tips. I love to watch YouTube exercise videos at home when I can’t be bothered to go to the gym.
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They are the best!!
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I keep on telling myself “move it, move it!”
Thank you for the reminder. Happy New Year!
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Go girl! Happy happy!
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Two things that are very important, i really could do with managing my hetic lifestyle better this year, thanks.
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Thanks for stopping by!!
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My goal this year is to get back into shape. I have a fitbit and wrote a post about fitstar which is a sister app that is like having a personal trainer at home. I need to utilise that more in 2018 x
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Go girl!!!!!
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This is SO true! Thanks for posting 🙂
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This was so so helpful as life can get hectic and it gets hard to fit in health, thank you! xx maddisonjayne.blog/
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Of course! Thanks for stopping by!!
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Working out has always been a great way to keep mentally sane during crazy times, really enjoyed your post!
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Thank you!! 🙂
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This is great advice, i think exercise is super important and try to be up and into a morning routine that always helps me. Eventually you can’t live without the habit.
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Great post! Thanks for sharing
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Thank you!!!
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I really need to get into shape…thats my goal!! Definitely keeping up with your blog.
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Thank you so much! You go girl! 🙂
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Great! Thanks for ideas
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Thanks for reading! 🙂
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Excellent and simple tips to continue to change my life – thanks very much lifewithlilred! This post is really easy to digest due to it’s length and accessibility. I wonder if my own work could benefit from changing the format a little. What do you think?
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Reblogging this to my sister site, Success Inspirers World
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Thank you so much!
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Indeed, thank you for reminding me. Change is coming 🙂
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thanks for the reminder I love this post! i have days where i rather exercise and days where i only have eyes for my uni work…there is no balance haha xx
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Haha girl I feel it – some days are just crazy!
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This is all good stuff. I do both of your suggestions regularly (working out and online education). Do you find that all of the stuff you wrote about above is in practice in your life a few months after the New Year’s resolutions wear off? I’m always curious as to how others are continuing to meet their goals consistently. Thanks so much for writing and I loo forward to your future posts!
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This is bad but I actually don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I just kind of do my own thing and see what happens lol thanks for stopping by!!
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