Start by answering these three questions:
1. Why do you want to start exercising? Aka, what’s your goal and the why behind it? The more meaningful your reasons for starting, the easier it is to stick with exercise once the novelty/excitement/whatever wears off.
2. What kind of exercise do you enjoy, if any? Ideally, you’d lean into this as much as possible. But sometimes, the exercise you enjoy isn’t possible right now, or the exercise you enjoy won’t get you to your goal.
3. What’s the most likely time in the day that you’re going to show up to workout? Knowing what you know about yourself, your lifestyle and your schedule. Make it as frictionless as possible.
And then, a few more tactical thoughts:
– ANYTHING is better than nothing. 10 minutes a day x 5 days a week x 48 weeks = 40 hours a year
– When I was pressed for time earlier this year, I did 5 minutes of kettlebells for every hour of sitting. One of my clients only does 15-20-minute workouts twice a week. It adds up
– Can you increase your exercise by combining it with other tasks? I.e. On most days, I cycle to get the kids from daycare vs driving
-J