Do you fail to work out due to your 9 to 5 job? This is how you can stay fit

When you have a 9 to 5 job, fitness becomes a long-lost dream. Staying fit becomes much more difficult than you can imagine. You juggle between gym and sleep and work. Your career is equally important but why is it that you have to pick between health and career. Self-care cannot take a back seat due to your career. Maintaining your body is equally important and cannot be ignored at any cost but you don’t need to choose between the two. You just need to find a balance between them. How can you do that? This is how you can balance things out with your workout routine and your 9 to 5 job.

1. Take the stairs. Skip the elevator and take the stairs because it’s an easier way of staying fit and incorporating mild workout in your busy daily life.

2. Coffee may keep you alert and help increase your productivity but it can disrupt your sleep and make it difficult to stay fit and healthy. Avoid it like plague. Replace it with juice or herbal tea.

3. Don’t eat at your desk. Avoid working during lunch hour. Get up and walk down to the restaurant in the next block for a quick bite.

4. Try to walk as much as possible. Don’t just drive down to your office all the time. Walk till the bus stop or railway station and catch a train or a bus. If you can cycle all the way to your workplace.

5. Wake up early and squeeze in a small workout session in your daily routines. The morning workout is great and keeps you energetic.

6. Keep your workout short but ensure that it is intense. A tough workout session helps you burn more calories quickly.

7. If nothing else works out, join a gym near your work and squeeze in a workout session whenever possible.

8. Watch what you eat. Keep a tab on your diet and try to eat as healthy as possible. Avoid snacking while working.

9. Try not to booze too much. Office parties may be an obligation but try to avoid too much alcohol.