Young people, twenty somethings, graduate students, young professionals in job one, whoever we are, we tend to put proper eating and fitness on the back burner. More and more in today's world young adults are tasked with an insurmountable amount of things to do. I was talking to my best friend Brian the other day, and he more or less worked from 9am until midnight or so, and he doesn't even get compensated for it. We are asked to do so much with so little.
Stress is almost applauded in this country. I mean we hate it, but we do so much to produce it and so little to get rid of it. The toll this takes on our mental, emotional, and physical well being is unbelievable. No wonder we find a quick dinner at a pizza place, or get Chinese food, or eat fast food, and never work out. The quick burst of fats and calories tastes good and provide us with a comfort, a very short term comfort to the stress. Our stress goes down, but it will always come back because that is the human condition. Crazy western multi-tasking society or no, stress will always return.
So why not accept the reality that the difficulties of life will always be there and try to work on a more long term attempt to feel better about yourself that a burger just can't provide...getting in shape and eating well. I know, I know, we tend to look at eating well and working out as another task to add to the list of things, heck I do always: "I am too tired," "Veggies don't taste good" (uh, try Shakeology!) "I have no time."
Your body saying no to exercising and eating well is a quick gut reaction that diminishes the more you live well and your body realizes, " wait...this is actually awesome, keep it coming!" I have found that once I started setting aside an hour a day to workout, and I made an effort to eat different/healthier foods (slowly at first), I enjoyed eating healthy and I looked forward to working out. It has an incredible effect on your mind, body, and soul. I was actually finding the time to work out and discovering how to get fit.
The best things a busy young professional or graduate student can do to find time to work out is set up a calendar. (Side note: that is what rules about P90x and Insanity and all this jazz, they give you a calendar and everything so lazy people like me don't have to write one out.) If you can find just one hour a day, and commit to that hour, say no to going to the bar after work cause you gotta go do a Plyometrics workout...that is where it starts. So set up some time. Another bonus: Your home becomes your gym! When you do a program like P90x or Insanity, you never need to leave your house! This is how to get fit folks. A lot of people who do these programs (just like me) hate gyms! They are intimidating. Well I am here to tell you that you can get into shape without entering a gym ever again. These programs and supplements are how to get fit.
With regards to eating, a twenty something can find convenient ways to eat. Protein shakes with Shakeology...boom. I have one every day and it is just stupid healthy (and so tasty). Prepare some food for yourself, I didn't say cook (cooking every meal takes too much time! Time you don't have!), you don't have to know how to cook anything (maybe pasta and eggs).
I live in a dorm room right now as Graduate Assistant in residence life and I still eat healthy. Salads, hummus, cottage cheese, whole grain pasta, protein bars, kashi cereal, eggs. I cook maybe one meal a day, I know we can all cook at least one meal a day no matter how busy we are. Commit to surrounding yourself with good foods. Buy good stuff at the grocery store...that is where it starts. This is where you learn how to eat well. This is where you learn how to get fit.
As always, facebook, twitter, email, team beachbody (CoachZoso), find me, TALK TO ME, love to help :). I am a young adult also, we don't have too much time right now, lots going on. I have done it, I find time, you...can...too
-Tim (CoachZoso)
P.S. if you are very stressed, try meditation :) ask me about that too!
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