A personal trainer shares her strategies for ways to exercise on a busy schedule especially during the holiday season.

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Tis the season to be booked and busy.

As a personal trainer, one of the things I see take a back seat is peoples fitness routines.

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It can feel nearly impossible to find ways to exercise on a busy schedule.

We know that working out is important for both ourmentaland physical health.

The key is simply to slip in more movement whenever it’s possible for you to.

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Here are the five strategies I give my clientsand use myself.

Something Ive recently implemented with my best friend are coffee walksbasically a hot girl walk, plus caffeine.

Well walk to a local coffee shop, then cruise the neighborhood and chat while we enjoy our beverages.

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Even holiday shopping can do the trick.

Evenshort bursts of walking have benefits.

If you arestaying hydrated like you should, you might be taking a lot more steps!

Healthy female training in the gym, performing a hip thrust.

Maybe youre waiting for your coffee to brew, or for a meeting to startso get moving!

You dont even need to break a sweat.

And just like its food counterpart, an exercise snack can also give you a boost of energy.

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How about a quick boxing routine?

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One of the things Ive found most helpful is to schedule my workout in my planner.

Its so much easier to commit if I see it as a meeting that I cant cancel.

We have this mentality around our jobs, so why not treat our bodies with the same respect?

Maybe youve heard the saying, You cant pour from an empty cup.

Well, one thing I always tell my clients is to fill your cup until it overflows.

Once it does, it will go onto your saucer.

The goal is to give from your saucer, not your cup.

That way your cup stays full, and you are still able to give to others.

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