Hi again loyal readers (and those of you I force to follow my blog),

Todays subject is going under my new "Trainers Log" which is where I will store all of my personal training related entries.

So as we all know I am somewhat of an evil tyrant who eats excuses for breakfast (if this is news to you consider yourself lucky!). Todays menu consists of "I don't have time to workout"...

This is simply a conditioned response to something we see as negative, or hard. I'm not sure when humans changed over to such laziness being commonplace. Maybe it was around the same time as Kool-Aid, Burger King and television appeared. But rest assured I am here to banish your excuses forever. In this article I intend to prove you CAN exercise and/or be active enough during your day to day activities to have positive health benefits.

Because people are so "pressed for time" I have decided to condense this article into my very own Top Five list! Here we go.

1. Do your chores! According to Trueknowledge.com the average sized person burns 160 calories per hour doing normal house work. Yes you hate me, I hear you grumbling, but knock it off and go scrub those floors! You'll thank me when you're lighter.

2. Take fido for a walk. If you have a little dog a simple half hour walk will do (150 calories), but if you have a larger or more active dog why not try a walk/jog combo. Take him on a quick paced hike! If you're feeling zealous (and fido will behave himself) why not run? The furry love of your life will be better behaved and love you even more, AND you can drink your nightcap without remorse.

 3. Fidget. Move, twitch, bounce. You've seen those people who just can't seem to stop moving, they tend to be tiny. Wiggle your toes under your desk, bounce your knee while sitting on the bus, whatever! Just keep moving. People who fidget can burn up to 2300 calories more in 24 hours than their stiff legged counterparts says Medicinenet.com.

4. Join a class. People who learn something while they exercise tend to stick with it. Join Karate, or Kickboxing, if that sounds too scary why not join an adults dance class. When you are part of a group you tend to feel accountable to them which helps you get yourself to go. (Accountable, sounds like a scary word right? WRONG, suck it up, accountability is a good thing!)

5. Play with your kids. Kids need exercise and so do you! Get on those monkey bars, climb all over the climbers, get on the sea-saw. All of these things are like the kids version of a gym. Meant to build muscle in legs, arms and core. Besides, it can be really fun! Feel like you'd look weird? Lighten up! Would you care if the other moms at the playground didn't like your haircut? Didn't think so, so stop caring if they think you're crazy. They'll be crazy jealous when they see your ripped abs and adoring child, yes your kids will love you for this one.

There you go, I have given you five ways to multitask your workouts in. No more excuses, none of these things take up extra time from your day and they all help keep your household running. But just because your such loyal readers I think I'll throw in a bonus tip and it's the best one yet. Ready........?

6. TURN OFF YOUR TV!

 Have a lovely long weeked :)