For many parts of the world, the transition between summer, autumn and winter is never as easy as we would like it to be.
And for most of us, especially when it comes to attending the gym, or committing to outdoor exercises, our resolve begins to crumble with every drop of ice-cold rain, or snow that falls.
In Ireland, statistics in 2011 were released showing that 80% of children, and 75% of adults do not actually meet the guidelines suggested for maintaining their health and fitness for the future.
Regular exercise through home workouts, or hiring a treadmill from Hire Fitness, can help to warm up those winter blues and guide you towards a better state of wellbeing. It doesn't have to change your whole way of life; all you need to do is find something that works for you!
Here are some tips for being creative, fit, and healthy in the cold weather.
- Focus on Your Goal
The first thing that we should all recognize is that achieving a healthy, fit, body is not something that can happen within a number of hours. It’s easy to think of the cold as the perfect excuse to cover up the bulky and bulging parts of our body with large jumpers and layers, but remember that no-one ever got a killer body just by sitting on the couch.
Keep warm during the winter, but try to wear fitted clothes from time to time to remind you why you want to work out in the first place.
Remember, exercising isn’t just fantastic for boosting your health and increasing your energy levels, it will also help you to sleep better, which is significantly beneficial to your health. Furthermore, the more you work out, the more you will be able to look forward to the summer, with pool parties and beach days.
23% of the people in Ireland are currently rated as obese, which is the highest level in Europe after Britain and Hungary so it's time to take action.
- Exercise at Home
Keeping in shape doesn’t always have to mean running to the gym or working out in the rain and snow. With companies like Hire Fitness Ireland, you can bring all of the benefits of the gym to the comfort of your own home, meaning that your workouts can be arranged to suit your schedule.
We all know how difficult it is to leave the house once you’ve come home from work and have got comfortable, but simply moving to another room to work out on your hired treadmill is a completely different matter.
- Change up your routine
If you’re the sort of person who already loves to exercise, there’s nothing wrong with using a change in the seasons to change up your routine. For example, if you’ve been hiring a treadmill for the last three months, you might decide to switch to a rowing machine instead. Map out a new routine for the start of each new season, and find a new way to enjoy staying in shape.
There are thousands of different opportunities for staying active, and you do not have to stick with just one. If you’re used to working out in the morning, then switch your exercise routine to the evening and see if that works better for you.
- Don’t be vanquished by a cold
When winter rolls around, illness can be something of a common setback when you’re maintaining your exercise routine. One of the many benefits associated with regular exercise is an improved immune system, which will help you to recover faster, and ensure you’re less likely to suffer from illnesses in the first place.
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If you do find yourself coming down with something, try starting your routine off with gentler activities, to ensure you’re keeping to good habits. Sticking largely to your regular routine will make it much easier for you to fall back into a program once you have recovered.
- Make the most of it
If you wake up thinking that the world is too cold, and you’re too tired to get out of bed, this is probably a sign that you need to come up with more ways to motivate yourself. At lunchtime, when you’re at work, throw on a coat and go out for a walk, regardless of the weather. If you have a meeting planned, walk there instead of driving.
Get involved with yoga classes or boxing routines in your lunchtime, or see if your company would consider leasing their own fitness equipment through Hire Fitness Ireland. Exercise doesn’t have to be restricted to one time of the day, it can be spread across any moment that you have to yourself.
Hire Fitness offers you gym quality fitness equipment for hire for periods of 4 weeks or more with delivery to your door, installation in the room of your choice and basic instruction to get you started.
The equipment range includes treadmills, cross trainers, exercise bikes, vibration plates and rowing machines.
To celebrate the start of the new year, Hire Fitness Ireland is offering YOU the chance to win a piece of fitness equipment, worth around €150, to use for 4 weeks which will be delivered and set up for you, so all you have to do is concentrate on getting fit in 2015.
How to Enter
All you have to do is answer this question correctly and you will automatically be entered into the draw.
Leave your answer in the comments below, tweet the answer along with the hashtag: #BeautHireFitness or find us on Facebook and answer, like and share!
Do all three and TRIPLE your chances of winning.
Question
Maintaining physical fitness requires major lifestyle changes?
TRUE or FALSE?
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Competition is open to residents of the island of Ireland (North and South), entrants must be over 18, no cash alternative is possible, our decision is final, entries will be accepted until 11.59pm Monday 19th January 2015. Good luck!
This competition is now closed.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TWO WINNERS:
Commenter - Melanie Dinneen, January 17th @17.13
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Commenter - Trudy, January 12th @18.20
