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Create a Routine
5. Save enough money to hire a cleaning service. That way, you won't spend your weekends cleaning. Want to know how to fund it? Easy. Just cut out the little extras that cost you big bucks. For example, borrow videos from the library instead of renting them. Brew your own coffee instead of hitting Starbucks. Pack your lunch, color your own hair, cook your own gourmet dinner instead of heading to a restaurant. The sacrifices will be worth it when you walk into your home and see and smell the cleanliness. Now you have time to enjoy your weekend!6. Get out of bed at the same time as during the week. We often have great intentions to be active on the weekend -- that is, until we sleep in until noon. When you lose half the day to the covers, it's hard to find time for fun and exercise. Make it a habit to get out of bed the same time on weekends as during the week. In addition to freeing up more time for your weekend fitness forays, you'll also regulate your body clock better. Once your body gets used to a regular wake and sleep schedule, you'll fall asleep faster, feel more refreshed when you wake, and avoid that Monday morning "hungover" feeling.
7. Go for a walk first thing in the morning. Head out the door before the Sunday newspaper, rolls, and coffee. Walking first thing in the morning ensures you fit in your workout. Once you return, you'll feel invigorated and be more likely to move more during the rest of the day.
8. Make nature part of your weekend worship routine. For many of us, the great outdoors has a way of sparking our love of life and God. So don't limit the family ritual to a trip to the church or synagogue; add in a weekly family walk through the park or woods or desert, either before or after services. It will lift your heart, as well as exercise it!
9. Always commit one day to fun. Never, ever let errands and work spread to both Saturday and Sunday. Whether you live alone or with a family, pick one of those days and go to a water park, take a hike in the mountains, or spend the day playing softball, badminton, or other games in the backyard. You and your companions will soon look forward to this day, devoted not to formal exercise but to fun activities you can do together.
10. Match your time watching sports with playing sports. Too many men -- and women! -- have become addicted to watching sports on television. So we issue you this challenge: For every hour you watch sports on TV, commit to 30 minutes of doing a sport or some other exercise. Gradually increase the ratio to one-to-one; that is, an hour watching, an hour doing. For all the joys of major league sports, nothing compares to hitting a home run, scoring a goal, making a birdie, finishing the race, or winning the tennis match yourself.
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