You most certainly can exercise when it’s raining!
It’s so easy to find excuses not to exercise or eat right. Excuses are easy to make but after a while who are you really trying to fool?
I woke up today and it was pitch black and raining hard, was my first reaction to jump out of bed and dive into action? Honestly, no, did I wish I could stay in bed a bit longer, of course. But I thought, I am not the only one getting up, I have a client getting up and coming to meet me. I was pleasantly surprised to see people out and about exercising, pumping away at the gym whilst the rain poured.
For gym members the hard part is getting to the gym. Whether you’ve woken up and it’s raining and miserable and you’d
rather stay in bed. Or if you’d rather go straight home from work and change into your warm pyjamas. The hurdle is getting yourself to the gym. Once you’re there it’s quite easy to get into the spirit of exercise plus you’re protected from the outside elements. Try making a deal with yourself. If you get yourself to the gym even though the weather is crappy, you will stay for less than half an hour then be on your way, it may even be a short circuit and as soon as you’ve completed it you’re done. I guarantee you will feel better for it.
Non gym members can use the excuse, it’s raining I can’t exercise outdoors. Well this may be true, conditions may be unsafe for you to train outdoors. However, this does not mean you can’t still do a workout. You can train anywhere, using minimal to no equipment. Here’s a sample for you:
(click on links for instructions)
20 x squats
20 x push ups
1 minute high knee jogging
x 4 -6 sets no rest in between
10-15 body rows
1 minute star jumps
x 4-6 sets no rest in between
20 x step ups
20 x tricep dips
20 x leg slides
x 4-6 sets no rest in between
Now there’s a quick circuit you can do without any equipment in the comfort of your home. Using body weight we combine both strength and cardio exercises to train the whole body. Depending on fitness levels and how hard you push you could easily achieve this within 20 minutes with some stretching at the end. remember to always warm up and mobilise first to reduce your risk of injury. You could do more or less sets or choose to break up the workout however you like. It just demonstrates that you don’t need a gym or lots of equipment to improve your fitness and strength.
Rain can certainly be a de-motivator when it comes to exercising, but should your body be deprived just because it’s a little wet outside? When you feel de-motivated first of all try and get it back (click here for some ideas) and focus. Focus on your goals and how you will feel after you have exercised. When all else fails don’t think just do it!
If you would like some more ideas about what you can do when rain spoils your fitness plan please feel free to contact me via the contact page.
Rain , rain go away come again…when it’s convenient to us 😉
Who likes rain? Ducks do. I thought i’d add this firstly as a joke to the person who annoys me with it (you know who you are!) and secondly for some reason kids love it. It’s like a trippy Playschool song!!