Full Cooked Breakfast And A Shot Of Caffeine
My usual weekly routine was thrown out last week, as I had three early mornings, (getting up at 6am is early enough for me) two business breakfasts and a trip up to London. Consequently I didn’t manage to get out for my usual exercise and wasn’t eating the healthiest of diets. Topped off with a weekend of family socialising.
I’m so glad that I don’t work in the City any more, or have to commute from home to office each day with the early morning starts, packed trains and delays. Doing that day in day out doesn’t make it easy to fit in a healthy routine when you’re grabbing a coffee to get you going after an early start, nipping out for a quick sandwich or fast, fatty food lunch and far from inclined to exercise that early in the morning or late when you return home.
If you’re stuck in the weekly commuting rut, you need to make sure you’re still planning time in your day to make sure that you’re not spending most of your time sitting at your desk or on the tub. Even small things like walking to the office from the train station instead of getting the tube or bus. Using the stairs at work instead of cramming yourself into the lift/elevator. Get out for a walk or run at lunchtime. Great if you have showers at work but even a brisk walk and some fresh air at lunchtime can make a difference. Get up from your desk and walk round to talk to a colleague, instead of picking up the phone or sending an email to someone who works in the same building as you.
Switch your drinks. I don’t know about you but I can’t take too much coffee or too late, unlike some people who seem to knock back endless cups throughout the day. Drink plenty of water in between your cups of coffee. Try decaffeinated after lunch or switch to tea. How about an occasional herbal tea? – they don’t all taste like dishwater and can be refreshing in themselves. If you mostly survive on sandwich lunches or business breakfasts (too many of those isn’t going to help your waistline), then take in some fruit and veg to munch on throughout the day and have healthy, home cooked meals when you can.
At least this week I can get back to normal ...
I’m so glad that I don’t work in the City any more, or have to commute from home to office each day with the early morning starts, packed trains and delays. Doing that day in day out doesn’t make it easy to fit in a healthy routine when you’re grabbing a coffee to get you going after an early start, nipping out for a quick sandwich or fast, fatty food lunch and far from inclined to exercise that early in the morning or late when you return home.
If you’re stuck in the weekly commuting rut, you need to make sure you’re still planning time in your day to make sure that you’re not spending most of your time sitting at your desk or on the tub. Even small things like walking to the office from the train station instead of getting the tube or bus. Using the stairs at work instead of cramming yourself into the lift/elevator. Get out for a walk or run at lunchtime. Great if you have showers at work but even a brisk walk and some fresh air at lunchtime can make a difference. Get up from your desk and walk round to talk to a colleague, instead of picking up the phone or sending an email to someone who works in the same building as you.
Switch your drinks. I don’t know about you but I can’t take too much coffee or too late, unlike some people who seem to knock back endless cups throughout the day. Drink plenty of water in between your cups of coffee. Try decaffeinated after lunch or switch to tea. How about an occasional herbal tea? – they don’t all taste like dishwater and can be refreshing in themselves. If you mostly survive on sandwich lunches or business breakfasts (too many of those isn’t going to help your waistline), then take in some fruit and veg to munch on throughout the day and have healthy, home cooked meals when you can.
At least this week I can get back to normal ...
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