Hello and welcome to 4-Minute Friday where I share, in four minutes or less, the latest things I’m doing to enhance my health, save money, and make day-to-day life easier and more enjoyable.
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Quote I’m Pondering:
“True freedom is spending time with people whom you can be 100% yourself around.”
If you’ve recently felt this way, it’ll strike a chord.
We are always meeting new people and going through the awkward “getting-to-know-you” phase which is a normal part of life.
However, if I were to ask you to name 1-3 people you lose track of time with because you can be 100% your authentic self, hopefully it wouldn’t take long for you to rattle them off.
Maybe it’s family, close friends, or coworkers.
Prioritize spending more time with these people.
Life is better that way.
If you feel yourself putting on a façade and trying to fit in, ask yourself what the situation would be like if you were more authentically you.
If you don’t feel as if those around you would accept that side of you, I recommend spending less time in those situations.
We only get so much time in this life, spend it with those who accept you for you.
Anything outside of that is time poorly invested.
What I’m Prioritizing:
Full body strength training and zone 2 cardio.
With limited time during the week due to work priorities and busy weekends because of normal life occurrences, I’m doubling down on these two types of exercise more than ever.
Is this the “optimal” way to exercise if I were going for maximal gains?
No, probably not.
However, many people get bogged down by this “optimal” word and if they can’t reach that benchmark, decide to do nothing at all.
Which is hard for me to wrap my head around.
Why not do something (anything, really), progress your fitness, and then get back to your normal programming when life slows back down?
Just 2-3 days of full-body strength training with a focused intensity and 2-3 days of zone 2 cardio will do exactly that.
Prioritizing progressive overload (adding more weight than the week before) and maintaining your aerobic base with zone 2 cardio is more than sufficient to keep you healthier than 99% of people out there.
The mark to gain that title has never been lower.
Try it out.
Meal Prep Hack:
Buy a rice cooker.
I recently started using a rice cooker during my Sunday meal prep extravaganzas and boy has it been a game changer.
The need to use a pot of boiling water, constantly checking in to see if the rice is cooked and muttering off a few profanities when the pot boils over is taken completely out of the equation.
With a rice cooker, you simply toss in a couple cups of rice, fill with the necessary amount of water, and turn it on.
Then 20-30 minutes later, you’re left with perfectly cooked rice that you can even store in the rice cooker for up to 24 hours.
I learned on the internet that you can even throw in ground meat and spices alongside your rice for an all-in-one, time saving, protein-packed meal prep.
That’ll be next up on my list.
What else?
Your local gym is open on Friday… take that how you wish.
Post next week on the beloved equation: CICO… if you don’t know what this means, tune in. And even if you do, you’ll likely gather some practical insights to apply.
Being yourself = attracting those who enjoy you for you.
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DISCLAIMER
- This is NOT Medical advice. Consult your medical professional before starting any supplement, diet regimen, or workout program.