The 'best' time to workout is often different for business owners

If you’re a business owner with a hectic schedule but want to build muscle and lose fat then what is the best time of the day to workout to do this and still be able to run your business efficiently?There are people that swear by a morning workout followed by an ice bath to get you motivated for the day.There’s also many people that love to finish their day with a storming session at the gym to end the day by getting out all their stress in the gym.Business owners don’t have the luxury of leaving their work at the office.  Many days they will take work home or finish late to get a project done.  This is also true for managers and executives.Since their days are often prone to unpredictable changes to workload, a business owner’s best time to workout may also differ from day to day.

Personal Health VS Business Health

It’s often the case that there will be a choice to make between finishing a task and working out.  Since working out doesn’t pay the bills or generate profit a business owner will often opt for the Business Health choice and put off training.However this quickly develops into a habit and acceptable trade off.  The problem is that after a while the business owner starts to gain more body fat and becomes increasingly unhappy with their progress and how they look.This affects their mood and health which results in lower productivity at work.  Ironically, what started as a choice to generate more profit actually results in less profit.

The right time to workout and the right place

Now that it’s more accepted to work from home it’s also becoming more acceptable to workout from home.Over the lockdown many people invested in home gyms and equipment to keep up their exercise.The issue is that home workouts can be incredibly boring.  Over lockdown I developed my Hybrid Coaching program to make working out from home both enjoyable and productive to combat this problem.However many people tried to go it alone and that kit is now gathering dust in their garage or corner of the living room.  Untouched since the first week it arrived.The issue, as with gym workouts is that there was no buffer to signal a change of state.  Home workouts were sandwiched between Zoom meetings and often were cut short by overrunning.Now lockdown has ended gym workouts create a small buffer because of travel time but again the time devoted can be cut short due to deadlines and unfinished projects. 

Identifying the right time to workout for you, the business owner