Don\u2019t believe me? A study done showed that the\u00a0average American has roughly 4.5 hours of free time everyday.<\/strong> Screen time Number one excuse for not working out is lack of timeBut that\u2019s a lie. Don\u2019t believe me? A study done showed that the\u00a0average American has roughly 4.5 hours of free time everyday.That\u2019s WAY more time that I thought I had everyday! How is it possible? Screen timeThat\u2019s right, time being spent in front of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_wp_attached_file":null,"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":null,"_wp_attachment_metadata":null,"_elementor_code":null,"_elementor_location":null,"_elementor_priority":null,"import_errors":null,"import_feed_limit":null,"import_info":null,"import_post_content":null,"import_post_status":null,"import_post_title":null,"import_post_type":null,"imported_items_count":null,"imported_items_hash":null,"last_run":null,"last_run_id":null,"source":null,"_menu_item_classes":null,"_menu_item_menu_item_parent":null,"_menu_item_object":null,"_menu_item_object_id":null,"_menu_item_target":null,"_menu_item_type":null,"_menu_item_url":null,"_menu_item_xfn":null,"_wp_old_date":null,"_has_fluentform":null,"_encloseme":null,"_oembed_0adae7e862bca11131c6787f8be710b3":null,"_oembed_1ac191dbaa745b6d2afe1f9df8974842":null,"_oembed_22bf6e6fc6bbe1cb9b3f46587b2d284e":null,"_oembed_400e0583f10c9af064d1d27d296af1ac":null,"_oembed_67135f6a2a81f6972572b7b9daf5de41":null,"_oembed_af23f4638c415d32b8ddb54cdfc7eb43":null,"_oembed_c91bb95746f43b53cfc236318dcde2f3":null,"_oembed_ed5df8101219fab1e558a75871d8bcf8":null,"_oembed_fbe77649558e75c65ee10fe60e8e9b36":null,"_oembed_time_0adae7e862bca11131c6787f8be710b3":null,"_oembed_time_1ac191dbaa745b6d2afe1f9df8974842":null,"_oembed_time_22bf6e6fc6bbe1cb9b3f46587b2d284e":null,"_oembed_time_400e0583f10c9af064d1d27d296af1ac":null,"_oembed_time_67135f6a2a81f6972572b7b9daf5de41":null,"_oembed_time_af23f4638c415d32b8ddb54cdfc7eb43":null,"_oembed_time_c91bb95746f43b53cfc236318dcde2f3":null,"_oembed_time_ed5df8101219fab1e558a75871d8bcf8":null,"_pingme":null,"_wp_old_slug":null,"feedzy":"1","feedzy_item_author":"Devin Gage","feedzy_item_url":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/myth-i-dont-have-time-to-workout\/","feedzy_job":"1510","feedzy_job_time":"1620072045","_elementor_screenshot":null,"wprss_feed_image":null,"wprss_feed_is_updating":null,"wprss_last_update":null,"wprss_last_update_items":null,"wprss_limit":null,"wprss_site_url":null,"wprss_url":null,"wprss_best_image":null,"wprss_feed_id":null,"wprss_images":null,"wprss_item_author":null,"wprss_item_author_email":null,"wprss_item_author_link":null,"wprss_item_date":null,"wprss_item_enclosure":null,"wprss_item_enclosure_type":null,"wprss_item_permalink":null,"wprss_item_source_name":null,"wprss_item_source_url":null,"wprss_template_type":null,"_edit_last":null,"_edit_lock":null,"_wp_trash_meta_status":null,"_wp_trash_meta_time":null,"_elementor_conditions":null,"_elementor_controls_usage":null,"_elementor_css":null,"_elementor_data":null,"_elementor_edit_mode":null,"_elementor_global_widget_included_posts":null,"_elementor_page_settings":null,"_elementor_pro_version":null,"_elementor_screenshot_failed":null,"_elementor_template_type":null,"_elementor_template_widget_type":null,"_elementor_version":null,"_wp_page_template":null,"_wp_desired_post_slug":null,"rank_math_analytic_object_id":null,"rank_math_internal_links_processed":"1","rank_math_seo_score":null,"_thumbnail_id":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gagestrengthtraining.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
That\u2019s WAY more time that I thought I had everyday! How is it possible?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s right, time being spent in front of a screen takes up the majority of our free time. Before you say \u201cI don\u2019t watch TV\u201d this also includes computers, tablets, and phones.\u00a0
Don\u2019t believe me?\u00a0
The study excluded essential activities from \u201cfree time\u201d which wasn\u2019t taken into account in other studies. So grocery shopping, showering, child care, commuting, and getting ready for work were not counted as \u201cfree time.\u201d
Cooking was counted as part of free time.\u00a0
It\u2019s pretty easy to see how fast time flies when in front of a screen. I\u2019m as guilty as anyone for mindlessly scrolling through Instagram for \u201c5 minutes\u201d when in reality it turns into 20, 30, or even 40 minutes. Or \u201cjust one more episode\u201d is another easy to quickly burn through 2-3 of those hours.
Let\u2019s not even get started on video games.\u00a0
So, if you don\u2019t believe you have time for exercise, take a look at how much time you spend watching TV, on your computer, and on your phone. Nowadays, you can get a report that tells you how much time you spend on each device or even your app. You can go into an app, like Instagram, and set a reminder to tell you how much time you\u2019ve spent on it. I have mine set for an hour per day.\u00a0
Excess screen time has been shown to have really negative effects on mental health, while exercise has been shown to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing.\u00a0
So here is your action plan.\u00a0
Set limits on all of your social media apps and get reminders for screen time on your electronics.<\/strong>\u00a0An hour a day for social media is a good start, especially if you have to use if for work. Then set weekly reminders and try to lower it a little bit each week.\u00a0Limit TV to an hour per day. You don\u2019t need to watch more than that.\u00a0
An hour of social media, and hour of TV, and that leaves 2.5 hours to exercise and cook healthy meals. That is more than enough time for both of those activities because even on a rushed day, you can get a good workout in 20 minutes and cook a decent meal for a family in 30 minutes.\u00a0
If you don\u2019t have time to drive to the gym and have limited time to cook, do one of GST\u2019s virtual workouts and buy Rachel Ray\u2019s 365: No Repeats which has 365 30-minute meals.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"