{"id":270,"date":"2018-03-10T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T06:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celinelowe.com\/?p=270"},"modified":"2018-03-10T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T06:09:18","slug":"march-towards-balance-week-1-making-things-achievable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celinelowe.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/10\/march-towards-balance-week-1-making-things-achievable\/","title":{"rendered":"March Towards Balance &#8211; Week 1: Making Things Achievable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Change is always a challenge, so when I moved to Canterbury with Jeremy in August last year I found that it was incredibly difficult to keep to a routine. I had to find new ways to get to work, a new schedule for meal prepping, and a new schedule for exercising. Lots of things fell by the wayside as the holiday season came upon us; not to mention all the new responsibilities that came with\u00a0becoming\u00a0 my own boss at the beginning of this year.<\/p>\n<p>So now that the holidays are well and truly over and my new business responsibilities have become less new. I&#8217;ve decided to use March to do the following things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boxing once a week at 6.30pm on Thursday afternoon,<\/li>\n<li>Leave work by 6pm (6:30pm on Thursdays)<\/li>\n<li>Eat my lunch outside of work<\/li>\n<li>A day of going to work using public transport and incidental exercise<\/li>\n<li>2 x 15 mins of light to moderate cardiovascular exercise a week<\/li>\n<li>2 x 15 mins of strength exercise a week<\/li>\n<li>1 x 10 min meditation a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am aware of how small each of these steps are, but I think combined they have made the first week of March feel like a success!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>So how did I go this week?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to report that I managed to complete all but one of these activities (I did not complete a second set of strength exercise this week). Here are a few things I&#8217;ve learned:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Setting clear boundaries is a good for focus<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have found that setting a time for leaving work and leaving work during my lunch hour has made me focus more during my set work hours. I find that I am more mindful about how I spend my time during work.<\/p>\n<p><i><u>Be flexible with how you achieve your goals<\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Rather than spending my train ride playing Candy Crush on my phone, I completed my 10 minute meditation on the train this week. It was the first time I have ever meditated outside of the house and I found it equally effective and a good way to start the day, Also, rather than completing my second\u00a0 strengthening exercises (just because I have to tick a box) I decided to do some stretching instead. I have added one lot stretching to my list of things to do next week instead of two lots of strength based exercise.<\/p>\n<p>When I completed my routine experiment last year, I found that making small changes to improve the activity as you go can make the habit last longer. This week the main change I&#8217;m implementing is upping my protein intake, particularly after a strength exercise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change is always a challenge, so when I moved to Canterbury with Jeremy in August last year I found that it was incredibly difficult to keep to a routine. 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