Jason R. Price

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3 Go-To Workouts for Busy Days

Life can get busy but it’s still a priority of mine to get to the gym and get in my workouts. Sometimes traveling for business or depending on where I’m working can take me out of my routine, but I know that being consistent is ultimately what is going to make the difference. You have to win each day and the days compound over time. Here are three of my go-to workouts for busy days:

1. Quick gym workout

Sometimes if time is limited, I’ll go to the gym anyway and do some circuit training. This usually means I find a machine for each muscle group and rep to failure for 2 – 3 sets for each exercise.

2. At home

If I can’t make it to the gym, I’ll find a way to get 30 minutes of cardio in for the day or break it up into two 15-minute sessions which could be a walk or jog, or both. This might also include sit-ups and pushups in-between meetings.

3. Online

My last go-to workout for busy days is using my phone to find a training session led by a fitness trainer. Apple offers Fitness+ which is a pretty good program with a wide variety of workouts that can be done from home.

I have always believed that getting in a workout session is more important than the quality. Just showing up enables me to keep the momentum going enough to where the quality will emerge from the routine.

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3 Reasons I Started Tracking My Spending​

I’ve excelled the most in my fitness and working out at the gym when I take the time to track exercises, the weight I’m lifting and reps. I also have found that consistency is the victory, and most people have a hard time following through. Tracking keeps me consistent, so I have expanded my tracking beyond the gym and track my daily habits of reading and other areas of personal growth. I also track our family spending and here are a few reasons why:

1. Follow our budget

We use our budget as a monthly plan. If I don’t track our spending, I have no idea how we are doing on our monthly plan.

2. Proactively spend our money and see trends

Tracking our spending helps me ensure we are in the driver’s seat and proactively spending our money on the things that are meaningful. Tracking helps us see trends overtime and identify areas we need to watch closer or change.

3. Ensure we hit our financial goals

The primary reason we have a budget and track spending is so that we can ensure we use our resources towards the most important priorities of giving, saving and investing.

Tracking takes a little bit of effort, but it’s easy once established. You can make tracking easy by using software like YNAB which automatically imports transactions from your financial institutions so you can easily assign them to categories.

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3 Ways I Balance Indulgence with Healthy Eating

Who doesn’t love some indulgence from time to time? I love to eat junk food, pizza, burgers, you name it. I have realized though that consistency is the victory, so I want to be more consistent with a healthy diet than with indulgence. For me, here are 3 ways I balance indulgence with healthy eating:

1. Cheat days

I like the concept of a cheat day or cheat meals. We all have to have a little fun, right? So I look to a meal or two on the weekend where I can eat for fun or be guilt-free. In other words, I practice health during the week and I let my guard down a little bit on the weekend.

2. Moderation

Remember that most things are okay with moderation. Again, I follow the above principle, but I know that a little bit of dye in a glass of water is much different than a little bit of dye in a swimming pool. Dilute with healthy choices.

3. Grace

Overall, I want to be directionally correct, but I’m not going to become so absorbed with healthy eating that I can’t enjoy a little bit of life – I give myself grace. And I know that I can’t be on 100% of the time. Planning ahead is definitely best when you are away from home, at the office or traveling – which means meal prep. But at the same time, I’d prefer most of my plate to be healthy and give myself grace if the situation just doesn’t lend itself to a being on 100%.

Those are some quick thoughts on what I’m doing to balance indulgence with healthy eating.

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