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<p>By Brian Foley from Activate Fitness</p>
<h3>We&rsquo;ve found Activate clients usually like to refocus on their goals as summer draws to a close, so here are some tips for autumn health and fitness.</h3>
<p>Something about the season change always motivates people to create a routine that usually lasts from now until the holidays.</p>
<p>With all the change and flux over the past 18 months, your routine might be a little different this year. However, that&rsquo;s no reason to avoid revisiting your goals. As always, we&rsquo;re here to help. At Activate we&rsquo;re challenging ourselves to do Goal Review Sessions with as many members as possible in the next six weeks.<br />We&rsquo;d love to sit down with you to make a plan. If there are any new challenges in your life &#8211; working from home, lack of child care, etc &#8211; we can help you find ways to prioritise your health and fitness.</p>
<h3>Here are a few simple things to keep making progress:</h3>
<h3>1. Schedule your workouts</h3>
<p>Things are going to get busy in September so pull out your calendar and schedule your workouts. Once you have them booked, treat them like important appointments that can&rsquo;t be moved. This is key to building your routine as kids go back to school and job stress increases.</p>
<h3>2. Get fitness out of the way earlier in the day</h3>
<p>Most people find that getting a workout in early in the day &ldquo;sets them up&rdquo;. This can be true, but having that non-negotiable time is vital regardless of whether its morning or evening. If you tend to get to the afternoon slump and the idea of a workout slips down the list of priorities and sometimes doesn&rsquo;t happen at all, start working out before work and stop it becoming an issue!</p>
<h3>3. Pack your gym bag the night before</h3>
<p>This is a small thing, but it&rsquo;s super effective. If you&rsquo;re scrambling in the morning, the kids are crazy, and you&rsquo;re running late, you might say &ldquo;forget it&rdquo; to fitness if you have to pack a bag. But if it&rsquo;s sitting by the door, all you have to do is grab it. Better yet, put it in the car, so there&rsquo;s no chance you forget it. An emergency measure: Always leave some &ldquo;backup&rdquo; clean workout gear and shoes in the car or at the office, so you&rsquo;re covered if you ever forget the gym bag.</p>
<h3>4. Prioritise nutrition and rest</h3>
<p>If you&rsquo;re feeling burned out, you can do wonders for your health just by eating well and getting a little extra sleep. Resist the urge to order the 10pm pizza. Get healthy meals planned and then get to bed on time &#8211; or even earlier if you&rsquo;re feeling run down. If you absolutely can&rsquo;t find time to work out, sleep and nutrition become even more important.</p>
<h3>5. Get some healthy snacks</h3>
<p>Many trips through the drive-through are caused by hunger and desperation. You can often avoid them by getting some healthy options in place so you&rsquo;re prepared when hunger strikes. Maybe keep a box of low-sugar, high-protein bars at the office, or put a few healthy frozen meals on an &ldquo;emergency shelf&rdquo; in the freezer. You can always keep fresh fruits and veggies on hand, but a few non-perishable backups will help you double down on healthy eating when time is tight.</p>
<h3>6. Tell your coach how you&rsquo;re doing</h3>
<p>We are here for you! If you&rsquo;re having a great day, let us know. If you&rsquo;re struggling, we want to know about that too because communication is critical. This will help us tailor our service to give you exactly what you need each day.</p>
<p>Now is the best time of year to set yourself up for solid routine as winter draws closer. If the pandemic has thought us anything, it&rsquo;s that health and fitness should be an integral part of our lives.</p>


Top tips for autumn health and fitness

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