Schedule Classes to Enforce Regimen
In about fifteen minutes I’ll hop into my car and head over to the gym for the third Body Pump class in my life and one of the main drivers to my resurgence to working on a more regular basis. See, my gym offers free classes to Premium members, which means residents of the area pay $30 a month instead of $25 a month, and, an active frugalist, I try to take advantage of these as much as possible because they take the thinking out of working out!
The main impetus to signing up for this class was that it was a good hour-long mix of aerobic and anaerobic workout but it also enforced a strict regimen. By signing up for this class every Tuesday and Thursday, I guarantee that I will feel obligated to go to this class that is limited to twenty attendees. There is a waitlist but why would I not take advantage of my coveted spot!?
This feeling of responsibility is something that is very difficult to self-generate when you first start back up with a workout regimen and one of the reasons so many books and experts recommend working out with a friend. Since very few of my friends (or my wife) have the benefit of being able to work out during the day, and none of my friends work out at my gym, this is the next best thing!
So, consider signing up for a few classes if you can and you never know what you’ll learn!
