Depression stopping you from exercising? Always tired?

I understand. ​If you don't have the energy or motivation to exercise here's where to start.

Working out does help with depression but it can feel like the hardest thing in the world to do when you're down. You know the vicious cycle - you don't feel like exercising when you're depressed but you feel worse when you don't. Not moving actually messes up your hormones and makes depression worse - so you're even less likely to feel like it.

So what to do? When you're going through a depressive episode you can pick a tiny habit that you are 100% sure You can complete daily. Pick something so small that I can muster up the energy to do it no matter how I'm feeling. For example - it could be a 5 min stretch routine and/or walk around the block.

What you feel you can stick to will be very unique to you. A 30 min strength training session might be something you can do consistently every day if you're used to doing 2 hours, 4 times a week. Choose what works for you.

Your mission - should you choose to accept it - is -

1. Pick a habit you know 100% you will be able to do for the next 7 days NO MATTER how you're feeling
2. Write it down somewhere with 7 tick boxes or similar
3. Do it and tick it off each day
​4. Pick a new habit or extend the current one

​This helps three fold -
You get a dopamine hit once you've ticked off the task, however small.
Your body will be happy it moved! - bodies are supposed to be in motion a whole lot and will feel all wrong if it's not
You'll help regulate your blood sugar so you won't get so many food related low moods

​Of course, the more you exercise the more pronounced these outcomes are but... if you jump in the deep end with crazy intense workouts that leave you feeling like crap and unable to do anything the next day, your depression will kick your butt!

I promise if you start with something doable, you can build on it and start to have regular exercise as one of your buoyancy aids in the fight to stay afloat.

Checkout the 30 day fit & fabulous challenge. It's designed to work with your energy highs and lows.