But I don't have any time to workout!!

We are busy people, the average North American works 39 hours per week, add to that an hour commute and you spend 53 hours a week working and traveling to and from work, then add in the odd business trip, conference, late night in the office we are looking at over 3,000 hours a year of work.

Let's do the math:

Hours in one year:  8,760
Work hours annually (including commute and 10% annual overtime): 3,031.60
Hours slept annually (6.7 hours per night is the North American average):  2,445.50
Hours of Housework annually (average is 15 hours per week): 780
Hours spent watching TV annually (average is 2.5 hours a day): 912.50

Leaving: 1590.4 hours a year, or 4.4 hours a day to take care of the kid's homework, walk the dog, doctor and dentist appointments, a run to the grocery store, god forbid a nap...there just isn't much time left in the day.

So how do you fit in a workout?

First of all we spend over 2 hours a day watching tv! I understand we all need time to unwind and relax after a hectic day but investing in a PVR or a Tivo will save you plenty of viewing time by fast-forwarding through the commercials. Record only the shows you absolutely love and watch them when you have free time.

It's recommended that everyone exercise 30-60 minutes most days of the week. We don't all have 30-60 minute chunks of time set aside, so split your workouts up throughout the day. Maybe you can squeeze in a 20 minute walk at lunch, wake up 30 minutes early and throw in an exercise DVD, instead of sitting in the stands watching the kids play soccer, walk around the perimeter of the field. It all adds up!

Make the most of your time at the gym. Perform compound exercises which work multiple muscle groups at once. Instead of just doing lunges, do a bicep curl or a shoulder press with each lunge.

Focus on the major muscle groups of the body: quads, glutes, hamstrings, chest, back and shoulders. Squats, leg press or lunges will cover the lower body, pushups work the chest as well as the triceps, overhead press works the shoulders and biceps and finally the low row or lat pulldown works the back. Do 2 - 3 sets 12-15 reps of these exercises, jump on a cardio machine for 20-30 minutes and you're done!

Find something you love to do.  It can be anything from ballroom dancing, tennis, hiking, ping pong, anything that you truly enjoy doing you will find the time to fit it into your schedule.

Get a workout buddy.  Find a like minded friend and make a play-date.  If you have to be accountable to someone else you are more apt to stick to it.

Make yourself a priority! We all give so much to our families, our friends, our coworkers, take the time to take care of yourself.