And it reminded me of something I hear a lot:
“What’s the point… it’s only a minute.”
That’s exactly what most people think.
Because we’ve got this idea that exercise has to be an hour.
A “Proper” session.
Sweaty.
All or nothing.
And if we haven’t got an hour… we do nothing.
That’s the problem.
Because that 1 minute?
It’s not nothing.
When you hold a squat (or a wall sit like I was)…
you’re effectively holding around 60–70% of your bodyweight.
So if you’re 70kg… that’s like holding 40–50kg.
For a minute.
That’s not “nothing”…
that’s like standing there holding a heavy suitcase… and just not putting it down.
Now do that 5 times across the day.
That’s 5 minutes.
Do that across the week…
That’s 35 minutes.
From “just a minute.”
And that’s before you add anything else in.
A few squats while the kettle’s boiling
Wall push ups in the kitchen
Standing up and sitting down from the chair a few times
Nothing fancy.
But it adds up.
Think of it like this…
Holding that wall sit is like carrying a load of shopping bags.
Or…
About 300 tins of mackerel
The point is…
You don’t need perfect.
You don’t need an hour.
You don’t need to “wait until you’ve got time.”
You just need to start.
Because once you start…
it’s a lot easier to keep going.
And right now, with my knee…
(4 weeks post surgery after doing my meniscus and ACL playing football)
I’m not doing everything.
But I am doing something.
Wall sits
Upper body
Little bits here and there
Focusing on what I can do…
Because that keeps strength there.
Keeps me moving.
Puts me in a better position to recover.
And that’s exactly how this works.
Not all or nothing.
Just something.
Done often.
Because those little minutes…
They add up way more than the “perfect” hour you keep putting off.
And if you’re someone who knows what to do…
but struggles to actually do it consistently…
That’s exactly what we help with on the 28 Day Kickstart.
For women 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+ and beyond who pretty much know what to do but need the plan and accountability to do it
Matt