Okay, moms, spoiler alert!! We can actually stay in shape, even with our ridiculously busy schedules, no gym required! Don’t believe me? Well, it’s true, but fair warning, you’re going to need to get a little sneaky -- and I don’t mean sneaking cookies from the cookie jar.
The key is to find ways to turn the things that you’re doing anyway into an opportunity to elevate your heart rate and boost your strength. Sure, working out for a certain amount of time, roughly 30 minutes, might be an optimal way to burn fat and tone up, but it’s not the only way. Focus on quality over quantity; after all, 10 minutes of giving it all you’ve got is better than even an hour of a half-hearted attempt at exercise.
Of course, opting to take the stairs instead of the elevator, or snagging a parking spot that’s farther away so you have to walk more, are good ways to add in some extra steps, but what else can you do to sneak in a workout? First, listen to MamaZen's Prioritize Wellness session in the Healthier Mommy Program to start shifting your mindset to a place that says it’s okay to do something that is for YOU once in a while! If you need to take some time for you and go for a walk, then it’s okay, but hey, #momlife is hectic, and often you just can’t find the time for fitness...until now.
The point is, you only get these moments with your kids for so long, don’t view them as a chore, view them as a blessing and find a way to get yourself moving in the process.
Need some extra oomph? Listen to MamaZen's Motivate Yourself to Move in the Healthier Mommy Program to learn how the daily choices we make are what can make the biggest changes in our lives. If you can stick to something consistently for just a few minutes each day and keep doing it, you’ll get much more out of it than if you did something for an hour each day, but then quit after just a week.
If you look at working out as something you can easily fit into your regular activities, as opposed to an additional thing you have to squeeze into your schedule, suddenly, exercising doesn’t seem quite so daunting. Remember to give any type of workout you do your all, and you’ll reap the rewards, even if it’s just for 10-minute sessions. For more great tips on how to be the best you and the best mom that you can be, make sure to check out the rest of our blog at MamaZen. It’s time to get moving, moms, but on your terms!
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