With the pressures of daily life, sometimes working out regularly can become difficult for a working mom. The excessive stress at the office, coupled with the stress of taking care of their family, sometimes makes it impossible to stick to a weight loss plan.
That said, don’t let stress become an excuse for avoiding exercises altogether! Every one of us has only 24 hours allotted in a day, so if you can fit in all of your daily activities within that 24-hour period, how is it that you cannot find time for exercises? Don’t you brush teeth, or take a shower everyday?
Why do you do these? Because they are part of your daily routine.
You know that if you don’t brush your teeth regularly, you will suffer from tooth decay.
Similarly, if you don’t take a shower regularly, you will have skin diseases and smell.
But do you know that if you don’t workout regularly, you will become fat and more succesptible to disease?
If not, you’re probably living in cave. (and I’m not sure how you got an internet connection?)
It is not right to use the ‘lack of time’ as an excuse for avoiding exercises.
Let’s be honest here: you are probably either afraid of exercises or just don’t know where to start…In either case, these Top 4 Fitness Tips for the Working Mom will help you achieve your fitness goals!
1. Find a friend to workout with: Working out alone is not always an enjoyable experience. However, if you can have a friend workout with you, chances are that you will start loving your workouts instead of hating them. That’s why exercise programs like bootcamps and crossfit have become so popular! If you know another working mom who has the same fitness goals as you, then keep each other accountable!
2. Get an IPOD or download music to your phone: Take an IPOD with you whenever you hit the gym. This is a great way of kicking out the boredom out of your workout routine! Also, having headphones in your ears is a polite way of saying “I’m busy working out, leave me alone!” Music is motivating which is why great tunes are always pumping loud in my gym.
3. Do what you love: There are exercises that you probably don’t love to do and if you force yourself to do these exercises it is only a matter of time before you become bored with them. If, instead, you find exercises that you actually love, then it becomes easier!
4. Start it slow: If you have never exercised in life, it is only natural that you will be afraid to hit the gym or start an exercise program like my fitness bootcamps. Ignore people who say that you have to exercise daily in order to lose weight. Instead, try to take it easy: start by working out for only 25 minutes per day, for three or four days a week. As your body gets accustomed to your new workout routine, you can scale up the intensity of your workouts!
Remember for change to happen, change has to occur. Make yourself a priority.
Get out, get active and step out of your comfort zone and into the best shape of your life.
You can do it, I’m there to help.
Committed to your fitness success,
Derek Kuryliw, Fitness & Nutrition Coach
www.LiveFitBootcamps.com
