Hello
Wow, it's been ages since I last posted I'll make no
apologies for the fact that life took over, I got busy & blogging was not
high up on my list of priorities. But now the evenings are drawing in and
I have my eldest settled at school I have found my mind returning to
blogging. I started this blog because I wanted to do something for
myself. I felt as thought I had lost my own identity in being a wife
& mother lately those feelings have crept back in so having just finished a
20min work out (another little resolution I have made for myself) I thought,
why not write one of those blog posts that has been rattling around in the back
of my head for a while.
Let me tell you more about my new exercise program
- ha ha that sounds so regimented. Before Child (BC) I used to do an
exercise class once a week aerobics or Pilate's and lead quite an active
lifestyle. I am naturally, by virtue of good genes, very slim (a little
too slim if I’m honest) and then after 9months of awful morning sickness with
my 1st child I was very very very thin & not in a good way. I was too
afraid to exercise in case I lost yet more weight - which I just couldn't
afford to do. I know its a problem most Mums' would kill for but trust me
its not pleasant & I am convinced just as bad for my health as being over
weight. I thought that all the running up and down stairs after children
& weight lifting with a toddlers & school bags would be enough to keep
me fit. However, after several years of no proper exercise my limbs
started to feel weak.
I decided I needed to tone up but how do you
get to an exercise class with children in tow or when you are shattered in the
evenings. Oh & of course I can't afford an exercise class
anyway. So after giving it some thought & armed with nothing more
than a yoga mat & a laptop I tried to find an exercise program that would
work for me.
I quickly settled on Pilates as my ideal exercise
method - all about muscle strength and core stability rather than fat burning.
I also decided that I needed to be realistic about how much time I would have
for exercise & when I could fit this into my day. 20mins during nap time
seemed achievable so, I fired up youtube typed in
"20 minute pilates workout" and I found a
great video straight away! I have been using it ever since. I have
dug around on youtube for other videos' and found searching by the time you
have available "5/10/20/30 minute" yields great results. I have
already noticed the benefits too I feel my posture improving & I feel
energized after my workouts. As if that wasn't good enough as I boasted
to my husband the other day I can now snap off the excess stalks on the
Broccoli in the supermarket! What a thrill! So not only am I
exercising for free at my own convenience I am saving money on broccoli as a
result lol.
Should you need a little more motivation than my wonderful
Broccoli experience (snigger) can I recommend following my friend Marion on twitter. Marion is a personal
trainer and re-tweets lots of interesting articles & motivational tips - I
thoroughly recommend her.
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