EXERCISING AROUND OUR CHILDREN -My top 3 tips

There is no getting away from the fact that it was a lot easier to schedule exercise in without children in the mix (whether you chose to do that or not). I am not saying there are no other barriers to exercise but sorting childcare or just finding the time to get out to the gym is a little trickier when you have a whole other person fully relying on you.

But we make this more complicated than it needs to be and a lot of this is down to the narrative within the industry about exercising to control your body weight. When you are only looking at exercise as a means to burn as many calories as possible then you miss out on all the real ways in which exercise enriches your life.

So as a mum of 3 I thought I would tell you how I manage to get any exercise in. I don’t get as much exercise in as I used or would hope for sometimes. I have struggled with the juggle of 3 children with different needs over these 3 years so exercise has sometimes taken a back seat but I get what I need in by using these tips.

Short Workouts

whoever, convinced us that a workout was only worth it if we left the gym after at the very least an hour, a sweaty mess, legs shaking has a lot to answer for. I schedule in 30 mins workouts , 20 mins workouts, 10 min workouts and sometimes I get down on the floor for 5 mins and work on mobility. Will this method lead you to compete in the Olympics? No, however, it will help with stiffness, building strength and improving your sleep. I would say that is worth 5 or more minutes of your time.

Start and Stop

Have you started a workout then your child has woken up from their nap so you have thought ‘why bother?’. We have all been there, however, there is nothing stopping you from picking up from where you stopped when you find yourself with some more time to spare. This is the beauty of working out at home and not using much equipment. Doing a 60 min workout throughout the day will still have benefits and you will feel good for moving about.

Keep it simple

When you know you have 30 mins before the baby wakes from a nap or the latest Go Jetters episode ends then the last you want to be doing is wasting time setting up equipment or getting changed out of what you have on. I workout in my pyjamas, dresses, underwear (you get the picture). Keep your workouts simple, make sure you don’t need a lot of room and minimal if any equipment ( it is amazing what you can do with 1 resistance band)

If you are not sure what workouts to do then for a limited time I have A Mighty Mama at Home workout programme which consists of 4 30 min strength workouts and 1 HIIT workout. I have designed these workouts so that you can make them last 30 min or 10 mins and you could add them together. You can workout live with me on a Thursday as I take you through how I do each exercise or do it in your own time. Click here to purchase this one off programme