Take the Pressure Off of Healthy Body Image
Sunday, September 5, 2010 Comments (0)
If you have a large shape and frame, take the pressure off yourself to look petite. Instead, focus on your strength.
If you have a large shape and frame, take the pressure off yourself to look petite. Instead, focus on your strength.
You’d think that exercise would help prevent headaches and make you feel like a superhero. But sometimes I have been hit so hard with a “workout headache” that it has made me think twice about sweatin’ it up on a regular basis.
Women just starting to get into a workout routine are more likely to stick with it and find a rhythm week after week if that routine is simple and involves as few pieces of extra equipment as possible.
At HappyFitMoms we believe in moving & happiness - Focus is king.
Happy Fit Moms is excited to announce that we will be chatting Beyonce's Personal Trainer on Twitter on September 14 at 9 am EST.
As summer draws to an end, it’s time to start thinking about your fall schedule. If you have kids starting school or returning, here are a few tips to guarantee an enjoyable September with low stress.
Women’s Health & Fitness Day is the nation’s largest annual health promotion event for women of all ages.
This is exactly why you should not get discouraged by those bikini-magazine-fitness-mag covers.
One of the biggest obstacles we find Moms have in trying to get exercise once they have the time is their kids letting them be for even 15 minutes of sweatin'.
There is one thing that is guaranteed to happen in your exercise routine...
Seeking body perfection is the main enemy and discourager of women staying active and being happy. Which is more important to you?
We love women/moms who revel in being grinders - who enjoy the mundane day in day out routines that make up the majority of our days. If we are honest with ourselves, people who can settle in and enjoy these routines are the ones who can stick to budgets and can stick to a workout routine. So why not embrace the grind, pride yourself in being a grinder!
Be a hero to your kids by showing joy for the repetitive things that can wear us down. A great way to fuel up for these activities is to break them up with peiods of activity, even small 5-10 minutes of activity. Make your walk to the bus a brisker walk. Kids love to be pushed in strollers faster, make it a race car. Put some headphones on with your favorite tune that energizes you while doing it.
If your reality feels like a never ending hampster wheel that has you scratching your head for work out time, then force fit your routine to become part of your exercise or movement time. Its much better to have small pockets of movement or exercise, rather than a procrastinated major workout that never seems to happen.
Top reason women don't want to work out is because they don't want to sweat their hair out. Time your workout before your normal shower. It does take time to get that hair just right. We want to feel good and working out as well as having your hair 'done' is a big part of that. We enourage even small mini workouts instead of large, inconsistent long ones.
See if you can set aside 10-15 minutes for exercise before you normally shower.
One of the greatest things you can do as a mom is let your kids see you sweat.
According to numerous studies, sharing your working out journey with a partner will help you get your butt in gear.
As you're planning a fall schedule make sure you include time for you. Even 7-10 minutes a day for exercise will do it!
My Mom visited me this past week and we had a great time together. She is an amazing woman of courage and perseverance. My Mom has Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and has gone through quite the struggles since she was diagnosed. I interviewed my Mom....
As much as I like to exercise and do things with my kids, sometimes I find it hard to fit it all in. Last night I had a chance to do both and on top of that, we added some purpose and meaning to our evening.
I keep thinking that Summer has already passed me by. It feels like we haven't accomplished any of our summertime goals.
Thanks to my friends for taking my family and me out on the boat this past weekend! My girls had a fabulous time and we are so thankful for friends with boats! I have to say though, that boating is not for the weak and fragile. Nor can it be said that boating is relaxing and restful. At least not for me.
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