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Exercise for MomsExercise for moms may require a little sweating. You may feel like cringing when you hear that word, "sweat". But if you prefer, you could call it "glowing". Exercise has to be simple. It also has to give you results at the same time.
Below is my own "Exercise for Moms" routine that I've done: Excersie for Moms: Weight loss phase Doing some type of aerobic exercise (walking, etc.) 5 times a week does the trick. Even if you have to start at 10 minutes a day and work up from there. Make sure you include strength training.
Maintaining for me is almost harder than getting into shape. It threw off my routine I had going. So roll with it for a while until it becomes habit. Or if you want to keep the aerobic @ 5 times a week, go for it!
Why is strength training important? It's not there to make you a body builder. Its sole purpose is to maintain the muscle that you already have. More lean muscle = more stamina. And that is something a mom could use.
Example: Sally weighs 160 pounds when she starts her habit of exercise. She has 50 lbs of fat and 110 lbs of muscle (or lean body mass). But she doesn't know the importance of strength training, so she just does aerobics. After a month, she weighs herself and finds that she has lost 5 lbs! Yippee, lets have a party. She has found a great exercise for moms, right? Maybe not, she finds out that 2 of those 5 lbs of weight loss is muscle! If she continues on the course she is on, in two more months she will be down by 6 lbs of muscle. She needs to change her routine.
Less muscle = less stamina!
Your body doesn't know the difference between unused muscle and fat. Your exercise routine needs to include strength training; or you will loose precious muscle. So... use it or lose it. * I like to use a body fat percentage scale. It will help you know if you are losing fat or muscle. Another Note: If you have tried diets and exercise before with no avail, you may have a problem with emotional eating. Return to "Happy Mom"
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