It's All in the Timing

One of the biggest obstacles we all face is the obstacle of time. I know that as a home school mom of 3 there never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done. Usually that means, as moms, we put off taking care of ourselves. But as moms, I can not stress it enough, we must take care

of ourselves. We must show our children that we are worthy of taking care of ourselves. We should show them that investing in our physical health is an investment with the best return - good health.Plus without our own strength and good health how can we help others? 

One way I have overcome this obstacle is I have shortened my workouts when necessary to 10-20 minute workouts. I have a saying I live by , "A little bit every day goes a long way!" Especially when it comes to starting or getting back into a fitness routine, you don't need to workout for hours, you really need to create the habit of working out on a regular basis.

If you are just beginning, starting with 10 minutes a day is doable! We all have 10 minutes to walk, run, workout, swim or just get out and move. The best way to make healthy living a lifestyle is to make it enjoyable, one way to make it enjoyable is to set goals you know you will accomplish! Who doesn't enjoy the feeling of accomplishment?!! Its the accomplishment of that goal that will fuel your fire to set and overcome the next goal.

Another way I have overcome the obstacle of time when it comes to finding time for my fitness is: I use a fitness timer. It is that simple! A fitness or interval timer can help you 1. by controlling the amount time you have to workout and 2. it will help you get the most out of any length of time. For example if I only have ten minutes to get in a good workout, I set the time for 40-50 second intervals of work/ 20-10 seconds of rest to equal one minute, repeat that pattern ten times and poof! In 10 minutes you got in a great workout! You can repeat the set to make a super effective 20 minute workout!

There are many ways you can set your timer! Such as a Tabata interval which is 20 seconds of work 10 seconds of rest on repeat for 8 rounds which equals 4 mins! You could get 3 tabatas in only 12-15 minutes!

You can download Free Tabata Timers on your phone or purchase a timer like this one I have