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Everyone, including myself, always seems to be running out of time. We only have 24 hours in a day and we are always trying to cram as much as possible into those precious minutes. For women, this often means taking care of ourselves falls by the wayside.
We, being the caring and nurturing individuals we are, always seem to put the needs of others first. The problem with that is when we don’t take care of ourselves we get worn out and run down. Our energy is depleted, our health suffers and pretty soon we have very little to give to those who matter most in our lives.
To help avoid this we have to make time to invest in ourselves by eating right and exercising. Since time is such a premium for us women, I have an express workout that you can do at home with minimal equipment and can fit in when you have a few minutes.
All you need is a jump rope and a sturdy step or bench.
First warm up by walking or lightly jogging in place or do some light calisthenics for 5 minutes. Then I want you to perform each of these exercises listed one after the other, with minimal rest in between. Do 10-15 repetitions of each exercise.
As outlined here the workout should only take about 15 minutes, including warm up and cool down. If you only have 15 minutes, do it once because something is always better than nothing. If you have longer, simply repeat the list of exercises based on the amount of time you have. Or you can do once in the morning, once after lunch and once after dinner if that works best for you and your schedule. Don’t let time be an excuse for not investing in your health. 30 minutes invested in yourself will reap hours of dividends in extra energy to devote to the ones you love.
Pamela Hernandez, an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer and the owner of Thrive Personal Fitness. You can find her @ThriveFit and read more at http://www.thrivepersonalfitness.com/
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Great tips!!!!! Tweeting it out for you
Rachel — Following In My Shoes´s last [type] ..Let-8217s Talk About Smooth Fitness
This is a great post. I know that I for one barely have enough time to think straight each day let alone exercise. This is a wonderful way to fit in a workout on the go.
Kathleen B´s last [type] ..Wordless Wednesday – Crazy Face
Cool Ill add this in as a workout.
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