Working Out After You Have Kids-Keep It Real

I’ve been saying this for years during my spin classes. Sometimes, you just need to keep the motor running or “Keep It Real.” Not everyday will be a PR day or feel like a fantastic workout. Most days I’ll just putter along with my workouts. Sure, I may have a few great moments during my workout but somedays the best moment happens AFTER I finish. The challenge of being fit with kids is to keep going…

        Yes, sometimes I drink a diet coke while doing yoga

Personally, I don’t like to go more than 2 days without working out. I call it falling off the wagon and I believe most people are only 3 days away from falling off the wagon. Let’s say you’re working out, feeling great and loving life. Then life gets in the way a bit and your workouts fall away. After 3 days of no workouts, you notice all the extra time you have (working out takes time!) and how nice that extra time is. Then bam, there goes a week with no workouts. And the rest is history. I can’t tell you how often people tell me their story about how they used to go to the gym or used to love yoga before they had kids.

The hardest part for me is getting to my workout. Once I’m there and doing it I’m always glad. Glad not comfortable

My tips for Keeping It Real With Kids:

1. Make your workout a priority, similar to taking a shower. I always find time to take a shower

2. Find something that you love and do it at least 3 times a week

3. Talk about it with other people to keep yourself accountable

4. I put on my workout clothes first thing most mornings so I can’t “forget” or get to busy to workout. Sometimes, it takes all day but it happens eventually.

5. Use gadgets or rewards (heartrate monitor, group classes, music, lululemon clothes). Whatever excites you and keeps you going.