No Stress!

If you're thinking of becoming more active to loose weight that's GREAT! But NO STRESS! It's been proven that stress actually can defeat your weight loss goals! So think of another reason for being more active: wanting to lift your kids higher, walk with your friends twice a week, have some more "me time", be better in bed....sleeping (exercise helps you sleep sounder, too!), or even to reduce stress, prolong your life, etc.

So don't worry about the weight loss; let it be a positive by-product of your more active lifestyle; even if "more active" just means parking two spaces farther out at WalMart. :-)

On a personal note: last year my working out was for weight loss. But I didn't go crazy. Did I lose weight? Yes. 20 some odd pounds. But did I enjoy the activity? No. Unless I was watching a DVD or something and not thinking about the pain in the butt my bike saddle was creating. THIS YEAR my reasons for being more active are: being less embarassed when biking with Dennis, being able to play "jumpy" with the big kids for longer, and to make it from my house to Bridal Veil park in less than 30 minutes.

We'd love to see some comments on your reasons for being active!~

The Laundry Workout

Okay, so I'll admit that I hate doing laundry. But I figured something out the other day; it can be invigorating. Especially if you set the basket at your fingertip reach, alternate arms reaching the clothes out, and setting a time limit. Let's say a full basket of clothes in 5 minutes.

What works even better is if you're standing. Then bend at the knees, like a squat to reach the clothes. Work it fast to get your heartrate up!

One other thing I tried: rotating at the waist- works those lateral obliques nicely!

Try this out the next time you're facing a monsterous pile of laundry, and post a comment to let us know what you think!

Greetings!

So as I watched my friend, Gina, walk her 5 little girls to school in the snow, I realized that I'm a panzy. Here I was driving my daughter (and two little younger-than-school-age boys) the two blocks to school. Why? Why didn't I walk? Sure, it's cold. But that's why the good Lord invented coats, right?

At a later date, Gina stopped by to embarass me in my workout clothes. I told her how impressed I was that she walked her kids. She said that it was her exercise. I thought, "Yeah. I guess that works."

It wasn't long before I got thinking of all of us busy moms. Don't we deserve to get in a little workout? Don't our bodies deserve to feel good? Why can't we get that workout in during our regular activites? Who says that we need a gym membership to work it out?

Well, I'm saying WE DO, and WE CAN, and WE DON'T! So let's get together and share ideas on how we, Active Utah Moms, can get in a little workout during every-day life. Whether it's chasing the kids up and down the stairs to doing squats while folding laundry, or riding a bike to pick up seven gallons of milk; if we team up, we can do it- NO EXCUSES! So spread the word!

The workout is ON!