Southern Savvy Magazine

Can’t find time to exercise? Multitask Creatively

southernsavvy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:02:56 +0000

To be honest, I did not have a great start to this program. It seems like I was able to find excuse after excuse for not completing this week’s workouts. A few of the excuses I used this week are: I was not feeling well, I had a few outings to attend after work this week or I just “couldn’t seem to find the time”.

As I sat down to write this, it occurred to me that these are excuses we’ve all used a time or two. And, excuses like these are usually what leads us to give up on a fitness program altogether. But, I’ve decided I’m not going to allow that to happen. I just have to be a little more creative about how I fit the program into my daily routine.

For example, this weekend I had to take my boys shopping for new jackets. I don’t particularly like going to the mall on a Saturday, but my boys love it. That’s when it hit me. I thought, this is a great opportunity for me to kill two birds with one stone. I will get a chore out of the way and “workout” at the same time. So, off to the mall we went. I parked the car at the far end of the parking lot (as suggested by numerous fitness experts, and well … it’s just a no-brainer). Then, after we finished shopping, we walked around the mall window shopping for two hours.

While I know this isn’t the exact workout our program suggests, I was able to creatively fit exercise into my day. And, although some may not look at walking around the mall as exercise, it is. There was also an added plus – my boys and I had a great time together!

I have now challenged myself to find more creative ways to fit some sort of physical activity into every day. My goal is to find ways to combine chores, exercise and quality time with my family. I challenge you to do the same. I will keep you posted on what I come up with and I look forward to your thoughts and suggestions as well.

Keep Movin’
Sherry Leigh
Managing Editor

Starting is always the hardest part…

southernsavvy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:47:36 +0000

So… due to the chilly, yucky weather we have been having I decided to start out by doing some Pilate and Dance DVDs in the comfort of my cozy home. Monday I did the dance DVD, which according to our schedule I was only supposed to do for 15 minutes…It was actually so fun that I went ahead and went through a 30 min. routine. Tuesday was supposed to be a nice 10 min. walk or jog – but once again Tornado warnings ran through my area, so it was back to the workout DVDs inside. I’m about to leave work to head home. It’s getting to be deadline time here at Southern Savvy and the last minuite work is loading up…I think I’ll take tonight as one of my off days….Good Luck and Good Night!

Brittany

Deputy Director of Editorial and Design

Southern Savvy Magazine

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southernsavvy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:40:56 +0000

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