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Five Easy Ways to Stay Fit as a Working Mum With Little Time

By Amanda Alexander

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Staying fit is an absolutely essential part of your long-term health plan, no matter who you are or what your "story" is.

Exercise is quite simply essential to our overall wellbeing, and you need to take time to plan your schedule.

If you have been putting it off, start right now! When you exercise regularly your stress level will go down, you will be sharper and you will be able to do a lot more without feeling worn out. You could be so much more productive and truth be told you don't have to devote a great deal of time to doing this, either.

Get up earlier in the morning. Most fitness experts and those who like to tell us how to lead our lives agree that eight hours is an optimum amount of time for sleep. How many hours are you devoting? The chances are that you can cut back a little bit on your sleep and set the alarm clock to go 15 to 30 minutes earlier. Morning is definitely the best time to devote to exercise, as there is less to distract you and unless your time management skills are polished, evening time can quickly whittle way.

Trade in your lunch hour. Most people enjoy an hour for their lunch. Trade in the traditional use of this time for time spent exercising. If you can't find a nearby gym, use the time instead to take a brisk walk. Maybe this means you have to go out in inclement weather from time to time, but you will feel far more invigorated when it comes to tackling the afternoon's work schedule. This approach is probably the simplest way to make sure that you get good exercise, by walking briskly and making sure that you have elevated your heart rate appropriately.

Optimise TV time. If you like to watch a certain show on television or like to spend an hour or so each evening catching up in front of the TV, clear a little room in front of the set and do some crunches, or squats or perform some kind of activity while you are watching the show.

You should concentrate on what you are doing of course - you can multi-task, can't you? Do three sets of some simple exercises in this way. See how accomplished you feel?

Take advantage of those chores. As much as we don't like to do household chores, we still have to do them. Picture a workout at the same time? Don't opt for the easy way of cleaning, put some effort into it, even if this means that you need to get down on your hands and knees and start scrubbing! A physical approach to cleaning and work in the garden will all work for you health.

Plan some family activities. What could be more fun than working out with the family? Maybe it's time for you to invest in a bike for each member and to start exploring those local bike trails that you hear all about. This can be a great family bonding activity and you can schedule something like this instead of a visit to the cinema, for example.

These days, professional coaching experts reveal, via the web, a number of other areas for you to consider as part of online life coaching.

Explore specific coaching for women to help you make the most of the time available and to ensure that you maintain tiptop health.

Amanda Alexander, Director of Coaching Mums, helps pressure-cooked, exhausted working mums who long for more hours in the day and space to think. Through professional coaching programmes and online coaching courses, Amanda helps mums to create a balanced, fulfilling life that works for them. For self-coaching tips tailored to working mums, sign up for Inspire, our free newsletter, at Coaching Mums

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