Crunched for time? You CAN get fit in just 30 minutes a day with these simple strategies!There was a time when I believed the only way to get in shape was to dedicate at least an hour per day to exercise.
While I may have been able to swing that in my former life (otherwise known as life before children and full-time employment), it just isn’t in the cards anymore. Spending that much at the gym would require me to give up other passions and pursuits, something I’m just not willing to do.
But that certainly doesn’t mean I can or should neglect working out completely. When I resumed exercising regularly after giving birth (which wasn’t until my son was about six months old), I did so with the mindset that a little bit of movement is always better than no movement at all.
To my surprise, I’ve managed to get into pretty decent shape with only intentionally exercising for 30 minutes a day.
Of course, I say that with this important caveat: To me, “pretty decent shape” doesn’t mean that I’m able to run a half-marathon in under two hours, the way I did a few years ago. My definition of “fit” currently doesn’t include triathlons or the ability to do fifteen pull-ups.
So what does that 30 minutes a day give me in terms of fitness?
The strength to hoist my almost-two-year-old around without being sore the next day.
The lung capacity to go for a family hike without huffing and puffing.
And the energy to end a busy day of working and mothering without totally collapsing.
I’ll take it!
Here’s how I’ve been making it work.
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