When it comes to physical exercise and eating healthy there are many barriers that people can face. I myself am a stay at home mom of a beautiful two year old little girl and she does have me going all day every day but I know that it is probably not quite the physical exercise I should be getting. We do go out for walks around the neigborhood at least 3 days a week but if I am tired or do not feel like it I simply opt out of going. That is definitely one of the biggest challanges when it comes to physical exercise because if I simply do not feel like it I am not going to do it. Most of the time when she is down for a nap or in bed for the night I try and do homework or spend time with my husband so physical exercise kind of gets pushed off to the side. As for eating healthy there are many challanges to face. There are so many options available for families such as going out to eat or running out and picking something up that the nutrition factor isn't probably as high as what it was when I was growing up. I do fairly well at cooking dinner at home most nights of the week especially since going out to eat has gotten so expensive but I do admit that I should incorporate more vegetables and fruits into our daily meals. I have one of the pickiest two year old eaters ever and fortunately she does eat her veggies and her fruit. I will give her fruit and veggies as much as possible as well as her daily vitamins to try and get in the habit feeding her healthy! Many excuses are used when it comes to these aspects of life but if we could only get into a routine maybe it might not seem like such a pain. :)
Melissa V.
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteI am the same way about not exercising when I don’t feel like it. Sometimes I just make myself get up and go and I always feel much better after I do it. I try to exercise every day and most of the time I do, but if I am having a busy week, I try to exercise at least three times. Last year I got a gym membership, thinking that I would go to the gym after class. At the time, I lived in an apartment closer to school. Well the gym is about 25 minutes away from school, and needless to say my bank account is much emptier and I went to the gym for probably a month. It was so hard going to class from 8-1, working until 6, trying to squeeze in gym time, and cook dinner and clean. By the time I got home from the gym it was 9 pm! It’s really challenging to try to add exercise into such busy days. I can’t imagine having all of the responsibilities of school, being a mother, and trying to get in exercise.
Meghan McGehee
Hello Meghan,
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to think of exercise when you are so busy meeting the needs of your children. Sometimes it is easier to include them, making quality time as well as exercise time. This can help the kids develop good habits as well. Walks, dancing around the living room, bike rides (especially as the kids get older)can help. Moms spend a lot of time carting the kids around to their school and extracurricular activities, but do not make time for themselves.
Thank you,
Amy Hicks