Belen
New member
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Posts: 4
from
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Posts: 4
"Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames."
Hi everybody!
Old bee returning to the hive here
I'm Belén, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm 34 years old and a mom of a 20 month old toddler
Trying to find some renewed motivation. Being a mom has completely turned my routines and priorities upside down and it's been a challenge to make time for self care. I also work in an office almost 8 hs a day (I'm a physicist with a permanent position as a researcher). It's really hard to be consistent because baby's needs and demands keep changing and you need to re-adjust all the time.
I have been working out mostly with Adriene from Yoga With Adriene, which I know that a lot of you guys know and love, but it's been very hard to stay consistent lately. So I came back to Darebee which helped me a lot some years ago when I needed to get out of my sedentary lifestyle and lose some weight when I was feeling uncomfortable with my body.
This time I can't say that my lifestyle is sedentary... it's hard to stay still with a toddler running around all the time XD But I'm feeling the strain in my body (my back and neck mostly) from my bad posture during office hours and a lot of time spent playing with my child. He is also tall and sturdy and is growing fast and I need to be stronger so I can play more comfortably with him.
With this in mind, I have chose the Amazon training plan and started with difficulty 1 workouts. This helps me keep the workouts short and sweet and even though they don't challenge me too much, I can feel the body working and I think it's best to work my way up slowly and focus on staying consistent at first.
This week I've used the Classic Warmup and the Full Body Stretch and the week of wourkouts looked like this:
Week 1
D1 Super Charge (Strength) + Anywhere Abs
D2 Rest
D3 Mermaid (Cardio)
D4 The final girl (Strength, with EC)
D5 Rest
D6 Combat Light (with EC)
D7 Casual training focused on Abs (2 min workout + Standing Abs throughout the day)
I don't think I'll be posting daily, but I'll try to report on a weekly basis.
Are there any other moms or dads struggling with the same issue? I invite you to share your story, your struggles and your tips to making time for yourselves
Cheers to everyone!
Belén.
Old bee returning to the hive here
I'm Belén, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm 34 years old and a mom of a 20 month old toddler
Trying to find some renewed motivation. Being a mom has completely turned my routines and priorities upside down and it's been a challenge to make time for self care. I also work in an office almost 8 hs a day (I'm a physicist with a permanent position as a researcher). It's really hard to be consistent because baby's needs and demands keep changing and you need to re-adjust all the time.
I have been working out mostly with Adriene from Yoga With Adriene, which I know that a lot of you guys know and love, but it's been very hard to stay consistent lately. So I came back to Darebee which helped me a lot some years ago when I needed to get out of my sedentary lifestyle and lose some weight when I was feeling uncomfortable with my body.
This time I can't say that my lifestyle is sedentary... it's hard to stay still with a toddler running around all the time XD But I'm feeling the strain in my body (my back and neck mostly) from my bad posture during office hours and a lot of time spent playing with my child. He is also tall and sturdy and is growing fast and I need to be stronger so I can play more comfortably with him.
With this in mind, I have chose the Amazon training plan and started with difficulty 1 workouts. This helps me keep the workouts short and sweet and even though they don't challenge me too much, I can feel the body working and I think it's best to work my way up slowly and focus on staying consistent at first.
This week I've used the Classic Warmup and the Full Body Stretch and the week of wourkouts looked like this:
Week 1
D1 Super Charge (Strength) + Anywhere Abs
D2 Rest
D3 Mermaid (Cardio)
D4 The final girl (Strength, with EC)
D5 Rest
D6 Combat Light (with EC)
D7 Casual training focused on Abs (2 min workout + Standing Abs throughout the day)
I don't think I'll be posting daily, but I'll try to report on a weekly basis.
Are there any other moms or dads struggling with the same issue? I invite you to share your story, your struggles and your tips to making time for yourselves
Cheers to everyone!
Belén.
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I'm a mother of 2 daughters (5 and 2 and a half). For my first child the first 3 years were really challenging, as my daughter ran away often and demanded attention all the time, and I couldn't reason with her. It was really hard to cut some time for myself even if I was working part-time. It got better as she grew though. For the early years, what worked better for me was tiny exercises throughout the day (ten knee-planks here, ten squats there, ten glute bridges with baby on thighs...) and doing everything I could by bike (commuting, grocery shopping and such). Then running became my go-to sport because I needed no time to prepare (just put my shoes on and 20 to 30 minutes after I'd have had a good workout). But I think there are as many different ways as there are different parents and children!
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