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In my last post I mentioned three ways to help you get out of that rut
we all seem to be in; Getting up early, playing with the kiddos and
just plain ole not being lazy. Today I would like to share with you
some ideas on what to do in the 30 minutes you have to yourself in the
quiet of morning.

So waking up 30 minutes before the rest of your family is a wonderful
way to start your day. As well as being able to exercise in peace with
no interruptions, you will be able to take that time for yourself and
focus on what you need to focus on. There are many ways of doing your
exercise in the morning for 30 minutes; outside or inside, in your
home gym or in the living room.

If you choose to work out in the great outdoors, fantastic! Warm up by
walking at a moderate pace for 5 minutes. After your warm up pick up
the pace a little bit and walk steadily for another 3 minutes then jog
for as long as you can. If you can only job for 15 seconds, that is a
great start! If you can jog for a while minute, fantastic! After your
little bout of jogging, go back to walking for another three minutes
and continue until you have reached 25 minutes. Then slow your pace
down a little and walk moderately for another 5 minutes. At the end of
your 30 minutes try to stretch out those hamstrings and quads a bit so
you don’t get sore at the end of the day or the next morning.

If you are working out inside, there are so many options that you
could do. Have cable? Tune into the Fitness Channel for a world class
exercise show. They have many to choose from and they are all on at
different parts of the day. You may want to go out and buy a Workout
DVD that you are interested in and doing that. There are so many great
ones on the market today you could try the “Slim in Six”, “30 Minute
Shred” by Jillian Micheal’s or the Walking Serious by Leslie Sansone.
If you don’t want to purchase a DVD, try going to your local library,
they will have some DVDs there you can borrow.

Other than a work out DVD in your living room, how else can you work
out inside the home? Plenty of ways! Run/walk in place for a few
minutes and then do some squats, push-ups, lunges and sit-ups. Have
stairs? Run up and down the stairs a few times then do some strength
training in between (listed in the last sentence). Each “set” of stair
runs try to increase the difficulty; The first set, touch each step.
The second set, skip a step. The third set, go up sideways.

There are a few ways to get your workout in before your family wakes
up in the mornings. If the morning is just not acceptable. Try doing
it after the kids go to bed, but make sure its not right before you go
to bed. Exercising tends to wake us up and re-energize us so if we do
it too close to our bedtime, it will be a little hard to fall asleep.

If this was your challenge your accepted with the last email, I hope
these work out for you! And if you chose something else, stay tuned
for more hints on how to play with the kids to get a work out in and
also how not to be lazy! But I encourage you all to try some of these
things. I know all about not being able to go to the gym (because of
childcare situations) and having to do my work outs at home. If you
have any questions or concerns, please go ahead and email me or post a
comment! Love ya’ll … so go out and get to it!

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