11: 3 Tips to Add Exercise to Your Morning Routine

Published: April 4, 2016, 7 a.m.

Let\u2019s face it, fitting exercise into our busy mommy lives can be a struggle sometimes. Today we are going to be talking about ways to make exercise part of your morning routine. The reason I say \u201cpart\u201d of your morning routine is because when you have kids you just don\u2019t know how your day is going to go! Obviously things happen, like your kid has a fever all night, so your workout is probably not going to happen first thing in the morning. But exercising can really help with certain struggles we may have with our kids and ourselves.\xa0\n\nToday we will talk about:\n\n\nHow I have found exercising helps me mentally\u2014and how it can help you\n\nWorking out in the morning helps make healthier decisions\n\nExercising is not punishment!!!\n\nKey elements to making exercise part of your morning routine and the whole family\n\nGet up earlier, make exercise part of your identity and think of exercise as a gift not a punishment!\n\nInterruptions are not good\u2026try to the best of your ability not to have interruptions during exercising\n\nLength of your workout doesn\u2019t always doesn\u2019t necessarily mean long and drawn out\u2014don\u2019t be ashamed of starting small\n\n\nVisit the website to listen to all the episodes!\n\nwww.shamelessmom.com\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices