Just because you’re a stay-at-home mom, doesn’t mean you can’t have your own hustle. If you want to support your family through work, you can do that without even leaving your home. With these options, you’ll always be able to care for your kids. You can do this even while you work. Thanks to changing business practices, we live in a world in which working from home is, for … [Read more...]
Lead a Fitness Challenge Group
We moms tend to push aside our own goals to support the needs of our families. I spent many years doing this. Exercise did not happen, quiet time was never enough, and it gets frustrating. Let’s all get back on track. We can even get our mom-friends involved in getting fit together. If you are a personal trainer, Beach Body coach, or are simply a mom who wants to organize a … [Read more...]
How to Achieve Balance with Food and Fitness
With Fall in full swing, many of us gear up to re-tackle our health and wellness goals created earlier in the year. By now you know that living a healthy lifestyle is all about how to achieve balance with food and fitness. Let’s face it; there isn’t one plan that fits everyone’s dietary needs, lifestyle, and habits. Both nutrition and exercise can vary by the seasons as … [Read more...]
How to Fit in Exercise as a Mom
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi} I have struggled with how to fit in exercise as a mom since having my second child. Her nap schedule never fit into a regular pattern, and we did not have a good neighborhood for going on walks. … [Read more...]
Healthy Lifestyle Resources to Become the Best You
This post was sponsored by Grokker. Please view my disclosure. Trying to fit in exercise and make healthy choices has been a challenge for me. Juggling 4 kids who all tend to get cranky during dinner prep time has left me choosing convenience and often ordering out more than I like. Top that off with the busy life of a mom-which you know can take up your entire day-that often … [Read more...]
Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms: Exercise Inspiration
Do you have an exercise routine that works? Need some exercise inspiration to keep reaching your fitness goals? I have in the past been able to easily fit in exercise. I'd put my oldest-who was then just a little guy-into the jogging stroller and walk, and walk, and walk. Miles! But over the more recent few years, (after adding more kids who had less … [Read more...]
Exercise for Busy Moms: Fitfusion Review
This post was sponsored by Fitfusion. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. Many people assume we stay-at-home moms have all the time we want to care for our responsibilities and have time left over to spend on ourselves. When I first became a stay at home mom, I thought I would have time. Time to keep the house clean, the kids orderly, and be a fun mom … [Read more...]
Indoor Hopscotch Game
Getting enough time to play outside is essential to my children maintaining positive behavior...and let's be honest, it helps my behavior too! This indoor hopscotch game (made from a yoga mat) is a reusable activity that helps kids move to burn energy even when indoors. Moving our whole bodies helps us get exercise, burn off excess energy (which, frankly, as a mom I do not … [Read more...]
8 Tips to Get Fit After Having A Baby
It took a lot of creativity to get fit after having a baby. When I was 8 months pregnant with my first child, and packing my hospital bag, a good friend told me she was able to wear her pre-pregnancy jeans home from the hospital. I packed my pre-pregnancy jeans in my hospital bag, but also packed a pair of super comfy yoga pants. Proudly, I wore my yoga pants out of the … [Read more...]
Patty Shukla Kids Music
It can be tough to get kids moving when you are stuck inside. Patty Shukla Kids Music is a solution for you! This will get your little ones moving-and even getting exercise-while inside. I used these when I was too sick to really keep up with my kids, or when they needed to be inside due to bad weather. … [Read more...]
7 Ways for Moms to Fit in Me Time
Me time does not always look like I picture it in my head. Quiet hours with a book and a warm cup of coffee just do not happen in my season of life with young children. Many moms tell me it’s hard to find time alone to get some 'me time'. It is hard to plan when we will get time kid-free. I had to utilize creative ways to fit in my 'me time' when I was learning how to find … [Read more...]