Focus

I am stealing my intro to the WarmLine newsletter as I think it applies to all of us, not just moms!

Focus.  We spend our time focusing on one thing or another, sometimes spreading our focus between too many things.  As moms we have so many things to focus on.  Our children, our spouses, our families, our homes, our jobs, our hobbies...the list is endless.  It is easy to spread our focus and ourselves too thin that we lose perspective on what is important! 

Priorities, lists, and planning!  These all help keep us in line! 

Boundaries,  values and faith!  These limit where we will venture. 

If you ever feel yourself getting out of control or just "lost" you probably need to stop and refocus...replan where you are and where you want to be.  As mom's we also put so much into others that we need to put some focus back on ourselves! 

Make a commitment to yourself this spring.  A better and more organized mom helps not only you, but the whole family.  Happy mommy=happy household!

Part of my thinking in this is of course FITNESS!  Making time for it in our busy lives!  Good nutrition!  Few things are easy or free.  Most things of value take hard work, dedication and planning!  So put that in your focus!  A healthy body leads to fewer problems, feeling better emotionally and physically, more ability to do things you want, wear what you want...how can that be the wrong choice!

I would love help you reach your goals!  Let me know where you want to be and I can help you get there! Go to my Beachbody page to contact me! www.beachbodycoach.com/nicolabx

Work it hard!

It is amazing that a mere 20 minutes of hard exercise 6 days a week can help you reach your physical peak in 60 days!  No added weights, no equipment...just plain hard work! This is what I am learning while doing Insanity.
I think this shows that people typically don't work to their potential when they exercise!  A walk on the treadmill, a short run, a few weights...sure that is OK on a rest day!  Or if you are just trying to add a touch of fitness to your world!  A great way to judge how hard you are working is not the number on the treadmill, not the number on the weight, not the number on the scale, but the number, on a scale of one to ten, that you feel you are exerting energy- your Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE).  One being sitting on the couch, 10 being very high heart rate, can't catch your breath...over the top exertion.  In the same activity one person's RPE may be 5 while another's is 8.  It is very dependent on your fitness level, your endurance, your health!  So don't look at how hard the person next to you is working and think that will work for you...think about what you are doing and how you feel and if you can push yourself that little bit harder.  If you get exhausted you can stop and take a little break...you will recover and carry on...if you don't push yourself to a point you need a break, maybe you didn't push yourself far enough!
Slow and easy can definitely get you results, there is no doubt about that, but for most people time is an issue!  I don't have time to spend an hour and a half exercising 5 days a week! So my choice is to work as hard as I can for the time I have allotted in my calendar for that day!  Planning ahead to meet your goals!  
Sometimes it is at different times each day as I have a specific class I would like to attend or a friend I would like to work out with!  That goes in the calendar!  Right now I have dedicated myself to a program which is approximately 45 minutes a day, 6 days a week.  I will also have Turbo Kick and my Bakersfield Loser class on Wednesday night!  For me, that is a lot!!! But you just need to find what works for you "right now" to reach whatever goals you have set for yourselves!  Then you adjust again when you need to. 
If you would like any personalized encouragement, please contact me through my beachbody site or would like to ask questions on my message board, I would be more than happy to help you figure out what will work best for you!