I love to move. Just ask my husband and he will tell you that I’m happiest when I dance, make yoga or even lift weights. And until my last pregnancy it seemed as if I had many ways to get out and get my body up and running. I feel bad now to say it now, but there was a time when I honestly didn’t understand how some people could spend so much of their lives, just to sit at a desk just to come home and watch remotely.

And then I got pregnant with my second.

Somehow I like to pretend in 2013. Not because something tragic or terrible happened (on the contrary when my beautiful boy was born in August last year) … Only the last year I liked a number of excuses for why I couldn’t do my body every day . And my excuses seemed to be quite legitimate on the surface: I was pregnant to deal with a 2 -year -old who still refused to sleep through the night, prepare our apartment, prepare for a rental area, prepare for one step ( At 37 weeks pregnant) and my convince and my husband convince to terminate his job and ensure that we can pay the bills with my new business. To say unnecessarily, I was stressed. And while I was still trying to take walks, take yoga or gather through a kind of work-out DVD, I felt incredibly discouraged like my identity as Mover faded.

Here is the thing: I believe in the power of movement. I mean, I am writing for my livelihood about the power of fitness, movement and somatic training. And although I can refer them to all types of research that supports what I knew in my heart (this movement will help you to be healthier, to live longer, to fight and combat diseases feel good) I let my excuses catch me in complacency.

How my excuses hurt my health

So many people see practice as a way to burn calories or to combat the bay. And while reducing the exercises more weight than my pregnant body brought with it, the more astonishing it was that the energy loss, the inability to keep my stress under control and lacked a lack of joy.

Fortunately, I’m back on the training band … But even that took a few massages. For me, I found that I had to get out of the house and take time in the form of movement. No more DVDs at home or streaming yoga online via my computer (just because my two children were too distracting, this can still work for you). I had to find something I loved.

And that’s the point: movement, movement, fitness … however you want to call it … should make you happy. At least after the initial pain subsides.

So if you meanders in a pool of excuses that keep you from daily training, it is now time to stop. Here are 5 most common terrible excuses, not to train and overcome them.

Sorry No. 1: I’m too busy

Listen, I understand that you are busy. I really do it. I do not pretend to be the most busy person in the world and I still used this apology. But I bet if you tracked how you use every minute of your day, you can find 20 to 30 minutes … Probably more. I always like to complain about how much I have to do and how little time there is, and I still waste far too much time on Facebook, read distracting articles or watch something on TV. If you literally spend every wake up to do something meaningful and productive, you either get too much sleep or you need serious help to take things off your plate.

Here is the end result: If you believe that the training takes too much time on how much time has to do with injuries, chronic pain or illnesses. The adaptation to fitness must be a priority. You can take time.

Sorry No. 2: It is too expensive

If you believe that the only way to get fit, it is to join an expensive gym, own expensive equipment or rent a personal trainer, yes, yes, it is probably too expensive for some people. But the good news is that you don’t need anything to train. You just need your body. You can train for strength, endurance and flexibility … the whole thing … with your own body. Go for the block. Make some pushups, boards or burpies at home. Swimming in a community pool, ride your bike to work, try to run to lift your children, whatever. There are so many resources on the web for cheap or free training programs.

Sorry No. 3: I have pain

Okay, this apology has some Earn because if you are injured or have to do with chronic pain, you don’t want to ignore it. Injuries should be evaluated by your healthcare system so that you know the best way to heal. However, most injuries can be treated appropriately by changes, adaptation or alternative forms of training. If you have a bricked up ankle, please do not jump on a trampoline to achieve your 20 -minute training. But you can find that yoga on a chair, lifting weights while sitting or in water exercises (assuming that no occupation is involved) can be a great way to keep you running.

If you have to do with chronic pain, you may also want to take into account the very real possibility that you are inactive lifestyle Caused The chronic pain. As a movement therapist, I helped people to deal with chronic pain through movement. Remember: our bodies should move. They collapse when they don’t move them.

Sorry No. 4: I’m already moving enough

This was my apology for a while. I thought it was enough practice when it comes to a 3 -year -old … and on some days it was. But the days when I saw their game in the playground were really not so interactive for me. If you are considering what practice offers, I strongly recommend taking time to train beyond a busy job or an active day. Don’t get me wrong: If you have an active job or an active lifestyle that keeps you on your feet, then I think that you do it better than many people … but there is still something so mentally and emotionally worthwhile, To concentrate on your body through special training or a dedicated practice.

Sorry No. 5: I don’t like it

At the center of so many of these excuses, this is: movement is not pleasant. It’s no fun. It is uncomfortable. I personally believe that the best kind of exercise is the way it comes back. I tried a variety of things before I found one that really “fits” my needs at that time in my life. It took me a while to find out. The key is to continue looking. You don’t have to run on a treadmill if you don’t like it. You don’t have to endure yoga if that is not your thing.

Does that mean that movement should never push, let them be sore or challenge their belief in the skills of their body? Under no circumstances! The jumping point is to grow, strengthen and improve. But movement is not a punishment. Find something that challenges you and you feel a little better every day.

I am so glad that I stopped leaving my excuses the best of me. After a year in which I felt less as I felt, I finally feel like me again. Our body is beautiful and it is our birthright to move and experience the world in them. Don’t let your excuses prevent your potential.

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