Now that it?s the? Spring sea?son, it?s time to shed? our coats, get out?doors and be active!? It?s so impor?tant to get a form of exer?cise daily to main?tain opti?mal heart health, healthy blood sugar lev?els, healthy mus?cle to fat ratio, good bone den?sity, bal?anced hor?mone lev?els, and of course healthy meta?bolic func?tion. Lead?ing an active lifestyle in these busy times does not have to be com?pli?cated. The fact is, you can build in some very sim?ple prac?tices to ensure that you are work?ing towards a more active lifestyle.
Step 1: Set a?Goal
If you set a spe?cific goal, you are more likely to stay focused and aligned with your lifestyle changes. Take out your jour?nal and start free writ?ing about any lifestyle goals that you may have. Then hone in on 2 to 3 real?is?tic goals that you would like to bring into fruition. Goal set?ting gives us tan?gi?ble ways to achieve suc?cess. Be sure to set bench?marks where you reward your?self after meet?ing cer?tain goals. If you pushed your?self to run out?side 3 days dur?ing the week, then reward your?self with a spa man?i?cure, for exam?ple. And don?t for?get to tell those who love and sup?port you so that they too can help keep you on?track.
Step 2: Start a Sup?port Circle
Iden?tify your cheer?lead?ers and sup?port?ers. These are? your friends and fam?ily mem?bers who really want to see you shine and suc?ceed. If you have some friends with sim?i?lar goals, then team up with them and sup?port each other. Per?haps do your work?outs together, share healthy meals twice a week, have a buddy sys?tem where you call each other when you are hav?ing a stren?u?ous day, or allow them to be there to sup?port you with words of encouragement.
Step 3: Get up and?Go!
When you wake up in the morn?ing, (and before you can ratio?nal?ize an excuse for not exer?cis?ing) get your?self ready to work out. Work?ing out at the start of your day will decrease your appetite and stim?u?late the thy?roid to release testos?terone, which will result in burn?ing calo?ries all day long. Exer?cise dur?ing the morn?ings when?ever pos?si?ble. Try power walk?ing, yoga, jog?ging, swim?ming, or spin?ning in the morn?ings to start off your day, add some resis?tance train?ing at the end of the work?out to fur?ther stim?u?late the fat burn?ing process. This might include push-ups, pull-ups, crunches, and squats; all very slow and con?trolled move?ments to elon?gate the mus?cles and strengthen con?nec?tive tis?sue. You should aim for a min?i?mum of 45 min?utes of exer?cise?daily.
Step 4: Keep it moving
Carve out time in your busy sched?ule to make sure that you, at the very least, go out?side every day. Par?tic?i?pate in some of the things you love to do out?doors ? like walk?ing,? jog?ging or bicy?cle rid?ing. Or be active indoors, by vis?it?ing a museum, tak?ing a salsa or yoga class or tak?ing a healthy cook?ing class with friends. When you stay active and do what you love, you?re happiest.
Step 5: Set your?self up For Success
Pur?chase a note?book where you will keep track of how you are feel?ing, what you are eat?ing, write your affir?ma?tions, as well as log in your work?outs. If you know you need new run?ning sneak?ers? or a new sports bra for that hot yoga class, do your?self a favor and pur?chase these things ahead of time. If you have been think?ing about get?ting more in touch with your spir?i?tual side, go to the book?store and pick up a few inspi?ra?tional books. Sched?ule healthy food shop?ping, work?outs, jour?nal?ing, read?ing, med?i?tat?ing, and of course ? ?Me time?. Orga?nize these activ?i?ties in your cal?en?dar as you would any other impor?tant part of your?day.
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Latham Thomas is a mater?nity lifestyle maven, well?ness & birth coach, ?yogi on the van?guard of trans?form?ing the mater?nal well?ness movement.?Founder of Mama Glow? a lifestyle hub for women to explore their cre?ative edge through opti?mal wellness.?She is co-founder of the Mama Glow Film Fes?ti?val? a plat?form for mater?nal advo?cacy through film and philanthropy.?Bridging the gap between opti?mal well?ness, spir?i?tual growth, and rad?i?cal self care Latham Thomas is emerg?ing as the go-to-guru for mod?ern holis?tic lifestyle for women dur?ing preg?nancy and beyond!?Latham will pub?lish her first book-??Mama Glow: A Hip Lifestyle Guide to Your Fab?u?lous Abun?dant Pregnancy??in Novem?ber of 2012 with Hay House.?Latham is help?ing to green the planet one belly at a time. www.mamaglow.com
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