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Originally Posted by Slim2win
I'm 38 and totally unfit, 2 flight of stairs would finish me off. The idea of exercise terrifies me, but I know that it something that I need to do. To help me lose weight and to get fit. I have always been challenged wen it comes to exercise, I'm the kind of person who gets hit with a ball between the eyes while trying to catch it, and was always last picked at team sports. But such is life. My bust also landed at 12 which didn't make school sports any easier. I'm a 38F/G
Where do I start. My goal is to be able to run further than 100 metres without dying.
Time is tight I work long hours, and when I come home I spend time with my children 6 and 12. I can't always get time alone in the house, without an audience laughing and giggling at my attempts at exercise.
Where do I start and how do I build up my fitness.
I was going to use the wii fit, but the kids are on the games when I want to use it.
Any ideas welcome
What an impressive list of excuses! You're terrified, you don't have time to work out, you'd rather spend time with your kids, you don't have any alone time, people would laugh at you, you don't want to intrude on your kids' game time. Do you hear yourself?
You're terrified - we all were, and some of us still are. But it wouldn't be worth doing otherwise. Pump yourself up, get over your fears, and just do it because nobody is going to do this for you.
You don't have time - you make time. I do and so many others do. Those people you see jogging in the park, playing basketball, and doing yoga... do you think that they have a magical amount of time to workout? Do you think they all have trustfunds that allows them to stay home and spend all their time on me time? Do you think they don't have kids to take care of? Like an above poster said, park far away, take the stairs, opt to walk rather than get on the bus, etc.
Spending time with your kids - there's no greater gift you could give to your kids than to be healthy and to take care of yourself. Kids learn by watching what you do and if you constantly say to yourself that you don't have time for yourself then guess what, you're raising kids who will grow into adults that think the same way. Spend time with your kids by doing physical activities, going to the park, playing games, or even just walking!
No alone time - Is your exercise a private matter? It would be nice I guess but unfortunately you don't have the luxury of that so make the most of what you have. Go out there and do it no matter who's around. Don't worry, nobody is looking at you. Everybody is just as focused on themselves as you are so there's nothing to worry about.
Everybody's laughing at you - Yes it's funny to see somebody doing something different at first but once you lose weight and get stronger nobody will be laughing at you again. Wouldn't you rather be a Mom who's inspiring and strong and setting a good a example for your kids? It may be time to teach your kids the "let's see who's laughing last" lesson right about now.
Kids Game Time - You bought it for them, you're paying the bills, you're providing the games. It's up to you to set the rules of when these can and cannot be played and Mom's exercise time has GOT to be more important than a video game. If your family (you included) does not learn to understand that then think ahead in your future when you will be suffering with ill-health and your kids are going to have to sit by your hospital bedside wishing that you had done something about your health earlier.
Sorry to be so aggressive but excuses serve no purpose but to keep you down. I had a much longer list of excuses than you do and I just had to get over them. Time management, fears, expectations from others, guilt over taking care of myself were all issues I had to face too. I did it and so can you. And when I feel like I'm having excuses again I think about all the little old ladies at the track running circles around me, I think about all the people who have lost limbs and are running marathons with prosthetic legs - these people have much better excuses than you or I do and they don't let them get in the way.