Too often people push “getting started” with fitness, into the future – (there are MANY reasons for this).
A common one is: the need to make yourself available ‘for the family’. School runs, after school-clubs, cooking, even just caring for the family, being there when the kids come home from school, when the husband hangs up his coat after work.
Taking time back (after many years) can feel selfish!
You’ve carved a role as the provider, the carer. And deviating from this can – we’re told – feel like you’re ‘taking away’ from the family. It’s often an emotional transition.
But imagine you re-framed this idea?
Working on your health and fitness:
- Makes you a better parent
- Happier in relationships
- More productive
- Boosts your mood
- An amazing role model
Taking 45 mins, once or twice a week, is the most SELFLESS act you can take to help your family. Mummy/Daddy becomes a better, improved version of themselves.
Think about it ……
Preserving your strength, your heart, your independence, means your kids won’t need to take time from *their* schedule, in the twilight years, to help you to hospital appointments. To pick up your shopping. To clean your house. Manage your garden.
We either take time NOW – or eat into theirs further down the line.
We should all be far more selfish, we think, when it comes to fitness! 🙂
