Showing posts with label making time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label making time. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Making Time To Live Primally

So, when it comes down to it many people wonder how I manage my time... and I can definitely see how on the outside it would look amazing; but I have been doing it for years and adding just one thing at a time, so it just seems normal busy to me. 

So, with homeschooling, living on a primal diet, keeping a home, and working a full time job and a part time job (running my own businesses) how can I have time to fit in exercise at all? Well the answer is I am trying not to make it too complicated. I walk the dogs when I can, I have my laundry room on a different floor, so I naturally have to go up and down the stairs several times for that and to get to the living space... I guess I am just simply trying to fit in exercise one step at a time.

I am trying to keep toned muscles to assist in my metabolism department and if you could see me while I am working and working out I would be quite a sight to be seen. There was a resistance band I saw some time ago that inspired me to find ways to use resistance bands to work out while I am typing, and this is what I have so far:

1. I wrap my legs together at the knees with the resistance bands and spend about a half an hour attempting to pull my legs apart.

2. I use the arm wrests on my chair and wrap the resistance bands around the arms to the chair and then my legs in a way that creates resistance on my inner thighs, and I spent about a half an hour attempting to pull my legs together.

3. I wrap myself to the chair and then I sit on the very edge of the chair. I spend about an hour attempting to sit forward and slowly leaning backwards against the resistance again to help tone in both directions.

Keep in mind I do all of this while I am typing, so I am quite sure anyone could find a way to adapt and fit a little bit of resistance training into their lives. I am attempting to do a few push ups everyday, but that is definitely an area to grow in! 

I would love to hear any ideas anyone else has about staying fit at their desk!