Moms: Exercising Relieves Stress

I will admit that I am enjoying my 3-4 days a week @ the gym. This is the new me...exercising and going to the gym. I made this decision to improve my health & tone my body image. I take my cell & ear plugs so that I may listen to the music on my cell or tune into the TV inside the gym. I will admit that I work out better listening to the radio.

Since I had surgery on my ankle four months ago, I still can not jump or run...so I'm limited to what I can do.  For the past two weeks, I work out 30 minutes on the treadmill and another 30 minutes on the elliptical. This week, I followed my nephew's suggestion and started working out on the Prector Adaptive Motion Trainer (AMT). Whew!!! Now that is a work out. Since it's new to me, I starting off on Level 1 (it goes up to Level 10). I'll be very honest with you, after 20 minutes, the sweat started at the base of neck/hairline and back. The AMT is very versatile as it works on different parts of the body. I start off with short strides then go into deep lunges.

After a stressful day, I look forward to going to the gym to get the frustration out of my system. It's like my own personal therapy session. Plus, it is my "alone time" to take care of me...a treat for myself.

If you have this available at your gym, I highly recommend it. The work out will be worth it.