Do you struggle to exercise as a mom? You may be feeling a lack of motivation or you may just simply be tired after working and taking care of your kids all day. If so, Shanice offers some tips and strategies for shifting your mindset and practical ways to be more consistent with exercise as a mom. These tips have helped Shanice go from someone who hates exercising to successfully training for her first half marathon and practicing yoga poses multiple days a week while being a mom of 3 small children, wife, and a doctoral student. Sis, you can do it too!
Timestamps
1:40 – It’s normal to struggle to stay motivated with exercise—especially if you have kids.
4:18 – Work on your mindset.
8:36 – Start small and easy with your workouts.
11:52 – Integrate your kids into your workouts.
14:45 – Take advantage of times where you have childcare.
18:26 – (Introspection) In this week’s Introspection, Shanice talks about the activities that have been bringing her joy (e.g. working on the podcast and her qualitative research project on Black women long distance runners). She also encourages you to be intentional about creating space for the activities that bring you joy.
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