The holiday season is upon us and besides all of the food temptations that we are presented with, there is also the issue of all the time spent sitting.
My advice? Make the most out of every moment while traveling. It will help you burn the calories you need to say "yes" to that extra piece of pie and have the energy you need to keep up with your little ones after all they've had their fill of dessert!
Whether first-time moms or repeat offenders, we are always looking for ways to get out of the house with our babies.
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Don’t let an achy back get your abs down!
Even the most effective core exercises will sneak up on your back if your abdominal wall is not engaged properly or is just in desperate need for a strength booster.
Leg Raise with Ball Prop
Try this exercise at least 4 to 6 days per week to build a better core while safely bracing your back muscles.
As a busy mother of three (do I really even need to put "busy"? lol), there isn't a day that goes by when someone doesn't ask, "how do you do it? How do you stay fit and raise 3 kids, where do you find the time??"
The Fit Mommy Toolbox is a ModernMom resource for moms who want to live healthy and active lifestyles.
Leave the hunched-backs at football practice! There are plenty of tall, striking mommies with strong and statuesque shoulders.
The Fit Mommy Toolbox is a ModernMom resource for moms who want to live healthy and active lifestyles.
If the bottom of your arm is simultaneously waving goodbye with your hand as the school bus is pulling away, try this exercise to tone your triceps and fight flab. The tricep, the longest muscle found in your arms, requires purposeful ‘TLC’ to keep your arms tight, sleek and toned.
Here it is- a total body workout that you can do anytime you have 6 min. No excuses and nothin' to it but to DO IT!
When we feel things that are strong and satisfying, they are truly hard to forget. Emotionally or physically, the deep sensations of fulfillment that register in our head and heart are quite similar to your body’s positive physiological responses to training… addictive, gratifying and rewarding.
Has the energy and vigor experienced during yesterday's workout been replaced by achy, sensitive muscles? It’s like a friendly, or maybe not so friendly, reminder of yesterday’s activity. The muscle soreness or stiffness a day or so after a workout is called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and it can happen after an intense workout or new activity. This must be part of that no pain no gain thing.
I overheard some women talking the other day about me, not knowing I was in the same room. All positive thankfully - as I slinked down behind my tabloid magazine in the nail salon. One was preaching about how stressed and overwhelmed the other was and the other replied, “I’m not that bad! Have you read that article about Brooke Burke’s life?
