I have always been a yogi, religiously adhering to my yoga practice, but the recent lifestyle changes, move to the new house and multiple jobs took so much of my time and energy, that yoga and health was temporarily put on the back-burner. Every day I was achy, tired and hence grouchy and I would attribute all this to the lack of exercising. I feel like a horrible mom in confessing that Ribhya was the one to bear the grunt of this physical frustration. I would yell at her and even give her time-outs—sad face!!! Going back to exercising was my only hope towards feeling better and in control.
Truth be told, resuming normal exercising activity after a huge gap is much harder than one could imagine. Once you loose the rhythm, you are a dead goose. First you don’t have the motivation, and then your body takes longer to recoup, making you achy and more grumpy. But with the recovery-incentive in mind, I knew I had to do it and today I am sharing some of my tips and tricks that helped me get back into the workout routine….
1) TEAM UP WITH A WORKOUT BUDDY– Two is always better than one, and this is true for work out too. Invite a friend or a neighbor or enroll in an exercising class, when you are ready to break a sweat. Having people with similar interests around will keep your motivation high.
September is National Honey Month and I’ve partnered with them to celebrate the “golden moments” of my life!
Here is the recipe to my favorite smoothie:
- 1 cup of low fat milk
- 1 cup of low fat yogurt
- 1/2 a cup of strawberries
- 1/2 cup of sliced banana
- 1/2 a cup of oatmeal
- 1-2 tsp of honey
- ice cubes
What are your workout favorites???
This post was in collaboration with the National Honey Board. NHB is an industry-funded agriculture promotion group that educates consumers about the benefits and uses for honey and honey products. To learn more about the National Honey Board and their goals, head here.
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