Motherhood is the biggest blessing in my life. I never imagined that having a child would give me so much joy! Although motherhood gives me great joy I would be lying if I said there weren’t times I wasn’t stressed. As a single mother I’ve learned that it is important to distress from parenting. Since I don’t have a partner living in my household my responsibilities are doubled. Now that I’ve adjusted to my lifestyle I find it imperative to take care of myself just as well as I take care of my daughter. Too often mothers neglect themselves and end up feeling depleted, exhausted, and unhealthy. Below are a few suggestions on keeping a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Exercise Exercise is an integral to our well being. If we don’t exercise our health will suffer, if our health suffers, our family suffers. Keep yourself on track by exercising a few days a week. Previously, I wrote an article about creating a home gym, an inexpensive way to stay fit without draining your bank account. Try … [Read more...]
Product Review: Wii Fit
With Christmas near and shopping under way, I thought this would be a great product review to post. From what I understand Wii Fit is a great product for the whole family and helps promote exercise in a fun way. Product Name: Wii Fit Submitted by: Alicia Tucker Rating: 10 Where to buy: We got our Wii Fit at Target. they are sold in other places but are very difficult to find this time of year since they are in high demand. Description: Wii Fit is a video game that comes with a balance board that you use to play the games and complete the fitness tasks. Review: I have been wanting a Wii Fit for quite a while and we were blessed enough to find one as we were Christmas shopping at Target. Since I need to exercise daily, this is a wonderful tool to help and encourage me. The program keeps track of your weight, your weight loss goals, and the amount of exercise and other activities that you complete daily. As you play, new games and exercises (and difficulty levels of each) are unlocked … [Read more...]
Physical Fitness for You AND the Kids
In this techno crazed world we live in most children are content to spend their days flopped on the couch eating a bag of chips and playing video games or brain frying television shows. Children MUST have proper physical fitness that they need. Kids need to be active and moving. It is good for their bone development, health, weight, and it will help them be fit adults. So, get those kids active, limit the video games and television, and maybe use some ideas from below! There are many ways to teach your kids about physical fitness, why it’s important, how to get them interested enough to participate, and show them it’s actually fun as well. When your children are still too young for fitness, they should see YOU being fit. NOT eating cookies on the couch and watching soap operas on the couch. Seriously, God would rather you get some activity and spend time with Him before you plop on the couch with the latest yummy and watch something that is no good for your spirit anyway! ;) As … [Read more...]
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