Curb Your Chocolate Cravings Go For a Walk
A great way to kick off spring is with aTone Your Tummy walk. It's wonderful to get out and enjoy nature and the company of friends. A great way to start a walking routine is to gather up a few friends or be adventurous and meet new friends. Or choose something bigger than you and take a cause there are hundreds of events around the U.S. that you can participate in which raises funds for many wonderful causes.
We all know that walking is great for our health. As busy moms we often feel we don't have a minute to spare. Or if we do have a few minutes we feel it's not worth it because it isn't long enough or we don't see much benefit in doing it. Here's a great reason to start walking. A recent study came out that showed walking for fifteen minutes will curb your chocolate cravings!
How do you get motivated? Focus on going for a walk for just one day, don't think any further out than that. Then take notes or better yet journal how you felt after walking. Then take stock of your day to see how going for even just a fifteen minute walk positively affected your day.
Now that you've accomplished one day of walking it will be easier to develop a walking habit. Just focus on your one day success and forget about your past failures and look to the future and how walking can improve your health and life.
The one day at a time approach can be applied to anything you want to do, but haven't gotten around to it, Here are a few more reasons to start walking just fifteen minutes a day.Actually makes you a better mom because you will feel refreshed and it will replenish the well that your kids are always drawing from rather than being tapped out with nothing to give.