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Multi-tasking: Exercise While Working

May 20th, 2006

I was just thinking last night that I wish I had more time in the day. I’m sure almost anyone wishes that 24 hours would go by a little slower.

Between kids, cleaning, cooking, laundry, yard work, and keeping up websites, I can hardly find time to exercise. By the time my husband gets home from work and supper is eaten and dishes are done, I’m so exhausted that exercising is the last thing I want to do. I’d rather plop myself on the couch and watch my evening shows. Tonight is the season finale of ER and I CAN’T miss it.

This is where multi-tasking comes in. Being a mom automatically means you have a degree in multi-tasking. If I really wanted to, I could drag my exercise bike upstairs and sit it in front of the TV so I can exercise while watching ER. But after a long day, that just seems like too much work. Instead, sitting on a fitness ball while working at the computer seems like a better idea.

If your posture is bad at the computer, then sitting on a fitness ball will correct it. It also works your core muscles and improves your balance and stability. If you want to break out a pilates video, you can use your fitness ball with that too.
There’s plenty of uses for it.

The only thing I have to figure out now is how to keep my 2 year old daughter from grabbing the ball and running while I get up to pour myself a glass of water.

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