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I should do 7 hours of exercise a week - really??
by Linda Andersonin Wellbeing for Mums
5 Feb 2012 | 4 Comments
Last week I received a glossy magazine from my health care fund. It was full of information, tips and advice on staying healthy and fit. One particular article caught my eye ... it told me I should be doing 7 hours of exercise per week ... 7 hours!!!
I don't know about you but I would be lucky to clock up 2 hours and those 2 hours would not be "high quality" exercise. Now I am the first to admit that I need more exercise than I actually get ... but 7 hours ... well, that feels down right unrealistic to me.
The article talks about clocking up these hours in bite sized pieces and that even 10 minutes of playing with your kids can count. I have to say that playing with my girls, at their young age, doesn't count as exercise in my books. A walk to the park - yes; but playing in our garden together is great for them but no real physical effort for me yet.
So for the next 7 days I am going to keep an exercise log which I will publicly share with you at the end. No secrets. I am not going to aim for 7 hours but I am going to see what a little extra focus on exercise, and some public accountability, can do.
Do you do 7 hours of exercise a week? Do you manage 2 hours?
How do you juggle it into your busy world?
Linda x
Comments (4)
Great post.Thanks for sharing such a useful information with us.
8 Feb 2012, Home Gyms, www.fitdir.com/strength/home-gyms.html
Amanda - love you to email the link :)
Bubbas Mumma - good for you!!
Linda x
7 Feb 2012, Linda Anderson, www.mumsonthego.com.au
Even if you had the time to exercise for an hour a day, your body does actually need rest days as well. At least 2. Being a personal trainer (and mum), I would do approx 4-5 hrs of my own training and then I teach classes, which I don't do much of the class, I prefer to ensure my clients are doing the exercises properly. Don't let that article get your down. Be as active as possible, walk as much as you can, play with your kids etc, but you can also focus on your nutrition as well! I have a blog with exercises you can easily do at home as well, with kids! Can forward you the link if you want!! xx
6 Feb 2012, Amanda Ferguson, www.blueskyfitness.com.au
I don't own a car so I walk everywhere... so yes I guess I could say that I clock up 7 hours of walking a week. However, I a SAHM at the moment so if I were working I think I would really struggle to find the time - also because my husband works quite late nights - getting home around 7-8pm so by the time I catch up with him it's too late to hit the gym or too dark/late to go for a jog around the block.
6 Feb 2012, Bubba's Mumma
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