Are you unable to get anywhere due to, for example, home education with the kids, or because you just can't get ahead because of the whole corona crisis? Our sports experts Christina and Heidy also suffer from it, but now make short work of it and give tips to become a fit power woman.
This week Christina and I had a session with our business coach. As befits a coach, we were called to account. We couldn't cross anything off the list. How did that happen? Uh… lockdown, kids at home, homeschooling, we don't get much out of our hands… “On the one hand, I understand that,” she said. “On the other hand, there is always an excuse. What if the lockdown lasts for months? Or if there is a lockdown on lockdown?"
She was absolutely right, of course. We needed this wake-up call. At the same time, we realized that we are not the only ones. As a result, there are many women walking around who actually want to get more out of the day, who actually want to be fitter, who actually want to get rid of that dangerous belly fat, who actually want to get more out of themselves. That's why this blog. For ourselves and for you. Read three tips here to become that fit power woman.
Read also: 'How much should you exercise during the coronavirus?'
It has never been easier not to be fit than during the lockdown. Gyms are closed. Only the food sector is open. So if you already go out once, you only have access to food. Therefore, the temptation is all around you. How can you minimize the temptation? By making your own environment as 'temptationless' as possible.
Make a list of your temptations right now and do something about it. It really comes down to taking responsibility. Only you can change things.
There's nothing easier than having an excuse. And there will always be.
Tasks not completed? Business goals not met? With the children around me, nothing gets out of my hands. Still grabbed that piece of chocolate again? The lockdown/working from home/home education is so tough, I earned that piece of chocolate. Working out at home? If the kids keep running around me, I can't do it. I don't have a mat. I don't have that discipline.
Do you recognize this? Remember Einstein's quote:"If you do what you did, you get what you always got."
If you're happy with that, you can leave it as is. However, aren't you happy with that sluggish feeling, with the feeling that you are constantly behind the scenes, with your belly fat or that you are out of breath when you walk to the attic?
Take responsibility and stop doing what you always did.
Don't go for the path of least resistance.
To be able to do the above, it is important that you are mentally strong. You can practice this. By stepping out of your comfort zone. By looking for resistance. What is resistance?
Find the resistance. This makes you stronger both physically and mentally. Start small, for example pick one thing and start with that. Choose a high heart rate. Take that 15 minutes of HIIT and not the 30 minutes of HIIT right away. Choose the cold shower. Start with 10 seconds and build up. I (Heidy) have been taking that cold shower for 2 years. I slowly increased this to two minutes. Every morning this is looking for resistance. Every morning I don't think today. But then I miss that powerful, fresh, awake feeling afterwards, so I do it. In this way you train yourself to choose the path of the most resistance. That ultimately ensures that you become that fit power woman.
Christina and Heidy are founders of the online workout platform Studio C Online.
As working moms, they know how busy life can be. With Studio C Online they therefore want to make it easier to plan sports in your life, because you can do it from home.
They offer great workouts full of variety and energy. Christina is a born entertainer. Her energy splashes through the screen. We often hear:“Christina's enthusiasm makes a workout over in no time”. “It's like Christina is in my living room.”
In this way they hope to motivate women again and again to KEEP training. This is so important. Not only for your physical health, but also for how you feel mentally.
Their studio stands for variation, variety and originality. Not a workout is the same. For example, you can choose from Studio HIIT, Studio Strength and Studio Fire. These are tough workouts, and it's better not to do them every day. In addition, you can choose from Studio Barre, Studio Sculpt (dance and aerobics in combination with arm/buttocks/core), Studio Power Pilates and Studio Stretch &Relax. These are training sessions of a lower intensity that can be nicely alternated with the heavy training sessions.
And if you are a beginner, you can start very nicely with the lighter workouts and slowly build up to the heavy workouts.
Want to try a variation of HIIT and Barre? Just in your house or garden, when it suits you? Join the Free Workout Challenge. 5 workouts in 2 weeks. You will also receive a motivational email.
