Fitness Tips for Busy Women with Sally Feinerman

Sally Feinerman, Auckland Women's Personal Trainer, share her tips:

Fitness That Fits | For Women With Busy Lives

1.       Taking the first step on your Fitness Journey

The first step is always the hardest step to make.  But it is this first step that leads to a fit, healthy body.  The journey of fitness will change your body and life forever from the inside out.

It’s a choice that will pay off every day for the rest of your life as you enjoy a lowered body fat, high energy levels and achieve your ideal body weight. Not to mention your confidence soaring through the roof!

               I have helped many women like you in their 50’s and 60’s improve their quality of life and challenge themselves in ways that they never thought possible, because each and every one of them took the first step on their health and fitness journey.

                I urge you to start today, with just 10 minutes of moderate exercise.

 

2.       Find an Exercise Buddy

If you are new to exercise it is a great idea to find a buddy to work out with.  If you have  a commitment with a friend you are much more likely to exercise.  It is also a great way to be social at the same time of getting some exercise in.

So now that spring is in the air why don’t you find a friend that you can meet 2 – 3 times per week for a walk.  My tip is to vary your walk each time and try and add some hills so that you get a good cardio workout.  Make sure that you walk as fast as you talk so that you can maximize your workout effectiveness!

3.       Enjoying the third stage of your life

As you hit menopause your health focus will continue to shift.  By living a healthy lifestyle and keeping fit and strong you can keep living independently, enjoy your favourite hobbies and have plenty of energy for your grandchildren and the company of friends and family.

It is also the time of your life where the risk of degenerate disease starts to climb.  The lack of physical activity is an independent risk factor for nearly all of the diseases that are most likely to kill or disable you.  But the great news is that regular moderate exercise can help to protect you against most of those diseases. Think of exercise, healthy eating, getting plenty of sleep, and managing stress as the key factors to living a long and healthy life. Try for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week. And try and engage in at least one strength session per week to keep your heart and bones strong.

4.       Make incidental exercise count

Even if you fit regular exercise into your life it is still really important to lead an active lifestyle.  I like to refer to this as incidental exercise. Remember that the more active you are throughout the day the more energy you will burn.

Here are some examples of incidental exercise that you could try yourself

1.       Like shopping, shop with purpose, stride up and down the mall, make sure you park as far away from the shops as you can. Carry a bag of groceries back to the car with you rather than push it in a trolley as this will also give you a strength workout!

2.       Like talking on the phone, walk while you talk, keep pacing up and down the room, or walk around outside the house while talking on the phone

3.       Always take the stairs, where ever you are use the stairs. If you are lucky enough to have stairs at your house then use them as often as you can! Try taking one thing up the stairs at a time

4.       Hide the remote, This means that you have to get up each time you change the channel, not too much of a hardship

5.       Like gardening, mowing lawns, and doing general gardening are a great way to burn some calories

By adding sort bursts of incidental exercise into your day you will end up feeling fitter, stronger, and full of energy, plus you will burn more calories which will help you control your weight – That is what I call a win win situation!

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Wisanow contributor, Sally Feinerman is a former corporate events organiser with massive responsibility, Sally is now sharing her organisational skills to plan exercise programs to help make her female only clients get healthy, fit and strong!

Sally helps women to become strong physically and mentally. She helps women to lose weight, to look better in their clothes, to fell better wearing them and to like the lady inside them a little more! And to make her clients feel and look younger next year!

Sally has a lovely boutique studio based in Albany where she trains clients one on one or in small group classes.  Sally also runs a free walking group that meets at Mairangi Bay every Saturday. To find out more visit http://www.meetup.com/www-fitnessfix-co-nz/

Or visit her website www.fitnessfix.co.nz