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In the gym, you’re most likely to find me hovering around the squat rack and it’s not because I think I’m ’well ’ard’, but rather that I’m better at power than endurance (or my PT has dragged me kicking and screaming).
I started experimenting with free weights eight years ago, way before it was fashionable for girls to do so. It now seems, more and more women seem to be gravitating towards pumping iron which, in my opinion, is the only way (call me the anaerobic flag-flyer).
Treadmills are not my friend. Nor is the rowing machine. Or the
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bike. Step machine? forget it – you get the picture. Cardio just kills my vibe. So where can I get my aerobic fix from?
Tabata! You have to say it with eurekaesque enthusiasm, because it really is, an already time deprived mother’s answer to a full workout. If you can set aside four minutes a day, I promise you’ll feel as pumped as Arnold Schwarzenegger once you’re done.
This four-minute routine will have you working hard for 20 seconds, like you’re on the brink of death. Just when you’re on the verge of face-planting the floor, you can take a
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short 10 seconds rest. After which you’re back on it, like a hamster in a wheel, for a total of eight sets.
The best part is that you can chose to do practically any exercise you’ve set your heart on. From the good ol’ favs like the plank, star jumps and kettle bell swings to some more contemporary styles like, deep dishwasher squats, rampant hoovering and bin bag lunges – just be sure to wave frantically at any passers by (really targets those bingo wings).
I stupidly agreed with my brother to do the Tough Mudder challenge later on this year,
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so I’m going to have to step it up over the next few months.
Perhaps, I’ll start looking for my trainers after I’ve finished eating this (packet of) Jaffa cake(s).
Or, perhaps, not.
Love, Nina x
Info Source: Jamie Duggan
Image Source: Ron Lohse
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Nina P - 5 Jan 16
In the gym, you’re most likely to find me hovering around the squat rack and it’s not because I think I’m ‘well ‘ard’, but rather that I’m better at power than endurance (or my PT has dragged me kicking and screaming).
I started experimenting with free weights eight years ago, way before it was fashionable for girls to do so. It now seems, more and more women seem to be gravitating towards pumping iron which, in my opinion, is the only way (call me the anaerobic flag-flyer).
Treadmills are not my friend. Nor is the rowing machine. Or the bike. Step machine? forget it – you get the picture. Cardio just kills my vibe. So where can I get my aerobic fix from?
Tabata! You have to say it with eurekaesque enthusiasm, because it really is, an already time deprived mother’s answer to a full workout. If you can set aside four minutes a day, I promise you’ll feel as pumped as Arnold Schwarzenegger once you’re done.
This four-minute routine will have you working hard for 20 seconds, like you’re on the brink of death. Just when you’re on the verge of face-planting the floor, you can take a short 10 seconds rest. After which you’re back on it, like a hamster in a wheel, for a total of eight sets.
The best part is that you can chose to do practically any exercise you’ve set your heart on. From the good ol’ favs like the plank, star jumps and kettle bell swings to some more contemporary styles like, deep dishwasher squats, rampant hoovering and bin bag lunges – just be sure to wave frantically at any passers by (really targets those bingo wings).
I stupidly agreed with my brother to do the Tough Mudder challenge later on this year, so I’m going to have to step it up over the next few months.
Perhaps, I’ll start looking for my trainers after I’ve finished eating this (packet of) Jaffa cake(s).
Or, perhaps, not.
Love, Nina x
Info Source: Jamie Duggan
Image Source: Ron Lohse
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