My “Lazy Girl” Approach to Fitness

I used to believe you had to “grind” to get results- in work as well as fitness.

But after having a kid and having to be more picky with what I take on, I’m shocked at the results of small, consistent amounts of time on fitness. And I don’t mean H.I.I.T.

H.I.I.T always left me out of breath, feeling awful for an hour, and sore the next day. I have to be able to run after a small monster at any moment’s notice. I don’t have that recovery time.

So I’m taking the Duolingo approach: as long as it’s easy enough to do consistently no matter what my day is like, it’s a lot better than an hour at a gym I don’t have time to visit.

I’m doing 10 mins of stretchy exercise bands (and booty bands) a day, and seeing results in the first week, without feeling like a stiff zombie.

Yes, at some point I will need to ramp it up as I get more fit. In terms of resistance and reps – and that will take more time. But this is the first time I’ve ever worked out without hating every moment AND seeing results so fast.

Today, I pulled out the giant pilates ball I used during pregnancy and did some light core work. Normally, I use workouts by blogliates, just toned way down, because Cassi’s workouts are deceptively intense.

Not feeling destroyed in the first quarter of a workout is way more motivating than pushing myself to do the whole thing, I’ve learned. I was always afraid of the opposite.

Tip: don’t be afraid to do a lot less than the workout, at a much lower intensity. As long you as you keep doing it regularly, you’ll see results.