HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Mother’s, you have the most difficult task of all. For me and most men, we do our day’s work, come to the gym to workout, go home to eat, and go to sleep. As long as we eat right, we can transform our bodies relatively quickly. Drop weight? A few weeks. Add muscle? A few months. Done deal. With women, especially Mother’s with a family to take care of, it’s a much greater challenge.
For a woman in her forties, there are challenges men will never have to endure. Not only does she have nonstop work caring for her family, a full or part time job, but hormonal changes may begin that will wreak havoc trying to maintain body fat levels. Even good nutrition will no override changes in hormone levels. With all that on her mind, she is now expected to keep lean and strong year round. Here are a few suggestions to Mothers young and old.
If you are still in your twenties and thirties, don’t rely on good genetics, they don’t last. Incorporate all forms of exercise, especially resistance weight training. Now is the time to develop muscle and to also strengthen your skeletal system. Always eat healthy, natural foods, and drink plenty of water. Cardio should be done five or six days a week, weight training three to four days. The more effort you put in now, the easier it will be to maintain the health and beauty you currently possess. Those of you forty and over will need to preserve what you have and make advances wherever possible. Unless you have injuries, there is no reason why your regimen should not be the same as younger women. I have quite a few clients over forty and I train them as if they were still in their twenties! It’s not about heavy weight; it’s about intensity and frequency. When hormonal changes come, these women are in good health to ride out the storm. Nutrition becomes even more important during and after hormonal changes take place.
Rest assured that maintaining a healthy lifestyle as soon as you can, will bring you a future of longevity and good health. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!
Iron Guru 