Fitting fitness and healthy living into a working mum’s life is a subject which is close to my heart. Very close. If you are reading this, the likelihood is that you have young children, you work, you are keen to keep fit and healthy… and you feel as if your life is a perpetual juggling act. Yes, that’s exactly how I feel too and with 3 children and a stubborn inability to give up on trying to do everything for everyone AND wanting to “have it all”, I can really empathise! The reality of the “have it all” generation of yummy mummies is, for most of us, not quite as glamorous as it would seem. Let’s face it, performing squats in your kitchen whilst simultaneously cooking the children’s supper and stopping your toddler from feeding the baby a piece of Lego, is not exactly alluring.

But I passionately believe that we should all make time to keep ourselves fit and healthy – we are, after all, at the heart of the family and things very much depend on us. Our children look to us for both material and emotional comfort and we are also the ones setting the example, in terms of a healthy lifestyle. There’s not much point in telling your child that broccoli and sprouts are good for him/her and should be eaten, if s/he never sees you tucking into the same food – s/he will soon notice and question these double standards.

In short, as mothers we owe it to ourselves and our families to make time to keep ourselves fit and healthy. Everyone deserves a break, an escape from the daily routine, and exercise is the most wonderful, endorphin-releasing escape imaginable.
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