Mistake #1 - Not making exercise a top priority

Women commonly forfeit budgeting in time for regular exercise and/or they do not exercise enough. Adult females should do a minimum of two days of full body weight training per week and no more than 3 days a week with a day of rest in between.  Women should also incorporate 30-minute cardio workouts most days of the week. 


Sometimes we get caught up in everyone else's life that we don't pay attention to our own.  I know we have the family obligations of taking care of the kids, our spouses and possibly even our parents, however; our biggest responsibility is to take a little time for ourselves.


Here are some positive reasons to exercise;

• In 8 weeks you can gain 1.75lbs lean muscle and lose 3.5lbs of fat.
• For every 3lbs of muscle you gain, you lose 10-12lbs fat a year just because of your resting metabolism
• You can increase your strength by 30-50% 
• Your bone density can increase by 13% in 6 months
• Use sugar more efficiently by 23% over 4 months
• Can reduce the use of prescription drugs 
• Eliminate or reduce back pain

One of the most positive reasons I found for myself was the time spent on me.  I always feel better when I am exercising regularly, eating better (most of the time) and hiking.  Hiking is my saving grace, spending time in nature always gives me the extra boost should I need one.  We have a natural gym outside and by combining our least expensive piece of equipment (our body), we have NO EXCUSES to not making exercise our top priority.

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