Too busy to workout?

This morning I woke up & I'm sore.....I did Les Mills Body Pump yesterday (a group strength-training class) and now I'm moving a little slow.  It's great - I love that sore feeling after a great workout.  Sometimes fitting in exercise is really tough for anyone - not just moms.  For someone that has 1000 things going on, and who doesn't - especially during the holidays, sometimes a quick go-to workout around the house is perfect.  Sometimes I do calf-raises when I do the dishes, or a curl my baby Andrew (a perfect built-in weight, plus he thinks it's hilarious), I've tried to do curls with Owen (a wiggly 27 pounder)...that was much harder!  Do squats while waiting for the water to boil for dinner...there are so many options  Run up & down the stairs an extra time.

How about this for a good at home workout that requires NO equipment-
20 push ups
50 jumping jacks
20 squats
10 burpees (start standing, drop to a squat with your hands on the ground, hop out to a plank position, hop back to the squat with your hands on the ground, hop up to standing)
20 Triceps dips
20 mountain climbers
20 lunges on each leg
50 crunches
20 bicycles
And repeat!!  You can do it a third time if you want.

Doesn't take long - but gets your heart beat up!!

I also found these cool FitDeck cards - the one shown below is Fit Deck Bodyweight cards.  This is such a great concept - there is a deck of cards with great exercises that you can shuffle and create your own workout.  There is are several options, including Prenatal, kettle bells and for the extreme athletes there is the Navy Seal exercises.  There are even cards for kids - which could be a cool idea for a quick before dinner workout!  I personally can't wait to get the Stroller & Park exercises for more exercises to do while I am out with the kids for our walk!

It's so important to get your 30-60 min of activity per day, even getting it in 5 minutes increments is good!