It snuck upon me slowly; my new lifestyle. When I was a consultant, I was a much more active person.
In the past 6 months, it seems that I’ve been living the majority of my time either seated or lying down.
This is how it calculates on a weekday:
Commuting (sitting in a car) - 2 hours+
Desk work – 8 hours
Sleeping - 8 hours
Other seated tasks - 1 – 2 hours
OMG! That means I spend only about 4 hours a day total in a non-seated or resting position.
When I put it this way, it seems that much more important to get moving, don’t you think?
Angela!!!
I know first hand what the expectations that society puts on women have on us individually. To be good mothers, excell in a career away from our loved ones, and just grasping the ‘I am woman’ label. I puts an incredibly amount of stress on us and we may not even see it until it is too late.
In my case, the last few years of ‘living the dream’ were actually spent stuggling day to day with fatigue ( and lots of other symptoms I was ignoring.) Thank goodness my Dr. had the good sense to test my thyroid. My road back to recovery lead me to a new way of eating (Primal Blueprint and Prograde vitamins) and my lovely kettlebells. I can finally say “Success!” I believe that when I reach 50 years old this fall I will feel ready to live the next 50 to the fullest.
For you youngun’, you’ve got a full plate of responsibilities right now, work, mommy, friend, blogger. But don’t forget to make time for Angela, your kettlebells miss you. Give them 30 minutes a day and They’ll give you the world! Was that too much?