EmpowerMoms

R = RECOVERY. REST. REDUCE YOUR STRESS

For the next week (March 10-16) I want you to work on the letter M, the letter A, and the letter R.

Recovery after your workouts is crucial for injury prevention! Sleep, hydration, foam rolling, sauna, massage, and stretching are some recovery ideas.

Schedule your Rest days each week so you aren’t overdoing it. It is not necessary to go “hard” with your workouts 7 days a week.

Reducing your stress can be tricky and is personal to YOU! Make a list of the things that stress you out and then determine if you can control or eliminate any of those stressors. Find activities that help you relax to reduce your stress. Yoga, mediation, reading, journaling, prayer, grounding and daily sunshine are some examples.

A = ALTERNATE YOUR WORKOUTS

For the next week (March 3-9) I want you to work on the letter M and the letter A.

Alternate your workouts by doing a variety of strength, cardio, core, flexibility and balance. Having a well rounded fitness routine will help your body tremendously! Check out my YouTube channel for some workout options.

https://www.youtube.com/@RachelDeVaughn/videos

M= MAKE THE TIME TO MOVE!

For the next 2 days (March 1-2) I want you to work towards getting your 150 mins (or more) of INTENTIONAL exercise each week.

I also want you to incorporate NEAT (Non-exercise activity thermogenesis) activities like walking the dog, standing up and walking around, taking the stairs, etc. These actions will help you get more daily steps.

Lets kick off the new month by doing a 2 mile/ 30 min Walk and Talk while I tell you about my NEW MARCH fitness challenge.

This low impact, ALL STANDING workout is perfect for ALL AGES especially beginners, active agers and seniors.

M= Make the time to MOVE!
A= ALTERNATE your workouts.
R= RECOVERY. REST. REDUCE your stress.
C= CHOICES.
H= HAVE a plan

We are almost done with February, can you believe it? Have you been seeing my daily HEART HEALTHY posts and tips on Facebook? https://www.facebook.com/WalkStrongRoanoke/

In honor of heart healthy month and valentines day, I’ve taped some NEW workout videos this month for you on YouTube. You can check them all out here:

DONT FORGET! I also have a LIVE Youtube workout happening this Saturday, Feb 24th starting a 9am est. I’d love for you to join me! Happy Walking!