Comments on: 5 Minutes for Fitness — Creative Fitness

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:11:59 +0000

These are great tips, perfect for everyday fitness! Along with exercising and being active you should watch your calories, which is why I love the DOVE Chocolate peanut butter promises. They are the perfect size to curb that chocolate craving and they taste DELICIOUS!

By: Lovely Lunges | Bizzy Women

Lovely Lunges | Bizzy Women — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:08:21 +0000

[...] this week’s edition of 5 Minutes for Fitness, let’s do some lunges, which are one of my favorite strengthening [...]

By: candeelady

candeelady — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:57:37 +0000

this is a little off topic but I had so much trouble remembering to do my keegle exercises. I made a rule to do them any time I was sitting at a red light!

By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:14:21 +0000

Congrats on the column, Lisa! Great stuff. As for something to add, a few years ago I read about this tip. When folding laundry, put one piece of clothing away at a time so you have to walk back and forth to the closet/drawers from where you are folding the clothes. I do it all the time now so I get in extra steps that way.

I personally love to go to the gym. I go to Turbo Kick and Spin classes BUT when I first started my new lifestyle I was able to lose 75+ pounds by doing just in-home workouts so it’s definitely doable.

Looking forward to reading more at 5 Minutes for Fitness.

By: @ Lisa

@ Lisa — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:48:03 +0000

Hi Lisa! I LOVE your post. These are exactly the types of things that I’m trying to implement into my daily life. I actually am parking further away from my work so I walk a little more each day.

It is the baby steps, right?!

By: FitMom

FitMom — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:11:56 +0000

Love it. We dance to Move It Move It from the Madagascar CD. It’s a blast. We also made up a game to “hunt for” the monkey on that same CD. My two year old is also finally moving and groovin’.

By: Jennifer, Snapshot

Jennifer, Snapshot — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:22:58 +0000

This is great Lisa! I want to be fit–look great and be healthy–but spending 5 hours a week at the gym is just not my priority right now.

These tips help!

By: Christin Slade

Christin Slade — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:52:26 +0000

What a wonderful idea! I will tell you what, though! I have stairs leading to my basement that I frequent because we store and spend lots of time down here (my computer/office is down here as well as lots of homeschooling supplies), so I am not exaggerating when I say I must climb and descend these stairs 15-20 times a day! And I can FEEL it in the morning! It may not do much for my heart rate, but it’s working out my legs!
I think another wonderful idea is to just go outside with our kids and kick a ball around – run around the yard with it or chasing our children. That will get our heart rates up and our children’s, too! This keeps a healthy heart!

By: Annette

Annette — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:43:18 +0000

Great tips for real moms And congrats on the new column!!

By: christieo

christieo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:12:23 +0000

i get the fit tv channel on my cable — and i like to record gilad or some other 30 minute show and do it when the kids are napping. i can squeak in some exercise and fast forward through the commercials, and the spurts of exercise are intense! so i know i’m getting in a good workout!

also, situps with the baby sitting on my belly get a lot of little laughs and pushups with my two-year-old on my back gets some serious roaring laughter. (of course, i can only do a couple of those!)

By: peppylady

peppylady — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:17:43 +0000

I went to curves but I did great at first and then I stop going.

I start to do fitday again. It sure help me to keep track of what I eat and if I’m getting enough nutrition in my diet.
It great in lot of ways.

http://www.fitday.com and on my sidebar I have a link to my personal one.

By: munchkinsandmusic

munchkinsandmusic — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:50:10 +0000

5 minutes for fitness sounds great! The ideas are great!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:30:14 +0000

I trick myself into exercising. When I go to the grocery store, I park a 1/4 mile away, even if I have kids with me, that way it’s a guarantee that I will walk at least 1/2 mile in the parking lot that day.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:57:09 +0000

These are great ideas! Thanks!

By: Z's Mom

Z's Mom — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:27:10 +0000

Ok, these are great tips and something I can actually do. I don’t have the money for a gym membership and as a single mom…its not like I can leave my son at home and take a jog. I know I know….I could get a jogging stroller (except I can’t afford one of those either)…but then the dog whines because I would have to leave him at home….he’s a shihtzu w/little stubby legs and he would tire out too quickly….