Fat loss tips for Moms

Mother’s Day has past and I thought I’d share some quick fat loss tips for moms.

Not like moms need tips. Being a mom is way tougher than burning fat (once you have a game plan set in place that is.) I feel like any woman who can give birth and raise a child definitely has the strength to change their own body, but so many moms are used to putting all the focus on their kids that they forget how to invest any time in THEMSELVES!!!! Anyway if you’re a mom who could use some, “me time” Why not get that self-focused alone time while using some of these tips to burn fat?

Tip #1 - Plan out your day (the night before). A lot of my clients who are moms literally can’t get anything done for themselves in a simple day unless they write it down and plan when they are doing it the night before. It’s too easy to fall into “carpool” or “errand running” mode and before you know it, its 3pm
and you’re starving because you haven’t eaten yet.

Tip #2 - Ditch the long boring cardio. When it comes to exercise the last thing you should be doing to burn fat is long bouts of cardio. Cardio training has been shown to increase oxidative stress on the body, which can increase the speed of aging and it pumps your cortisol hormone through the roof which is a stress hormone. The last thing any mom wants is to look older faster and induce more stress than they already have.

Tip #3 - Do full body strength workouts. The bodybuilder type split muscle routines that the Joe Black trainer is doing at your local big franchise gym is not going to get you your pre-kid body back. You need to focus on doing upper body, lower body and full body movements that give you a high caloric burn as well as work more of your muscles in less time.

Tip #4 - Ditch the baby weight. Chances are you’re probably a lot stronger than you think. Lifting heavier weights is the only way to get stronger, it produces a ton of fat burning hormones and it burns a lot more calories than “toning” movements with light weights.