Struggling with exercise is a normal thing to go through when your lifestyle is relatively sedentary and your life's pace is slower than others, medical experts say. This is specifically true for stay-at-home mothers. It is not that they are less than busy than everyone else, considering that they are always at home. In fact, it is hard for them to find time for themselves because of the many priorities that confront them. However, with the list of priorities that beg their attention, exercise will most likely be on the bottom of their "to do" list.

 
 
Most people might think that being a stay-at-home mom is very boring, plain and basically, a piece of cake. On the contrary, it is the most challenging job one may take on. It requires resiliency, flexibility, energy, intelligence and strategy. Running a household is more strenuous than running a company because in a company, you may delegate your tasks to your subordinates. But in a household setting, it is a one-man show. The mother will most likely be the cook, house cleaner, manager, accountant and tutor. And among middle-income to low-income earners, the mother may also be the plumber, electrician and carpenter.
 
 
In all these endeavors, the mother is often left exhausted and drained. This is the reason why some mothers nag and would most likely control their children. This is also the known cause for depression to occur with most women. Stay-at-home mothers are a group of women who desperately wants rest and time for themselves. That is why helpful and practical exercises are encouraged among women.
 
 
Exercise releases endorphins which creates happy emotions. It also relieves the body from stress, contrary to the notion that it will leave you dead tired at the end of the day. It also increases mobility and flexibility. Aside from that, it gives the body the physical tolerance and endurance to cater to more physical activities. Because of the endorphins released it also provides mothers the emotional well-being they need to face their emotional challenges.
  


The following are some tips to help working moms to do exercise while at home:
 
1. Work out with your kids. It might be a workout for you, which is a really serious undertaking but for your kids, it is their playtime with you. This will encourage bonding and physical discipline in the family.
 
2. Crunches. Several house furnitures may be used to facilitate this activity such as chairs and coffee tables. It may also be done while lying flat on the floor. Fifteen counts will do, however, when your body is able to tolerate an increase in count, you must increase your count daily. This means that the exercise is becoming effective.
 
3. Up and Down the Stairs. If you do not have a treadmill, any equipment of enough space to do cardiovascular exercises, you may climb up and down the stairs for 20-30 minutes a day. This gives you enough time to move all your joints and limbs and to strengthen your heart.
 
There are also other ways to overcome depression in your own home such as a healthy diet and reading inspirational books. To read more on depression and some medications, kindly visit this page: http://www.paxilbirthdefectlaw.com


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auburn.edu/administration/business_office/payroll/healthytigers/newsletters/ab_1203.pdf
cosmopolitan.co.uk/lifestyle/24-ways-to-feel-happy-right-now-99761
chicagotribune.com/health/ct-12-steps-to-health-happy-pg,0,7393196.photogallery