About
Workout mommy is a blog about health and fitness for moms and was established in August 2007. Being a mom requires that you work 24/7 for someone other than yourself, so finding time to exercise and stay healthy is a challenge. I’m here to help you with that challenge and to keep you motivated and on task.
It CAN be done!
Who is workout mommy?
My name is Lisa and in my life before kids, I was a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, marathon runner, and overall fitness junkie. I woke up early to workout and I stayed up late to workout. I didn’t think much would change when I had children, so clearly I had absolutely NO IDEA what being a mommy was like!
I started this blog in August 2007 shortly after the birth of my second son.Now, I am a mom of FOUR little boys and I struggle with finding the time each day to commit to my fitness and health goals.
It is a struggle, I am not going to lie, but it is one that is worth it.
My goal with this blog is to provide motivation, inspiration, and ideas on how to fit in exercise, fitness, and health in your busy day. After all, a fit mommy is a happy mommy! (and for me, it also helps keep my sanity in check!)
I’m a certified personal trainer with NASM, HKC with Dragon Door, and also hold Group Fitness certification with AFAA.
Please join me in the daily challenge to become fit, healthy, and happy!
Remember gang: Never underestimate the power of a workout!
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or email me directly at workoutmommy@gmail.com
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GREAT site. I love staying motivated and entertained with a swipe of the keyboard. Thanks for all the helpful hints and for the inspiring stories of other moms who have accomplished their workout goals.
I’ll be checking in on my blog with how my workout goals are going – hope you don’t mind if I mention your blog as a great resource.
Thanks
K
Just found this site & it’s exactly what I’m looking for! As a recent stay @ home mom of 2 I’m struggling with weight loss. My baby is now 6mths old & I still look like I’m 6mths prego! :-O
I’ve tried DVD’s but 2day I’m thinking I may need 2 leave my home 4 the workouts, I’m noticing that I can’t do a whole video bc I either have the baby crying for attn or my toddler requesting something!
My goal this summer is to run a 5k so I really need to start getting active ASAP!
thanks
I just had surgery for my Hallux Rigidus (1 month post op) and I was looking for someone who posted about their experience. I am wondering where I should be at one month? I was (am/will be again soon I hope) a runner and was wondering when you were able to take your first run, even a little 3 miler would be awesome to look forward to. I am just nervous I made a mistake, but honestly where I was before surgery I kind of thought, could be worse then this? I am feeling quite a bit of pain in the pad under my big toe and along the bottom of my big toe when I push the toe forward. DId you experience this and if so, for how long after surgery?
Great blog! I am also a mom who loves to workout! I have my Group Fitness Instructor cert through ACE. Do you still teach or train? I teach spinning, boot camp and cardio blast.
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I love staying motivated and entertained with a swipe of the keyboard. Thanks for all the helpful hints and for the inspiring stories of other moms who have accomplished their workout goals.
Hi Lisa
I seem to be having trouble with the contact form so I thought it would be OK to post here.
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Hi Lisa
I came across your site today, It’s wonderful to read your story and how you’re still working out with 4 boys! Well done! I have a 7 month old girl and in order to get my bulging waistline back to normal and to keep my sanity in check too, I started training everyday for the past 5 months now. Now the gym has become my own little daily escape and part of my new healthier lifestyle. My friends are not really fitness oriented unfortunately, so I mostly train alone in my building’s ladies gym (a Dubai resident), and my gradual weight loss is my main motivation & reward. The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan is coming up, and I still hope to train daily and stay on track. Would you have any suggestions on how to coordinate training with fasting?
Hi Lisa,
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Hi Lisa
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Hi Lisa, great blog. I’ve been looking through your posts and I think your dedication and enthusiasm for health and fitness is amazing, especially with your busy family life.
I work for Tribesports.com, a social network for sports and fitness enthusiasts and I would love it if you would get in touch to talk about becoming one of our specially selected blog partners. We work on some very relevant content and projects and i think it would be great if you were involved.
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Hi Lisa,
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Dear Lisa:
One of my friends referred your site to me as a great resource for information on keeping fit as a Mom. I found your site to have a variety of topics that are fitness related. The articles were very interesting and informative, especially the information about Moms trying to find time to work out. While browsing your site I noticed that you allow guest posts. Can you please tell me what your criteria are on guest posting? I have an idea for a post that relates to fitness, and I think it would be of interest to you and your readers.
Would you like me to send over the article?
I look forward to hearing from you,
Anna Callie
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Hi
I am studying as a personal trainer but I also am a Herblaife wellness coach advising and educating my clients about good nutrition. I wanted to have a chat to any mums out there that are doing the exercise to get fit and active but also talk to you about good nutrition and how that is very important to you aswell.
Would love you to give me a call Lisa about this as many of my team are personal trainers or fitness instructors teaching different kinds of classes.
If you would like more info please call me on 07557876796 or visit my website.
Do you still like kurufootwear? I have hallux rigidus and some plantar fascitis. I’m looking for a more comfortable shoe while considering cheilectomy surgery…meeting with a doc later this week to consider my options. Saw you loved this shoe in one of your earlier posts. Thought I’d check in on it now and your thoughts about the shoe. Also if there was a particular style that worked for you.
Thanks!
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Great blog! i accidently found it googling for hallux rigidus post op recovery. I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and am very curious how long sistance walking and running will work. Unlike you I had the joint fusion, so bending the toe will be impossible. You wrote that you were put to sleep before your surgery, mine was done with spinal anesthesia but I got some sedatives that made me sleep anyway, waking up wondering when will you start and getting the answer, well we are done and just sewing you up. Another 3 weeks I will have to use crutches and a special shoe, most of the time I am couch-bounded, intresting to change from the duracell bunny into a couch potatoe surfing on internet, doing knitwork and crosswordpuzzles..:)
V
@V:
I’d love to hear about this too. My doc said this fusion surgery is the long term event for someone with arthritis/hallux rigidus in the works. (Glad to hear they can do it w/out general anesthesia.) He also then mentioned a “poster child” of his who runs marathons with a fusion. Would be cool if this is a common outcome. I can’t run a 1k right now because my big toes hurt. He’s sending me into PT and telling me to use Voltarin cream on it before we go any further steps now. Would also love to hear any success/tips//lack of success w/ those.
BTW, I ordered 2 styles of the Kuru shoes and they seem like they’d be fabulous for this except that the arches didn’t quite work for me even w/ my orthotics – landed in the wrong place, so I’ll be returning them. Still, they are a flatter sole and don’t curve up at the toes as much and have a wide-ish toe box.
@Marianne:
Hi Marianne
I also think the fusion is the best procedure on a long term, the problem won’t come back. One of the nurses at my hospital said that she had run marathon although she had this procedure done with both her big toes. Now of course no one know if that’s just something she said..
I am not actually a runner, I rather walk, although I started running again after a longer pause just a few months before my surgery. Because of the pain in my big toe I put the weight on the outside of the foot instead wich caused pain in my ancle.
The post op pain was worse than i expected, for the first 2 weeks I took 4 panacod and 1 arcoxia 90 mg every day to ease the pain, and sometimes I felt it wasn’t enough. Some nights have been horrible, waking up every hour because of the pain. Now it feels ok though.
Looking back when my toe problem began I have to note that at the same time I started wearing my very comfortable Keen hiking shoes with very wide toe-box, and had a pair of insoles made for my feet. I hope it’s just a coincidence…
Today I walked very fast with my crutches, it felt almost like running and I loved it even if people I met were staring
I’ll be back on track!
@V:
Thanks V,
That’s encouraging to hear. And good to have a heads up.
I’ve had orthotics since 2003 or 4. I haven’t worn them all the time. I’ve worn some other shoes @ times like Dansko or Naot without them, for example, but I wear them a lot. I too have wondered if that contributed. Though I do remember stubbing my toes back in the early 90′s. Otherwise, I don’t know why I’d have this as I don’t run either. I love my Keens though I don’t get to wear them often enough. Love their wide toe box.
Glad you’re healing and I hope you can run without pain in the end like we’ve heard others do.
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