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Maria Bailey is definitely “One Fit Mommy”!

August 13, 2009 by workoutmommy

It is time for another installment of “One Fit Mommy”!
As I surf around the blogosphere, I come across fit moms (and dads too!) who inspire me to fitness. From there, I hunt them down and force them to tell me their secrets!

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mariabaileyToday’s fit mommy is Maria Bailey, CEO of BSM Media. She is also the Host of Mom Talk Radio, Author, Founder of BlueSuitMom.com, National TV Talk Show Host on Lifetime, WE-Women’s Entertainment Network and Co-Founder of Newbaby.com. She has been featured in numerous magazines and profiled in publications across the globe.  Maria is basically the guru of mom marketing and social media.

I had the pleasure of meeting her in person at the Blogher 5k and was thrilled to hear that she considers health and fitness a priority in her life.  To say Maria is a busy working mom is an understatement.  Maria knows busy, but she doesn’t let herself make any excuses when it comes to working out.

She just makes the time.

If this busy mom can make & find the time for exercise,  you can too!

Please read on for more about Maria and why she is definitely “One Fit Mommy”!

Q: Have you always been fit? What inspired you to live a fit lifestyle?

I have always been active and thought fitness was important. My mother was bulimic and anorexic so I watched her struggle with weight my whole life. I decided to do thing the right way and live in a very healthy way in order to be trim and maintain a high level of energy.
Q: What advice do you have for moms who claim they don’t have time for exercise?

We all have the same number of minutes in our day.  The only difference is how we choose to use them.  I had three babies under twenty months and even with that hectic schedule I choose to spend some part of my day exercising. It means you have to give up other things to find the time. I did a time audit on myself when I had three babies and found that I was spending almost an hour each day doing things I could give up like refolding towels in the closet or watching television.  Once I took control and made the choice as to what I was going to do with my time, I found the time to exercise.  When times got really hectic, I would involve my children in my workouts.

Q: What is your favorite exercise and why?

I run almost every day so I have to say running.  But my core exercises are sit ups, planks, push ups, lunges, tricep dips and squats.  All of these a mom can do in her own living room while the kids are playing.


Q: Are you more of a cardio mom or strength training mom?

Definitely cardio but as I’ve gotten older I’ve realized how important it is to work on strength. As your body produces less Estrogen, lifting weights becomes mandatory.

Q: How do you get your kids involved in your fit lifestyle?

When they were younger, we would race short distances at the playground or do sit up together.  Now that I have teens we challenge each other to each others customized workouts. My daughter plays water polo and no one can keep up with her water polo workouts.

Q: Do you have any mental tricks that you use when you just don’t feel like working out?

Don’t we all?  I tell myself that I’ll only run for fifteen minutes and if I don’t feel like it after that, I give myself permission to go home.  I never do.

Q: What was your favorite marathon and why?

I’ve run 19 marathons.  My favorite probably was New York. It was emotional to look out on to the city and think I was going to run all the way to central park. My favorite for the spectators is definitely Twin City Marathon. They have 19 spectators for each runner and they cheer you all the way. I love the Fort Lauderdale Marathon because it takes place on my training route so its very familiar. There’s only one that I’ve done twice and that’s the Marine Corp because I ran with my husband after I’d done it on my own two years earlier.

Thank you Maria for taking the time to answer my questions and for being an inspiration to all of us!

You can see more interviews with other fit moms (and dads too!) over here.

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Comments

  1. MizFit says

    August 13, 2009 at 6:13 am

    I love me some Maria for so many reasons.
    The biggest for me was meeting her in person and seeing that she is 100% who she portrays and more.
    REAL. AUTHENTIC. MOTIVATING. and yeah. silly. I love me some silly.
    Shes the kind of woman who would TELL YOU if you had broccoli stuck in your teeth.

    THATS the kind of woman I want on my virtual team in life.

    I have not run ONE marathon to her 19.

    some day for me.
    and Id love her to be running (waaaay ahead of me Im certain) in that race as well.
    .-= MizFit´s last blog ..YumYucky! (guest post) =-.

  2. A Forest Frolic says

    August 13, 2009 at 10:31 am

    You go girl…19 marathons, sheeez! Now, you’re making me look bad, tee hee 😉

    Jamie 🙂
    .-= A Forest Frolic´s last blog ..‘O’ me oh my 😉 =-.

  3. Jem says

    August 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    Exercises I can do at home are my favourite. Who has the time to go to the gym anyway? Squats, pushups and crunches can all be done without any gym time or equipment. These exercises, along with running (but I don’t think I’ll be doing any marathons any time soon!) are all keeping me fit.

  4. workoutmommy says

    August 13, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    Mizfit, I completely agree. She is authentic and very real. And you will be running a marathon in your future! 😉

  5. allison says

    August 13, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    holy amazing!! 19 marathons. I’m working on my first half marathon next year. I’ve got some ways to catch up..
    .-= allison´s last blog ..change will do you good =-.

  6. Body Building Expert says

    August 14, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    This is fun. exercise that you can do at home. At this times, people are getting busier by the minute. That is why they forget about their health

  7. Bradi says

    August 15, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Went for a run this morning and got home in time to meet the family in the kitchen for breakfast. I had the whole day ahead of me and didn’t feel guilty about eating the delish bread at lunch. Work it out!

  8. cheap designer bags says

    August 17, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    19 marathons WOW !! |I feel worn out if i run for a bus 🙁
    .-= cheap designer bags´s last blog ..– GUCCI CRYSTAL GG =-.

  9. Stephanie says

    August 18, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    19 marathons! Wow! That is so inspiring.

    And I really appreciate her mental trick: “I tell myself that I’ll only run for fifteen minutes and if I don’t feel like it after that, I give myself permission to go home.” Getting started is the hardest part. Once you get going, it’s easy to keep going.

    Thanks for the great interview, Lisa. And thank you, Maria, for being a great example to all of us.
    .-= Stephanie´s last blog ..The Shred is Over. The 5K Awaits. =-.

  10. Cordless Tool Batteries says

    August 20, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    I don’t know how you find the time to work, be a mom and train and run all those marathons? I need your clock!
    .-= Cordless Tool Batteries´s last blog ..– 6547-22 MILWAUKEE =-.

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