10-Minute Workout For Stress Relief

Being a parent is tough work.  Not only do you have to worry about taking care of yourself, but you've got the added stress of a little one (or many).  It's an awesome life, but can be stressful.  Here's a quick 10-minute weight loss workout to help you beat the stress.

By: Ed Scow, NSCA-CPT: Certified Fitness & Nutrition Expert to the True Superheroes - Busy Moms & Dads and author of Fat Loss To Go

Let’s face it, parenting is a tough job.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a stay-at-home mom or dad, or if you work part-time, full-time or majorly full-time…parenting is a daunting job and you should be commended for it.

There are days when you feel like running your head through a wall because of the frustration and madness and there are other days where you feel like you just want to do nothing but sit in quietest, most remote part of your house and do nothing but recharge. Sometimes you just feel like drinking, and those are all OK.

However there are many times when you can’t do anything but take care of the kids, your job or any of the million things that come along with both.

Workouts are usually one of the first things to get thrown out the window when the stress levels increase and that’s understandable, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

You can still keep your fat loss goals in check by using 10-minute workouts.

They don’t require a lot of time (hence the point of 10 minute workouts…duh).

They don’t require a lot of space, expensive equipment or trips to the gym, which are all good because parenting usually leaves you with little spare income in addition to the lack of free time.

Another great thing about 10-minute workouts is that they’re stress busters.

I lost track of the times that I was about to go crazy trying to juggle being a new dad and running a business, but was able to focus that stress into a workout ot make it better and more effective and get rid of all that stress.

You can take all that extra anxiety, madness and craziness and put it into your 10-minute workout and utilize that pent up energy and turn it into something useful rather than making you gain fat or lead to ulcers or other stress related illness.

There are days when I get home from training clients that I just don’t want to do a fat loss workout, but I know I need to, add to that all the stress in the household and I know that the best thing in the world for me to do is to go to the bedroom, close the door and pound out a 10-minute workout.

Every time I do that, I come out feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the evening and whatever my daughter throws my way.

So the next time life throws you a curveball and you feel like your head might explode, do yourself a favor and give a 10-minute workout a try. Who knows, you just might lose fat in the process. 

If you'd like a couple examples of quick workouts using just your own bodyweight or dumbbells, click the links below for some videos:

10-Minute Bodyweight Workout

Quick Workout For Busy Parents

Fast Abs Workout In 4-Minutes

Talk to you soon!   

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