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in and around the gym. We turned the dining room of our 1900’s era
Victorian home into a workout room equipped with an awesome pullup and chin-up bar made out of pipes. We also had plyometric boxes
and medicine balls. We worked out as a family a couple nights a week
because our daughter was too young to get a gym membership but
wanted to workout too. Once we moved to our current home we made
a gym in our basement. We have a lot more space now! And once she
turned 16 our daughter got her own gym membership.

Some tips I would give others for
managing fitness, health and life...
It can be really difficult to find the time to cook healthy meals, be everything to everyone else, work and find time for fitness. But if you want it,
you can do it! The key is prioritizing and planning ahead. The best tip I
can give that our family couldn’t live without is our giant framed chalk
board in our kitchen. We do everything from planning out meals to
what muscle group we’re working at the gym on what day.
I believe women have a very hard time making themselves a priority.
What has worked for me all these years, even with kids, and going
through school is setting the same time I would go to the gym everyday
and sticking to it! I even schedule appointments around it when possible.
And if I have to miss, I go later in the day. I always knew I was a better
person mentally and emotionally for my family after my workout.
If I do miss a workout for whatever reason I don’t stress: I know I’ve got
it under control and I’ll be back. The same is true when I’m on vacation.
I don’t worry about losing my routine because I love it and I’ll be back
to it. I enjoy my break! •

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