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One of the main reasons mom's give for not exercising is that they don't have time. I get it! I'm a mom of 3 myself and how we have the time to do anything is beyond me. However, with a little creativity you can accomplish a lot. Here are 4 quick tips for you!   1) Make it short and sweet . If you focus on a HIIT style of workout (High Intensity Interval Training - where you train at 90% effort i.e. where talking is difficult), you can get a bigger bang for your buck. Current research says we can get away with as little as 4 mins of this type of exercising and still reap major benefits. I like to put on the TABATA app (20 secs of exercise, 10 secs rest for 4 mins) and depending on how that day is going for me I'll do anywhere from 4 - 12 mins (so 1 - 3 tabatas). Furthermore, my little one is very entertained by the app counting down every time. Here's a link to the one I like to use: tabatatimer   2) Use your child in the exercises , but ensure you maintain go...

Did you know that the skin is the biggest organ of the human body? Furthermore, did you know that whatever you apply tot he skin, 60% of it will make its way into your blood stream? Sadly, we don't all have pharmaceutical degrees and can't always decipher what we are actually putting on our skin. Still, rest assured that after years of researching most products out there which claim to be "natural" and/or "organic" I was shocked with how full of chemicals they all still were. A good rule of thumb is that if you can't understand it (let alone pronounce it :-)), then it's probably not good for you. Knowing these facts, wouldn't you go out of your way to only put the best quality products on your skin? The Organic Pharmacy (www.theorganicpharmacy.com) has an excellent, and very comprehensive, list of chemicals we should avoid, along with the details of their effect on the human body. I would highly recommend printing this out and taking it with you ...