Ride the endorphin wave

Fact: Exercising releases endorphins.

Fact: Endorphins are your body's feel good hormones and naturally boost your mood. 

Fact: Exercising with children underfoot really pushes the limits of these so called "facts". 

I got up late this morning so the kids were awake while I was doing an exercise DVD. Things were going pretty well with them both sitting peacefully watching on and I dared to ask myself "why don't I do this with them around every day?". Jinxed it...

Sophie: "Muuuuuuum, Elliott keeps putting his foot near me. Don't Ellllliiiiott!"

Elliott: Ahhh, whinge scream. cry, fuss.

Me: "Move away from each other". huff puff, huff puff. "All I am asking for is 40 minutes".

They relocate to opposite sides of the room. I nearly roundhouse kick Elliott in the head as he passes me during a kick boxing move. Elliott clears off the coffee table and begins climbing onto it and jumping onto the armchair. Should I stop him and prevent possible injury or keep exercising while he is clearly entertaining himself? I go with the latter. 

Then Sophie starts with the 50 million questions that pass her lips every day...

"Mum, what is her name?"

"Mum, why aren't you doing it like those ladies on the telly?"

"Mum, what are we doing today?"

"Mum, why do they all have ponytails in their hair?" 

"Mum, why do I have a freckle on my neck?"

"Mum, why did the dinosaurs get extinct?"

I get on the floor to start doing the core workout. Turns out, I am free game. Elliott moves from his coffee table bungee jumping to trampolining on my stomach. Sophie comes over and starts using my leg raising moves as a tunnel game. My plank move becomes a delightful horse back ride for the kids as I struggle with the extra 25kg plus on my back. My mind is screaming "Piss off kids, I just want 40 minutes" but my mouth says "I love you guys, I just need to finish this and then we can play. No, no, seriously guys, you can play beside me but just stop climbing on me for a few minutes. Guys, come on". 

I eventually finished the workout and believe it or not, the combination of exercise and a giggly wrestle with the kids has made for a pretty happy morning. Got to love those endorphins xox