Many women, especially mothers, find it hard to make time for exercise. It’s not just about being “too busy.” It’s also about how women feel, what others expect, and how home life is organized.
1. Mental Load
Mothers often plan everything at home: school, meals, birthdays, clothes, and more. Even when they get help, they often still manage the full to-do list in their head. This mental load is tiring and leaves little space for things like sport.
2. Guilt
Some mothers feel bad when they do something only for themselves. They feel they must “earn” their free time, and that exercise takes time away from their children or partner.
3. Hard to Plan
Exercise is hard to fit in:
• No childcare at the gym (or if there is a gym with childcare; super expensive)
• Only free when kids are asleep
• Too tired at the end of the day
4. Society’s View
Many people still expect women to always “be there” for others. When a man goes for a run, it’s normal. When a mother does it, people sometimes ask: “Where are the kids?”
5. Always Helping Others First
Many women put others first—partner, kids, work, house—then hope there’s time left for themselves. Often, there isn’t.
✅ How Can We Help?
• Remind women that sport is not selfish—it’s health (mental and physical).
• Create more options: gyms with childcare, short workouts at home, time to do sports at/during work time.
• Share role models: mothers who take time to move, without guilt.
• Share home tasks: partners and family must help too.
Let’s support mothers. When they move, they feel better—and everyone wins.
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