Work It Out!

Okay, so your excuse for not going to the gym is your hair.

Bad excuse.

Dr. Regina Benjamin, the U.S. Surgeon General, stopped by the Bronner Bros. convention in Atlanta this past weekend to talk to women about staying healthy and working out despite the stigma that comes with ruining your hair after a work out.

The truth is--she's partly right. As African-American women, it's understandable that you wouldn't want to spend your good hard earned money on your hair and then only to mess it up three times a week, it's stressful both financially and physically.

Here are a few tips to avoid the gym frustration:

1. Work-out at night

Working out at night will allow you to get down and dirty and go straight home. That way you're not trying to fix your "do" before returning to work or before that after work mixer.

2. Scarf or No scarf?

If your hair is a healthy length and you want to wrap your hair and then put on a scarf, that works. However, if your hair gets wet and sweaty (and you don't want to wash it) don't uncomb the wrap until it's dry. Or wash your hair, wrap it and then let it air dry overnight while you're sleeping. If your hair is short, a scarf may not be the best option. So try, just working out and then letting your hair dry and curling for the morning, or wash, wrap and let air dry over night under the scarf. (It better be a silk scarf!)

3. Get a Manageable Style!

I get it, some of you cannot do your hair if came in a box and all your had to do was put it on. Well , hair does now-a-days, but still. While some styles look great in a magazine, if you can't afford to see your stylist on a regular basis to keep it that way, then find something you can do and keep up with. With a great cut, and a great easy style you can work with, working out AND staying healthy will be a walk in the park!

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