MOMS ROCK!
Nancy Andrews Broderick OF SHREWSBURY Age: 43 Mom of: Jamie, age 3, and Jimmy, age 5.5 months Occupation: Program Manager at General Wire Products, Inc. & Electroweave, Inc. and Bodybuilding & Figure Promoter BY
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It’s January, and we know where you are. Oh, alright. We know where you think you should be. At the gym. For one Shrewsbury mom of two, Nancy Andrews Broderick, that “New Year’s” motivation to exercise is part of her life all year long. Her secret? “The more that you do it, you stick with it,” she says. She also surrounds herself with people who love sports and fitness as much as she does. Seventeen years ago, at 27 years old, the lifelong gymnast was coaching gymnastics and doing cardio at a local gym when a trainer invited her to enter a bodybuilding contest. Nancy didn’t know much about bodybuilding but learned as much as she could about natural ways to build her body for competitions. Her first year she qualified for the nationals. The following year, Nancy earned pro natural status and won the nationals. Over the next decade, Nancy went on to win many pro competitions including fourtime WNBF Pro World championships (1997, 1999, 2003 and 2004) and Pro 52 JANUARY2011
Ms. Universe in 1999. Nancy was in the best shape of her life and achieving many of her goals, but she did have one goal left to attain: starting a family. Years of extreme dieting and training combined with her age (39) made getting pregnant the real challenge of her life. She sought help from fertility doctor, Dr. Irene Souter at Mass General Hospital, and after hard work, Nancy gave birth to a daughter, Jamie, at age 41, and a son, Jimmy, at age 43. Nancy hopes other moms will realize that if you are willing to get help from people who are top in their field with anything you do in life including having kids, breastfeeding or working out, the outcome is always better. “There are so many good people who can help you with whatever you want to do,” she says. Today Nancy cannot imagine her life if she and her husband, Jim, had waited and not reached out for assistance. “We are so happy to be parents. I remember after we had our daughter, my husband said to me, ‘we almost missed out on all of this!’”
To make the most of being a parent and businesswoman, Nancy regularly consults with a life coach and does not falter from her exercise routine. “If you put the 45 minutes in to exercise, you will be more productive and can do almost anything.” For information on Nancy Andrews Broderick and her January workshops on getting started in bodybuilding and figure, visit neclassic.com.
Take 15 with Nancy Three words to describe my family: Loving, generous and FUN I am the queen of: multitasking. I always have lots going on! Why raising a family in Massachusetts is great: Our family is here, and there are so many opportunities because of the great schools, health care and sports. We love going to: Chatham What makes me a better mom: Being fit (of course) and my dedication to my
family. I want to do everything I can to make my children’s lives the best they can be. A typical day: I usually get up early to exercise and then get both of my kids ready to go to daycare. I take my daughter to her preschool or daycare and then head to work at my family’s business in Worcester. My husband takes my son to daycare. After work, I pick both of my kids up at their daycares, bring them home and make something for dinner. After we eat, I clean everything up, pack the bags for the next day and then I get to relax a little. Bodybuilding is a hobby that I do in my spare time. For my bodybuilding shows, I do all of my computer work and emails after I have finished everything else. My daughter does not like going to bed at night so it is always a challenge getting her to go to sleep. I am thankful for: PEAPOD delivery because I do not have very much free time.