How to schedule workouts with a work schedule?

LolBroScience

Honestly, if you want it that bad you'll make time. That's all there is too it.

tiggerlove

you have to figure out whats best for you weather it be morning or after you get home from work. My wife deals with a 2 and 5 yr old and no matter what she gets her workout in..if you really want it nothing will stop you.

Willbenchforcupcakes

LolBroScience wrote: »

Honestly, if you want it that bad you'll make time. That's all there is too it.

Yup. Full time shift work, two amazing girls, and idiot of an ex, and I still easily make time for my training. It's important to me so I make it work.

lbrodnax83

I work 8-5 and hit the gym straight after work. I may not get home till late, but it CAN be done.

oh_happy_day

Fitnessman168 wrote: »

So i just got a job at an inbound call center it's a large environment where it's fast pace. I will be sitting at a desk taking calls from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and possibly working on the weekends. How do i schedule workout's in? I do Body beast and P90x and have been self-employed for the last 18 months but how do i schedule them? Because i know the last thing i will want to do when i get home is look at my workout set and workout for 45 minutes. Any advice?

You do it anyway. And you keep doing it until it's habit and part of your routine. Exercise before work, after work, whatever. You're training at home, so it's even easier. I would love to work 9-5pm - I could get to gym twice a day! Lay out your gym clothes, don't talk yourself out of it, just do it.

Becky_charles29

Monday - Friday, I get up at 5:45am and leave for work between 6:45 and 7am. I then work until 5:30/6:45 and do one of the following (with 1 day off):

Run 2 miles and 1 hour Body Pump (x2)
Run 3 miles and 45 mins of spin (x1)
Run - My long runs are around 7-9 miles at the moment (x1)

I am normally then home between 8 and 8:30pm where I eat dinner, have 30 mins chilled out in front of the TV, then off to bed between 9:30 and 10pm

Then at the weekend, I do 1 more Body Pump, 1 more spin session, a 13 mile bike ride and an hour horse-ride alongside all my HH chores, grocery shopping, seeing family and cooking.

You can most certainly fit it in!

Dead_Darling

I work from 7:00am until 4:30pm, so I'm up at around 6:00am. I work from home, but even the temptation of not working out is still there. I like to work out in the evening straight after work. I workout at home, so I have my weights and dumbbells in places where I would be able to see them (call it organised chaos, if you want to lol). After that, I'll cook or visit my boyfriend.

It can be done! Have your workout clothes laid out the night before. It needs to become a habit for you.

noclady1995

Unless you live 3 hours from work and have a seriously long commute, I would think your best bet is in the mornings. In all seriousness, I used to have co-workers in my company's Philippines office who had 3 hour commutes to get to work, so I feel for people who have these challenges. But if you don't, then there should be no issue for your situation.

thetrickstergib

I work 9-18 with an 45mins drive each way to work. I've factored in more 'travel' time each day and on alternative days I either cycle or run, its not far 4-5km depending on where I park (but its something!) - you have to get to work, so why not incorporate some exercise in it? And twice a week I go do 30mins in the local gym at lunchtime (+ 10mins each way).

Its easy to think of excuses you have no time etc- but like others say, once you get into a routine, its quite easy.

If its a big corporation, they might have a gym onsite??

nordlead2005

Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »

LolBroScience wrote: »

Honestly, if you want it that bad you'll make time. That's all there is too it.

Yup. Full time shift work, two amazing girls, and idiot of an ex, and I still easily make time for my training. It's important to me so I make it work.

Yup again. I work 8-5 and I want to work out with my wife and we have 3 young kids. She has a hard time getting up in the morning and staying up as late as I do, so we work out at night 3 times per week. Typically start either at 7 or 8PM. That gives me ~2-3 hours before working out, and 1-2 hour afterwards to do whatever else it is that I want to do.

JoRocka

I work 4 jobs- and I train 3-4 times a week- and I train as a professional dancer.

you ONLY work 9-5. There are literally 128 other hours in a 7 day week you have to get up off your duff and workout. How is this POSSIBLY a question.

UltraRunnerGale

I work 9-6 M-F. I recently started working with a running coach. He has me running five days a week. During the workweek, I run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, running a minimum of 6 miles and a maximum of 10 miles. I get up at 5am (4am for the 10 milers). I could do them after work BUT.... if I get them done early, there are no excuses, they are done. Also, after a long day at work, it's really nice NOT to have to do them then. I have learned to really LOVE sleeping in on Mondays and Fridays!!

hartmamp

I'm jealous you don't start work until 9. I'd love to get my workouts done in the morning but I am not getting up before 6 am to do it.

shrinkingletters

Did OP ever even come back?

rileyes

Put some music on. Change into your gym clothes and bat out a 10-minute circuit or jog. That may give you the energy to continue. After you get in this mindset you can switch up your program. Do it everyday for 30 days and it may become habit. Commit to a 30-day blast. The couch is a deal-breaker.

whiteblossom14

Fitnessman168 wrote: »

So i just got a job at an inbound call center it's a large environment where it's fast pace. I will be sitting at a desk taking calls from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and possibly working on the weekends. How do i schedule workout's in? I do Body beast and P90x and have been self-employed for the last 18 months but how do i schedule them? Because i know the last thing i will want to do when i get home is look at my workout set and workout for 45 minutes. Any advice?

I get up at 5 am so I can work out for half hour eat and daughter fed and sorted before I go to work at 730. Then do the same at night easy to fit around work
Just get up early

JoRocka

hartmamp wrote: »

I'm jealous you don't start work until 9. I'd love to get my workouts done in the morning but I am not getting up before 6 am to do it.

#struggleisreal

I lift after work- but I won't run after work- and since I'm now training for a half- yeah- I get up at 530 to run. I don't get up at 530 to ANYTHING but go pee. okay- maybe go pee or have sex. yeah- that's about it.

certainly not to run. But I only had to get caught once sleeping in and had to run at 5 PM in the heat of the day... never again- as much as I hate 530 AM- I hate running at 5 PM in the heat. So I'll take AM.

Suuuuuucks.

PikaKnight

JoRocka wrote: »

hartmamp wrote: »

I'm jealous you don't start work until 9. I'd love to get my workouts done in the morning but I am not getting up before 6 am to do it.

#struggleisreal

I lift after work- but I won't run after work- and since I'm now training for a half- yeah- I get up at 530 to run. I don't get up at 530 to ANYTHING but go pee. okay- maybe go pee or have sex. yeah- that's about it.

certainly not to run. But I only had to get caught once sleeping in and had to run at 5 PM in the heat of the day... never again- as much as I hate 530 AM- I hate running at 5 PM in the heat. So I'll take AM.

Suuuuuucks.

I've woken up at 4:30am to go jogging. Much better than doing it later with this heat.

skeo

Dude, 9-5 is literally the easiest schedule to work around.

My day.
10:30pm in bed
4:30am wake up
5:00am-6:30am work out
7-7:30 get ready for work
8-5 work
dinner at 6:30-7pm
7-10pm studying
10:30pm sleep

if you want it bad enough, you can figure out a way to do, especially if you do not have anyone else to take care of at this time.

Ocarina

I do Pure Barre 6AM in the morning 5 days a week (M-F) and get to work by 7:30 (20 minutes to change/style hair). Right after work M W F I do crossfit down the road at 5. (Off at 4). Works great for me! It's all about consistency and get it done as close to your work hours as possible so you can just transition home and relax. I also found group classes more motivating and packing everything the night before. I also do not order food out but always make breakfast/lunch the night before and pack my gym clothes. You'll get into a routine. I'm up at 5:15AM that way when normally I was up at 5:30AM & having to do all the packing, ect that morning. I also prefer to workout indoors to avoid the crappy weather. On the weekends I do more unique things like hiking out of town or running in the foothills once a week.