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bugaboo_sue

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

JoRocka

I didn't actually ask for help as such I asked how people manage to fit in their epic gym sessions

I fit in my "epic gym sessions" by not making excuses. It's obviously not for you, so good luck.

Come back when you are an adult with adult responsibilities. You are not at 21

WOW!!!! Assume much???? :noway: :noway: :noway:

I'm curious as to at what point you reach "adult responsibility" stage?

I mean is there a check list for that?
I'm 30- work 3 jobs and train as a semi professional dancer AND work out.

But I have no kids- no house- and few pets- and a reasonably short commute so I am guessing I don't qualify for "adult responsibility" level.

(although- thank god- I'm so not an adult- I hate being one of those- they are stuffy and boring... and they have things like bills to pay- and that sucks)

zyxst

I'm unemployed with no life and friends. All I do is watch Netflix and YouTube videos, so I walk while watching. Not fast walking, mind you, but about 10 hours of walking every day. Better than sitting on my butt and fighting with myself to not eat.

aneary1980

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

bugaboo_sue

I didn't actually ask for help as such I asked how people manage to fit in their epic gym sessions

I fit in my "epic gym sessions" by not making excuses. It's obviously not for you, so good luck.

Come back when you are an adult with adult responsibilities. You are not at 21

WOW!!!! Assume much???? :noway: :noway: :noway:

I'm almost 40 and even when I worked for a company (I work for myself now) I was still able to work out every day. My office had a fitness center in the building and I'd either get up early and get to the gym for 6:30 am, work out at lunch or hit it after work. Even when I did my 4 ten hour days every few weeks I'd STILL get up early, hit the gym before work.

So yeah, if you want to work out bad enough you will find the time and a way to do it. I'm betting that you have loads of down time in your day where you can fit something in.

tulips_and_tea

Okay firstly I shoot you down as you tried to say I can manage on less sleep I CAN'T it's not that I don't want to I CAN'T I have had to put this in caps as you do not seem to understand this.

I am alot older than you and I cannot function on less sleep so getting up 30 mins earlier is not an option please stop banging on about it.

Washing sports bras was a suggestion someone said about only doing laundry once a week I obviously wash other things and they need ironing etc which I physically have to be there to do.

Wind down time cannot be cut down it's the time I need prior to going to sleep it's about half an hour.

Core is one of the most important parts of my exercise routine due to major back issues.

I didn't actually ask for help as such I asked how people manage to fit in their epic gym sessions

What would you call an epic gym session?

It's just I see all these people who spend 4 hours at the gym or burn my whole calorie allowance in a workout.

No one is doing 4 hours gym sessions everyday. If I wanted to I do the same on weekends. There is no point to doing excessive working out. I have got better result my third attempt from second attempt and I cut my workouts down 50%. My intensity has increased. I do a 4 minute HIIT cardio burn that leaves me drenched.

Yes - I did the same thing! Not only does it work better but it now saves me tons of time! I was way too hung up on 60 min. cardio sessions. When I switched to lots of weight lifting and HIIT my body (and life) changed. For the better, of course!

bugaboo_sue

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

What the heck are you doing for 2 hours at the gym? I mean seriously. I am at the gym for 75 minutes max most days. When I worked out at the fitness center in my office I had limited time and I was able to bang out a really good lifting session in less than hour. Seriously, what are you doing that takes so long?

aneary1980

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

What the heck are you doing for 2 hours at the gym? I mean seriously. I am at the gym for 75 minutes max most days. When I worked out at the fitness center in my office I had limited time and I was able to bang out a really good lifting session in less than hour. Seriously, what are you doing that takes so long?

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

aneary1980

I didn't actually ask for help as such I asked how people manage to fit in their epic gym sessions

I fit in my "epic gym sessions" by not making excuses. It's obviously not for you, so good luck.

Come back when you are an adult with adult responsibilities. You are not at 21

WOW!!!! Assume much???? :noway: :noway: :noway:

I'm almost 40 and even when I worked for a company (I work for myself now) I was still able to work out every day. My office had a fitness center in the building and I'd either get up early and get to the gym for 6:30 am, work out at lunch or hit it after work. Even when I did my 4 ten hour days every few weeks I'd STILL get up early, hit the gym before work.

So yeah, if you want to work out bad enough you will find the time and a way to do it. I'm betting that you have loads of down time in your day where you can fit something in.

The key thing there is that you had the fitness centre in your building if I had that then I probably wouldn't have an issue unfortunatley I don't.

365andstillalive

It sounds like you're someone who's really pressed for time, so you may not be in a position to do one of those "epic workouts" you're discussing that are 4 hours long; but realistically, you don't need to either. You can reach high fitness, a healthy weight, whatever your goals are, without putting insanely long workouts in.

Personally, I'm a big fan of workout videos; put in 25-30 minutes and you get a full body workout, some cardio, strength etc; think things like the Jillian Micheals dvds (you can find bootleg copies online), or consider purchasing something like T25 (I've heard amazing things and seen some pretty incredible results both body change and conditioning wise).

It's really about doing what you can in the time you have and making sure that it's as intense as possible.

If you're working a desk job 8 hours a day (which is what it sounds like), consider trading your chair for an exercise ball for at least a few hours a day; you might be the butt of a few jokes initially, but it will help you improve the core muscles that you're worried about. Or stop working through lunch (you're legally entitled to take it), and fit in a short walk or do some strength moves (squats, push-ups, etc) so that you can up your calorie burn and increase your overall activity level.

I'm 21, so I took a little offence to what you said to someone earlier. I am an adult; I work a full time job, I rent the main floor of a house with my SO, I own a car, I have debt from my four year university degree, I have many of the obligations you have, and often I travel out of province for work and have to live in hotels for weeks at a time which presents an even bigger challenge than just not having the time. If I can make it fit by making small sacrifices and changes, I have all the faith in the world that you can as well, you just need t be willing to do them and find which minor switches work for you. Good luck!

bugaboo_sue

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

What the heck are you doing for 2 hours at the gym? I mean seriously. I am at the gym for 75 minutes max most days. When I worked out at the fitness center in my office I had limited time and I was able to bang out a really good lifting session in less than hour. Seriously, what are you doing that takes so long?

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

But you're already running 30-40 minutes a day so why are you doing an additional hour of cardio? Unless I am mistaking this.

aneary1980

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

What the heck are you doing for 2 hours at the gym? I mean seriously. I am at the gym for 75 minutes max most days. When I worked out at the fitness center in my office I had limited time and I was able to bang out a really good lifting session in less than hour. Seriously, what are you doing that takes so long?

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

But you're already running 30-40 minutes a day so why are you doing an additional hour of cardio? Unless I am mistaking this.

I would like to do my workout but I don't have the time. I just can't work out how people fit it in.

365andstillalive

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

What the heck are you doing for 2 hours at the gym? I mean seriously. I am at the gym for 75 minutes max most days. When I worked out at the fitness center in my office I had limited time and I was able to bang out a really good lifting session in less than hour. Seriously, what are you doing that takes so long?

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

But you're already running 30-40 minutes a day so why are you doing an additional hour of cardio? Unless I am mistaking this.

I would like to do my workout but I don't have the time. I just can't work out how people fit it in.

I think what it's coming down to is people have different priorities than you do, which are allowing them to find time that you feel you can't.
Some people will sacrifice the half hour of sleep, you won't that's fine, it's your body, your decision.
Others will make meals ahead of time, just not wash their sports bra, etc.
It's all your decision and the only way you're going to "make time" is to make it a priority over everything else. If you can't do that, talk to your personal trainer and ask him to develop a high intensity plan just for you that will take LESS TIME.

KarenJanine

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

What are your goals in terms of fitness / strength / physique?

Unless you are training for a specific endurance event then it is unlikely that you need to be doing 1 hr of cardio at each gym session. I would recommend dropping the cardio and focusing on trying to fit in 45 minutes of strength training, 3 x per week. Continue running for 30-40 minutes on non-lifting days if you so wish.

aneary1980

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

What are your goals in terms of fitness / strength / physique?

Unless you are training for a specific endurance event then it is unlikely that you need to be doing 1 hr of cardio at each gym session. I would recommend dropping the cardio and focusing on trying to fit in 45 minutes of strength training, 3 x per week. Continue running for 30-40 minutes on non-lifting days if you so wish.

I'm doing a 10k in september. I kinda need to do the cardio

BerryH

I think you're aiming to do too much at once, and you certainly don't need to run more than three times a week to train for a 10K. Try something like this. No epic sessions required.

Mon - Rest/stretching
Tue - Weights and core
Wed - Run intervals
Thu - Weights and core
Fri - Run tempo
Sat - Weights and core
Sun - Long run building up to 10K

This is pretty similar to my routine at the moment. I'm also doing a 10K in September.

And that's epic enough for me :happy:

kimny72

In my opinion, as so many others have said, it's about priorities. You make time for what is important to you and you sacrifice what you have to in order to do it.

I don't know anyone who works out for 4 hours a day, or honestly even for two hours. That kind of time commitment is certainly not necessary for weight loss! I'm 41. I usually do half an hour on workdays and 45 minutes - 1 hour on the weekend. My apartment is a hot mess because cleaning tends to fall low on my list of priorities. I have been known to re-wear some items because I haven't gotten around to the wash and I ran out of clean clothes .

At my age, lost sleep does have way more of an effect on me than it used to, but as long as I get enough sleep on most nights, I can wake up a half hour earlier a couple of days a week to fit in a morning workout. If I start to feel like I'm wearing down, I take a couple of days and prioritize sleep over the other stuff. Some things are going to slide, that's life.

Anyway, if you don't have time, you don't have time. No use being jealous of random young people with no responsibilities who can spend all day working out. Most of us are just doing the best we can, that's all you can ask for. No one can get in your head and figure out what part of your life you can make some small sacrifices in to make time for more workouts, but it sounds like that's what you need to do. Or just accept what your life is right now, and look forward to a time when you can do more!

bugaboo_sue

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

What the heck are you doing for 2 hours at the gym? I mean seriously. I am at the gym for 75 minutes max most days. When I worked out at the fitness center in my office I had limited time and I was able to bang out a really good lifting session in less than hour. Seriously, what are you doing that takes so long?

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

But you're already running 30-40 minutes a day so why are you doing an additional hour of cardio? Unless I am mistaking this.

I would like to do my workout but I don't have the time. I just can't work out how people fit it in.

If you're already running 40 minutes/day you don't need to do an hour of cardio a day in addition. You can fit both your lifting and your running in. You can fit in your 40 minute run and an hour of lifting.

JoRocka

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

What are your goals in terms of fitness / strength / physique?

Unless you are training for a specific endurance event then it is unlikely that you need to be doing 1 hr of cardio at each gym session. I would recommend dropping the cardio and focusing on trying to fit in 45 minutes of strength training, 3 x per week. Continue running for 30-40 minutes on non-lifting days if you so wish.

I'm doing a 10k in september. I kinda need to do the cardio

the amount of cardio you're doing now is adequate. you do not NEED to be running for an hour and a half or two hours - or even an hour- if you're running regularly for 30-40 minutes- you can completely a 10 K.

secondly

I would like to do my workout but I don't have the time. I just can't work out how people fit it in.

this- I don't get it- we've already said- there is no secret mystery to this- you don't need to "work out how people fit it in"

WE HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU.
It's a priority for us- so we MAKE time and make sacrifices to make it so.

That is all there is to it.

And if you don't want to do that- you don't have to- no one is forcing you to or saying you're wrong for doing what you're doing. Stop sweating it so much.

aneary1980

I don't live with my boyfriend so I have to do my own washing and cleaning.

So you're doing laundry and cleaning the house every single day?? I do laundry once a week (on the weekend typically)and my gym clothes every day. Washing the gym clothes doesn't take all night.

Why not dedicate a few hours on the weekend and make/package all your lunches so you just grab-and--go in the morning? What time do you have to be at work for and is the gym close to your work? If it is then you can certainly suck it up and get up earlier in the morning and go to the gym a few times during the week.

You say your run 30-40 minutes. Is that a day? If it is then I'm not getting the lack of time thing because you don't need to workout for 2+ hours a day.

I run 30-40 minutes every night. I have a gym routine that I love which is about 2 hours long but I just can't do it atm.

What the heck are you doing for 2 hours at the gym? I mean seriously. I am at the gym for 75 minutes max most days. When I worked out at the fitness center in my office I had limited time and I was able to bang out a really good lifting session in less than hour. Seriously, what are you doing that takes so long?

1 hour of cardio (40 mins on the treadmill, 10 mins on the bike and 10 mins on the cross trainer) it's all interval training. The 20 minutes of weights and 20 minutes of core training then streching. My PT updates it monthly.

But you're already running 30-40 minutes a day so why are you doing an additional hour of cardio? Unless I am mistaking this.

I would like to do my workout but I don't have the time. I just can't work out how people fit it in.

If you're already running 40 minutes/day you don't need to do an hour of cardio a day in addition. You can fit both your lifting and your running in. You can fit in your 40 minute run and an hour of lifting.

It isn't in addition it's because I can't fit it in. Please can you tell me where I can fit in the hour of lift when I can only just fit in 40 mins of running.

BerryH

Or conversely the folk who do four-hour workouts may be filling the time they have available without sacrifices. Those of us who don't have that sort or time on our hands prioritise the workouts we need to do to achieve our goals for the lesser time we have available.

SheGlows

OP, everyone is giving you every possible option here. All they're getting back is, "I just can't."

What were you expecting? The gym bunnies all have time turners that allow them to magically make more time for themselves? It's beating a dead horse. PRIORITIES. You will make time if you want it bad enough. And no, your "just can't" excuse is not good enough.

"Most of you say you wanna be successful but you don’t want it bad, you just KIND OF want it. You don’t want it badder than you wanna party... Most of you don’t want success as much as you want sleep... And I’m here to tell you today, if you're going to be successful you gotta be willing to give up sleep. You gotta be willing to work with 3 hours of sleep – 2 hours of sleep, if you really wanna be successful. Some day you're gonna have to stay up 3 days in a row. Because if you go to sleep you might miss the opportunity to be successful. That’s how bad you gotta want it."

enitsirhck

It isn't in addition it's because I can't fit it in. Please can you tell me where I can fit in the hour of lift when I can only just fit in 40 mins of running.

They are saying doing the running every other day, and on "non-running" days do lifting.

IDK what your goals are for the 10k but I've done half marathons with less training than you are doing so don't stress so much If you don't look forward to your workout, you're working too hard.

aneary1980

I think you're aiming to do too much at once, and you certainly don't need to run more than three times a week to train for a 10K. Try something like this. No epic sessions required.

Mon - Rest/stretching
Tue - Weights and core
Wed - Run intervals
Thu - Weights and core
Fri - Run tempo
Sat - Weights and core
Sun - Long run building up to 10K

This is pretty similar to my routine at the moment. I'm also doing a 10K in September.

And that's epic enough for me :happy:

I'm only up to week 6 of 14 for 10k runner hense the running every night.:blushing:

Julzanne72

I didn't actually ask for help as such I asked how people manage to fit in their epic gym sessions

I fit in my "epic gym sessions" by not making excuses. It's obviously not for you, so good luck.

Come back when you are an adult with adult responsibilities. You are not at 21

This is awfuly judgmental, you are assuming because she is 21 she is not and adult and has no responsibilities. I know many 21 year olds that manage to go to school full time, work 30-40 hours a week, pay their bills and still manage to work out and be healthy. 2 hours in the gym is completely uncessary and you are making this more difficult that it should be with a lot of excuses.

angf0679

Not sure if anyone else mentioned this (I didn't read every page yet), but Jillian Michael's DVDs like 30 Day Shred and Ripped in 30, are only 20 minutes in length. If you look on Youtube you can find them. They don't require much time at all and it gives you a great workout. If you never heard of them they include 3 min of strength, 2 min of cardio and 1 min of abbs. I love them.

happysherri

I haven't been to a gym in probably 10 years!

I alternate 20-30 mins of High Intensity Tabata training with 20-25 mins High Intensity Resistance Training. I do play Volleyball 2 - 3 times a week and on the weekends I have more time, so I will do a 30-40 min jog or throw in extra activity.

Quality not quantity. PUSH! It works.

aneary1980

OP, everyone is giving you every possible option here. All they're getting back is, "I just can't."

What were you expecting? The gym bunnies all have time turners that allow them to magically make more time for themselves? It's beating a dead horse. PRIORITIES. You will make time if you want it bad enough. And no, your "just can't" excuse is not good enough.

"Most of you say you wanna be successful but you don’t want it bad, you just KIND OF want it. You don’t want it badder than you wanna party... Most of you don’t want success as much as you want sleep... And I’m here to tell you today, if you're going to be successful you gotta be willing to give up sleep. You gotta be willing to work with 3 hours of sleep – 2 hours of sleep, if you really wanna be successful. Some day you're gonna have to stay up 3 days in a row. Because if you go to sleep you might miss the opportunity to be successful. That’s how bad you gotta want it."

And get ill again yeah that's a fabulous plan

wheird

The obvious answer is not everyone is at work 12.5 hours per day or does most of it on days off.

Sugartoes44

OP is full of it.

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