MOMS! When do you find time to exercise?
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JENIFER_AZ
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My son has a Wii and an XBox, so when he's on the XBox, I'm on his Wii doing my Zumba workout and I LOVE IT!!! I try to exercise in the morning when everyone is up and running and happy. If I wait for the afternoon, my little baby girl gets cranky and tired and so do I. So, just curious, when do you find time to exercise and what do you do to get your fit on?
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I workout after the kiddos go to bed! So usually during the school year about 8:30pm.0
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When my kids were real young I would work out in the mornings. Now that they are old enough to keep up we try to include them in exercise too. I want them to form good habits when they're young!0
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Right now morning is best.. before the day gets too hectic..it will be very easy once school starts back up... I like the wii fit0
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When my kids were real young I would work out in the mornings. Now that they are old enough to keep up we try to include them in exercise too. I want them to form good habits when they're young!
Me too! I leave at 9:00 and workout for an hour and a half. Easier to go to sleep!0 -
I TRY to get up around 5 or 5:30 to go for a 2 mile walk, then after work I use the work gym and get on the elliptical for 35 minutes. Sometimes I'll do the Wii with my girls so we are all staying busy.0
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When my kids were real young I would work out in the mornings. Now that they are old enough to keep up we try to include them in exercise too. I want them to form good habits when they're young!
My son and daughter jumps in and starts to exercise. My daughter is 2. I love watching them workout with me but after 15 minutes I tell them I need mommy time.0 -
The only consistent time I've ever found is to get up early (before they are). That can be tricky because then the furry children hear me & want to go outside, get fed & try to sit on my head while I'm doing crunches...
Otherwise, sneaking some in on lunch break at work... or later evening (but evening I often talk myself out of...)0 -
Mornings after breakfast is cleaned up and settled. Not sure how I'll work it all out once I'm back in school this fall, but I'll figure something.0
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I workout in the mornings. We have a Y membership and babysitting is provided. I leave my kids there while I work out. Sometimes, I take my older two with me and they run on the track or play basketball. And since it is summertime, we swim alot.0
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this may sound bad.. but my day is planned around my zumba schedule. mondays-530-630 tuesday and thursday 630-730 wed 915am sat 830am.. fridays 730-830pm(sometimes) rest on sunday0
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After the little ones (1 & 4) are in bed, sometimes my 9 & 11 year old daughters work out with me:)0
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Mornings, naptime, or after bedtime for me... Sometimes I will do zumba with the kids but for the hardcore workouts I prefer them to be asleep0
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The YMCA here has babysitting from 8 to 10:30 a.m. right now, so I take advantage of the fitness classes offered during that time. When that doesn't work out, I usually just do an extra stroller ride for him. I've been thinking about doing Yoga during his nap, but so far I think I still need the class.0
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That is the one problem I can not seem to solve. I am a single mom of 4 ( been divorced about 6 years) . Even though my kids are not real young I stay so dang busy, I all but collapse when they are all finally in bed. I also work in the school system, so by the end of the day I am spent! : ) Just trying to do extra little things and really watch my calorie intake! Good luck~0
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I either try to get up before the kids do, or jump on the elliptical while watching TV at night. Now that it's summer time, my husband and I can jog while the boys ride their bikes along with us. I just hope and pray that i'll be able to keep up my exercise routines when school starts back (my husband and I are both teachers).0
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First workout is my run before anyone is awake. Second is in the afternoon. Sometimes my three year old is in his room for "quiet time" or sometimes he's with me trying to do P90X or Insanity. So cute....0
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I try to take my son on walks every day, for the most part.
But for the more strenuous stuff, I wait until he goes to bed and then have at it.
P.S. Terri_39, is that Eric Northman in your ticker?!? LOVE him!0 -
Well, we juggle. Mostly my husband works from home, so I am fortunate to be able to pull off all of my activities. We don't have family here to babysit, and I don't let my 13-yr-old son babysit the others.
I have 4 kids: 13, 9, 7 and 3. During the school year, my morning workouts are right after I drop them at school.
The 3 -yr-old has year-round preschool 3 days/week, so for the summer, on the mornings that she is at preschool I will either SUP (paddleboarding in the ocean or lagoon) or ride after I drop her off. The 3 boys can stay home if my husband is there or sometimes they SUP with me.
On Tues/Thurs I teach spin, so I can take kids with me to the gym--the younger ones to childwatch, and the 13-yr-old works out.
On Tues nights I have dance class and rehearsal; on most occasions my husband is home with the kids, although every once in a while I have to drag all the kids to with me and have them sit "quietly" ahem. ya.
If I ride Saturday morning, the kids may be home with dad, at a friend's house, or 2 of them have a 2-hour martial arts class.
When I perform (either a Fri or Sat night), the kids are with my husband--sometimes they come out to watch.0 -
I do most of my exercising at the gym. My two oldest go to school. And my 2 year old daughter comes with me and stays in the gym daycare while I work out. Now all the kids are on summer vacation and they all come with me. It's a family affair!!0
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My boys are 4, 2, and 11 months, and bottom line - it's not easy, but you CAN do it. I'm a SAHM, so it's just me chasing the 3 of them all day, and I'm NOT a morning person, so getting up early isn't usually feasible for me. I try to get my workout in (generally the elliptical or 30DS) when my youngest naps in the a.m. around 9 or 9:30. My older 2 play downstairs with me while I workout (you should see them do jumping jacks - adorable!). If that doesn't work, my younger two nap in the afternoon around 1:30, so I try then. If I wait until they go to bed at night, I'm too tired. I've also been known to take them swimming or for a walk (pushing my double stroller :P ) to get a workout in. Just gotta do what you can!0
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