How do you fit in exercise?

jaxson1974

I am having trouble fitting in exercise. I leave home at 6:30 am, and come home between 6:30-7 pm, then walk the dog, have dinner, clean up, pack lunch and THEN have my downtime (by then I am exhausted). Any ideas on how I can work in some exercise? My lunch at work is only half an hour, so by the time I heat my lunch up (microwave is on the other side of the building), get back to my desk and eat it, I only have about 10 minutes left. I would love to work out, but can't seem to get the time to do it.

raven56706

i have the same issue. Exactly the same

LaurieEReid

I know what you mean. Weekends are all laundry and housework and I hate getting up in the morning. I cycle to work about 3 times a week. If that's no good, maybe you can work up to running the dog.

bry_all01

if there is no time for the gym, I do home exercises while I catch up on my DVR'd shows once the hubs goes to sleep.

ChantalGG

Try running with the dog.

bluegirl10

Perhaps you could turn your walk with your dog into your workout...Maybe a little jogging, power walking, ride a bike, roller blading, etc... Or if you feel up to it getting up earlier and working out before work?!.. I get up at 5am and fit in a short workout before work and then a longer one at night.

crux

I am having trouble fitting in exercise. I leave home at 6:30 am, and come home between 6:30-7 pm, then walk the dog, have dinner, clean up, pack lunch and THEN have my downtime (by then I am exhausted). Any ideas on how I can work in some exercise? My lunch at work is only half an hour, so by the time I heat my lunch up (microwave is on the other side of the building), get back to my desk and eat it, I only have about 10 minutes left. I would love to work out, but can't seem to get the time to do it.

That's a tough schedule and no mistake. I'm not going to try and tell you to make time because I probably would not on that schedule either.

I would just say try and move as much as you can whenever you can. Time stood at work all helps, walking stairs any time you can, fast paced walking the dog... etc.. Trying to get some actual exercise time in on days off while moving as much as possible during the working days is probably your best option.

geraldm55

my day is about the same as yours. I decided that exercise was more important to me than laying in bed so I now get up at 4 am and work out.
at first it was a tad rough to do, but now I'm used to it, my body's used to it and I feel great!!
Remember our Lord has blessed us all with 86,400 seconds to the day, no one get more or less, but He leaves it up to us as to how we will use it.

Have an amazing day!!

ReneeClaireR

This is my husband's schedule too and the only time he fits it in is by waking up at 4:30 to workout. If he waits till he gets home he is too tired and rather spend time with our kids and convinces himself not to do it. He was exhausted waking up this early to workout for the first 2 weeks but i think his body got used to it because he does it every morning and seems to even have more energy all day long.

You just have to make it a non-negotiable deal. If it's up for debate whether you will workout or not...must likely you'll choose not to because of being so tired.

Good luck!

abbie017

You need to psych yourself up during the day for exercise after you're settled for the evening, or get up earlier in the morning. Find ways to incorporate exercise throughout the day.

I get up at 4:30, and I leave for work at 5:15am. I walk 1 mile to a further metro station to get a little more exercise in. I work all day, then I go straight from work to grad school. I get home at 9pm on a good day, and then go to the gym. After gym is dinner, getting ready for the next day, and showering before bed. It's tough, but it's doable. Just tell yourself the plan throughout the day. It gets easier as you go and get into a routine!

tsbrown09

Maybe you could get up earlier. I have a friend that is seeing a personal trainer and she has been getting up at 4:30am to go exercise.

DanOhh

I know you'll probably hate reading this BUT, get up earlier. Getting a workout done early in the morning will give you energy though out the rest of the day. I'm up at 4:45 to get my workout in. I use to be tired around 2pm but no longer it really helps getting the workout in early. Good luck!!

Missmaggieann

I use my elliptical while watching TV. Walking the dog counts, can you extend the time you walk or jog when you do? You can try small things like walking the stairs or parking at the far end of the parking lot. I work 12hr days so I know it can be hard, I go to an aerobics class after work that happens to be at a perfect time so I don't go home first.

missyyclaire

If you're allowed ten minutes breaks during your workday, you could walk. Either in the halls or outside. Put some kicking music on that you love and go fast for a few. Even those little steps add up!

ncwingnut71

I have to be at work at 7am. I have workouts with my trainer at 5am, 2 days a week. I only get 30 minutes for lunch also, and I have been known to shut my office door and do planks during my lunch hour :blushing: Most nights, I am here until at least 6pm, sometimes as late as 9pm. My gym is open 24/7. My daughter, who is a college student just up the road from where I work, and I will go sometimes at 10pm to swim laps and do the machines. Since it's just me and the hubby at home, I typically cook a lot of our meals for the week on Sunday, and just pop them in the oven to warm up when I get home.

DannyMussels

Sometimes when I'm travelling for 8-9hrs in a day I'll get up at 5am and do weights.

I find it more gratifying and rewarding to stick with my routine then be lazy and find ways to skip it.

Otherwise I'd skip it every day.

Then I'd be fat again.

Then you'd be talking to a fat, lazy me on here...and my advice would suck.

But that isn't the case.

vim_n_vigor

I ride my exercise bike while watching tv with the kids. I do wii sports with the kids. Sometimes the dishes wait until morning!

jatiger83

Do you get breaks? For example I get 2 15 min breaks, I walk a path in the office on cold days and outside on nicer days. With those 2 breaks I get in 30 mins of working out. The other thing I would say is my day is just about as packed as yours and even tho I am wiped at the 'end' of the day I still pull myself up off the couch and do 20 to 30 mins of stepping or a workout dvd. If you are a morning person I would suggest getting up sooner like someone else mentioned.

_beachgirl_

I wake up at 5:00 to exercise before I start my day (for about 50 minutes). Then I try to make time at night, but during the week that can be difficult. I try to work out at least twice a day on the weekends and do something like walking, swimming, hiking, etc.

Oh and I leave the house at 6:45 and at least 3 days a week don't get home until 7:45.

trud72

Well firstly to say...you are getting in exersice by walking the dog! walking is one of the best exersices for ya! and couldn't you just walk him a little longer? i'm sure doggie wouldn't mind!! lol

ninerbuff

I am having trouble fitting in exercise. I leave home at 6:30 am, and come home between 6:30-7 pm, then walk the dog, have dinner, clean up, pack lunch and THEN have my downtime (by then I am exhausted). Any ideas on how I can work in some exercise? My lunch at work is only half an hour, so by the time I heat my lunch up (microwave is on the other side of the building), get back to my desk and eat it, I only have about 10 minutes left. I would love to work out, but can't seem to get the time to do it.

I'm assuming you commute based on how long you're away, so try getting in most of your food during your drive time. Then snack before and after your lunch hour so you won't be too hungry and use your lunch hour for a quick workout. It's a tough schedule, but depending on how bad you want to this, you'll invariably find a way.

SimplyShanRunning

Hmmmm I have the same issues really

I run with my dogs ..

Maybe every 3rd morning starting out get up an hour earlier and workout....you don't have to go to the gym.....there are loads of different options and DVDs to workout with at home..

I do P90x

What about your weekends?

mrsjennifermaffei

OMG my new fav work out....buy a jump rope. Burns calories the quickest I've seen...per the calculator on this site.
I can only do 1 minute spurts then 30sec break then 1minute and repeat until 10 mins is completed but I just started yesterday also....give me time and I will get better hehe.

But ya, I burned nearly 200 calories in 10minutes last night...it's quick and super effective. Try that.

PeachyKeene

I never have any down time. I get up at 5:30 in the morning go running for an hour. Then I get ready to be at work by 8:00, I also have three kids to make sure they get ready for school. I get off at 5:00, one son has football practice, I pick him up, my daugther has cross country practice, I pick her up, my youngest son, has baseball camp, I have to take him, and be back in 2 hours to pick him up. In the 2 hours, I go to the gym and vigorously go through the weights for the day, get another mile running in. Go back get my son, go home, cook dinner, we eat about 8:30. Then I clean dinner dishes up, do my odds and end things around the house that need to be done. Take a long hot shower and finally lay down in complete exhaustion. I don't have time to read or watch any TV. But, getting my workout in is more important to me. It will be easier once I am ready to just maintain, one day. My goal is to try to be there by the end of this year. I want this year's New Year's Resolution to be unlike any I have ever had. Normally, they are to lose weight and get in shape.

iAMaPhoenix

Sound like your problem is solved. Get up an hour earlier than you are now, or do it after work. And, there is also the weekends, baby...

jaxson1974

Thank you all for your ideas, they are great! And hearing about other peoples schedules makes me realize a) I am not the only one, and b) some people have even crazier schedules then I do.
Running with the dog is not an option unfortunately. She is super hyper, and when I have tried to run with her, she is all over the place.
I will however make a commitment to myself. You are right, exercise is more important than TV (that's what PVR's are for right?).
SO, I commit to myself I WILL get on my treadmill tonight for at least 30 minutes. It is DH's night to walk the dog, so I can jump right on my treadmill when I get in....AND I can watch Coronation St. while doing it .
You are all so inspiring by getting in workouts with hectic schedules. Good job for all of you YOU ROCK

mvidrine

i understand its difficult to find the time but once you realize how to fit it in to your schedule it will be worth it! Im out of the house before 7am and not back until 7pm most nights, i have two kids with busy schedules. So this is how i fit EXERCISE in to my schedule - Mon- Fri come in from work change clothes and go run - on Saturday & Sunday's i wake up early mostly around 7am - I get up & go then. I realized that its not finding the time to exercise but finding the time to spend with my husband it may be 15 minutes of jogging or 30 minutes of jogging - either way the excerise time & the one on one time is accomplished!
*YOU CAN DO IT - JUST PUT YOUR MIND TO IT - YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING*

Dtrmnd86

Maybe on a day off? I work out first thing in the AM, but I work evenings so I don't have to get up early to fit it in..

garysgirl719

You need to psych yourself up during the day for exercise after you're settled for the evening, or get up earlier in the morning. Find ways to incorporate exercise throughout the day.

I get up at 4:30, and I leave for work at 5:15am. I walk 1 mile to a further metro station to get a little more exercise in. I work all day, then I go straight from work to grad school. I get home at 9pm on a good day, and then go to the gym. After gym is dinner, getting ready for the next day, and showering before bed. It's tough, but it's doable. Just tell yourself the plan throughout the day. It gets easier as you go and get into a routine!

Actually, this isn't doable for everyone. There are different body rythms for everyone, and some poeple simply need more sleep than others. I do not function on less than six and a half hours a night. There is no way this schedule would work for me.

whouwannab

Bring food that you can eat through out the day at your desk, then on your lunch break get a good 25 minute walk in and a potty break. Walk fast and you can get a good calorie burn.

iuangina

We have a schedule. I go to the gym on Mondays and Wednesdays and my husband goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The night I go to the gym he cooks and vice versa. It works for us. I also wanted to tell you that you really just have to make up your mind to do it. I managed to lose 150 lbs while going to law school at night and working full time as a teacher during the day. I was able to fit in 2 workouts a day. I used the time that I had after class at 9:30 to hit the gym and the time in between work and class 4-5. I gained a bunch back because I stopped working out like that. You can do it. Figure out times that work for you.