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  • billprestwood
    billprestwood Posts: 1
    I wake up at 5:00 am and go to the gym. Then I come home by 6:30, wake the kids, ages 9 and 14. Then I make lunches and get ready for work. Although my wife takes the kids to work, I am at work (2o min away) by about 7:15 each morning.
  • Skinnytime
    Skinnytime Posts: 279
    Hi guys - this is my first post.
    When I was teaching, I would either work out first thing in the morning - hit the gym at 6:00 or work out at about 6:00 or 7:00 pm and then have dinner. I did more of the evening work outs, as I think about it. I also would do an evening (6:00) work out on a Saturday - they gym was dead, then.
    It helpd that my boyfriend at the time (now, my husband) and I used to have gym dates and we worked out together.

    Everybody's schedue is different. Actually sit down and write out what you do and the times. Then look closely at it and see if you can't find an hour in the late afternoon or early evening, especially those of you who are not able to exercise in the am.
  • zippitydo
    zippitydo Posts: 62
    Our (male) PE coaches have a "boot camp" on Tuesdays and Thursdays for us after school. They love to be able to yell at the teachers and not get in trouble especially the Principal. We also have kickball or volleyball on Fridays after school. We start a district wide kickball tournament this weekend.
  • Mickie17
    Mickie17 Posts: 559 Member
    Our (male) PE coaches have a "boot camp" on Tuesdays and Thursdays for us after school. They love to be able to yell at the teachers and not get in trouble especially the Principal. We also have kickball or volleyball on Fridays after school. We start a district wide kickball tournament this weekend.

    What a great idea!!!!
  • mmarks
    mmarks Posts: 4
    I'm a teacher and i have the same problem. I recently started wearing a pedometer to school and I was suprised to find out I was walking over 1.5 miles every day just doing those every day task like walking around the classroom, walking to the copier, recess duty etc. When I push my self by grabbing a quick snack and walking around campus during our 30 min lunch break. I get over 2 miles. I've also found other creative ways like parking at the end of the parking lot when I have to pick up groceries and making my self walk. I know I need to set up a solid fitness routine with some good cardio and strength trainiing and I will, but every little bit helps. Your probably doing more than you realize. :smile:
  • Georg
    Georg Posts: 1,728 Member
    True.
    My pedometer shows right around 2 miles on a regular school day.
  • MyQuinney
    MyQuinney Posts: 42
    The teachers and I at my school work out everyday right after school lets out. Then one of the teachers and I run 4 times a week later that evening. We're planning to start the 30 day shred as our after school workout. We're addicted at this point and feel that we hate to miss our workout after school. Believe it or not, it almost refreshes you after a day with all the kids!
  • calico
    calico Posts: 7
    I take my gym bag with me to school and go straight to the gym after school. I can't go home first, or I would definitely not make it there!! I walk sneak in an extra mile every week on the day I take the kids outside. I walk around a loop on our playground. The kids usually choose to walk with me too!!
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    I'm an elementary paraeducator. I work from 8am-4pm. I have a child with severe disabilities, she can only stay with caregivers, no friends, no family, no gym play area takes her. I leave the house with my two other kids at 7:30 am, when the caregiver arrives. I get off work at 4, my two other kids are in the same school, so I have them by my side right away, and I have to rush home to let the caregiver to go home. I'm a single mom, my ex husband is not even in the state.
    Gym doesn't work for me for the above reasons. Going for a walk with a wheelchair...have I mentioned that I live in Alaska and we still have frozen snow up to our knees? For the next 2 months, we'll have mud instead.
    At 5 pm at home, I make dinner, bath everyone, read books, do homework, pay bills, clean house and by 9 pm I'm beat; if you tell me I should work out in the living room just for fun, I will give you "the look".
    I have half an hour for lunch break, and I don't run around, and sit down and take the load off and eat , because if I don't, I will be starving by 9 pm and will eat the pantry out from left to right, top to bottom. It's easy to say I will put myself first, but the truth is, there's no way I will be doing sit-ups while my kid is having seizures, right?
    Sorry about the venting....I'm more motivated than I have the opportunities to prove it. I would love to have a bit of time to work out.
  • Mickie17
    Mickie17 Posts: 559 Member
    I'm an elementary paraeducator. I work from 8am-4pm. I have a child with severe disabilities, she can only stay with caregivers, no friends, no family, no gym play area takes her. I leave the house with my two other kids at 7:30 am, when the caregiver arrives. I get off work at 4, my two other kids are in the same school, so I have them by my side right away, and I have to rush home to let the caregiver to go home. I'm a single mom, my ex husband is not even in the state.
    Gym doesn't work for me for the above reasons. Going for a walk with a wheelchair...have I mentioned that I live in Alaska and we still have frozen snow up to our knees? For the next 2 months, we'll have mud instead.
    At 5 pm at home, I make dinner, bath everyone, read books, do homework, pay bills, clean house and by 9 pm I'm beat; if you tell me I should work out in the living room just for fun, I will give you "the look".
    I have half an hour for lunch break, and I don't run around, and sit down and take the load off and eat , because if I don't, I will be starving by 9 pm and will eat the pantry out from left to right, top to bottom. It's easy to say I will put myself first, but the truth is, there's no way I will be doing sit-ups while my kid is having seizures, right?
    Sorry about the venting....I'm more motivated than I have the opportunities to prove it. I would love to have a bit of time to work out.

    Have things gotten any better? I'm wondering if there are some exercises you can sneak in at work? I seem to have a slammed schedule too, so I'n forced to get up at 5am...and I am NOT a morning person, so it just about kills me. But that way, I'm done exercising before the family starts waking up.
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    The sun came out today and we have less snow....I came up with a trick, I walk during outside recess like I'm really heading somewhere! It's not just powerwalk, the kids also think I'm coming "to get them" :laugh:
    We have a very well behaving recess group now.
    I also had to change my studded tires, so dragging out the 4 tires from the shed from the backyard, while sinking in snow, and putting away the other set of tires got me some weight lifting! :tongue: No, I didn't roll them, I carried them!!!
  • Mickie17
    Mickie17 Posts: 559 Member
    The sun came out today and we have less snow....I came up with a trick, I walk during outside recess like I'm really heading somewhere! It's not just powerwalk, the kids also think I'm coming "to get them" :laugh:
    We have a very well behaving recess group now.
    I also had to change my studded tires, so dragging out the 4 tires from the shed from the backyard, while sinking in snow, and putting away the other set of tires got me some weight lifting! :tongue: No, I didn't roll them, I carried them!!!

    OMGosh! Where do you live??? I'm in N. California and just got back from Tahoe...but event he snow wasn't deep enough there to do that kind of damaage. But, I think I might go out an rotate my tires after school, just for the upper body workout!!! :wink:
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    Alaska, of course...where else! :sad:
    And we broke ALL records this year for snow. It's better be an awesome summer, or half of the state will move to the lower 48!
    I will switch my profile picture back so you can see to snow.
  • ildi007
    ildi007 Posts: 107
    So, this is my handicapped rail, and in the background is my kids' playhouse. This pic was taken before Christmas and in January we broke all records, as I said.
    I did get some workout from shovelig, I guess.......................................
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    The sun came out today and we have less snow....I came up with a trick, I walk during outside recess like I'm really heading somewhere! It's not just powerwalk, the kids also think I'm coming "to get them" :laugh:
    We have a very well behaving recess group now.
    I also had to change my studded tires, so dragging out the 4 tires from the shed from the backyard, while sinking in snow, and putting away the other set of tires got me some weight lifting! :tongue: No, I didn't roll them, I carried them!!!

    OMGosh! Where do you live??? I'm in N. California and just got back from Tahoe...but event he snow wasn't deep enough there to do that kind of damaage. But, I think I might go out an rotate my tires after school, just for the upper body workout!!! :wink:

    you saw a light year then, because I used to live in South Lake Tahoe, and it has been as deep as my husband's chest at times.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Oh, and back on topic...

    I'm a 7th grade teacher, and I work out on Saturday and Sunday religiously. then if I can get a run or two in during the week, I feel like I'm doing well.
  • Mickie17
    Mickie17 Posts: 559 Member

    OMGosh! Where do you live??? I'm in N. California and just got back from Tahoe...but event he snow wasn't deep enough there to do that kind of damaage. But, I think I might go out an rotate my tires after school, just for the upper body workout!!! :wink:
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    you saw a light year then, because I used to live in South Lake Tahoe, and it has been as deep as my husband's chest at times.
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    Oh yes...my in-laws have a house in Meyers, and there have been plety of years that we've had snow piled up to the second story, where you can't even see out the windows downstairs....but I only remember that as late as March...not April. AND, we are sooooooooooooo low on precipitation it's scary!!! Can you say, "DROUGHT?" UGH!

    WOW ildi007, those are some incredible snow photos. If you get sick of it, please feel free to send some down our way!!! We could use every flake! :happy:
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    I'm not a teacher however
    I do work fulltime outside of the home and I have 2 kids 7yrs old and 4yrs old- I am out of my house @7am and don't get home until after 7pm.

    I bring my gym bag with me to work so when I leave work at 5pm I head to get my kids at the afterschool program then we go straight to the gym I workout for no less than an hour and we head home for me to cook dinner do baths check over homework and get ready for the next day just to do it all over again..


    For those that workout early in the am before work-- Kudo's to you I just can't do it 2 of the ladies I work with hit the gym before work then shower and get ready at the office- I don't know how they do it- I always tell them when your getting to the gym I am rolling over lol..
  • Mickie17
    Mickie17 Posts: 559 Member
    HELP!!!

    I was wondering if any of youknow of a good kid-appropriate site that would log exercise and food intake, analyze it, etc.? We're gettting ready to start studying health...and this site sent a POWERFUL message to one of my teen-age sons when I made him log his diet for one week. HOLY COW!!!! Kids consume way too much sodium & cholesterol!!! YIKES!!!

    Anyway, I'd like them to do the same thing for a week, but I don't want them in a site where they really are too young to be. :smile:

    Please let me know, thanks everyone!!!!

    Mickie
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    Teachers - when do you find time to work out?!:noway:

    I'm a certified teacher, although I'm not a classroom teacher right now- I'm the Director of an After School Program- still quite time consuming- writing grants, doing the budget, staffing, payroll, etc. Last year I was teaching, and I would work out a lot on weekends, and often right after work. I found that although it was sometimes the last thing I felt like doing, once you actually come home and get changed right away (don't sit on the couch, etc.) and get yourself started, it's all downhill. I got to the point where I actually enjoyed it.

    I totally understand you feeling like you don't have time- I actually looked for a job with kids outside of teaching (and now I LOVE LOVE LOVE my job :happy: ) because I was putting in 12 hours every school day (teaching 5th grade) and that's just not for me :noway: at least not at this point in my life. Good luck!
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