How do you find the energy??

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  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Find the energy for workouts? Simple: By getting exercise off the priority list.

    What I mean is this: people who drink coffee don't put coffee on the priority list do they?
  • fthoodbaby
    fthoodbaby Posts: 52 Member
    I actually have a lot more energy when I do workout. I sleep less but sleep better when I workout, too.
  • Cathy_Daydreams
    Cathy_Daydreams Posts: 120
    I find doing exercise that I enjoy is the best.
    I really enjoy swimming so tend to go either before work or after work depending on my shifts.
    After a long day at work it is a great way to wind down.

    But also you need to ensure you eating enough to get your energy levels up and also taking some vitamins xxx

    I agree so much, started Fencing this year and never looked back :).
    I also do ten minutes the second I get in, but my job involves sitting on a chair for some five hours a day listening to teachers prattle on so ... it might not work for everyone.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    I work a 9-10 hour day, and commute into the city. I am gone over 11 hours.

    I add it to my calendar just like any other appointment. I am fortunate that I have a gym at work and in an hour I can run a 5K and get a shower. But before that, I went on the Y on the way home like many others. In the summer, I would get up to run even if it was for 30 minutes.

    Exercising will eventually give you more energy. Especial if you get the heart rate of 130 for 20 minutes or more.

    You do it because you need to, and you don't make excuses.
  • vgcmustang2
    vgcmustang2 Posts: 4
    It is hard to find the energy, you are not alone! I work in an Operating Room, on my feet constantly and on the move! I have three kids 20, 16 and 2 1/2 and it is easy to say I'm to tired. For me I had to change my mind set. I set small goals and when I reach them I reward myself. I give myself 15 minutes in the morning before work to do general aerobics, that burns at least 91 calories, than after work I have 1/2 hour of what I call me time to exercise. Actually, thats helps me through my frustrations of the day. If I get down, I tell myself to get back up and tomorrow is another day and I look at the big picture!
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    As I mentioned in another thread, I'm currently working two full time jobs (one in the ER, one as a full time Associate Editor and business partner) and I attend school.

    I still work out 4-5 times/week and would probably fall over dead if I didn't.

    It all comes down to what you want the most.
  • NoxDineen
    NoxDineen Posts: 497 Member
    I get up early and work out for 45 minutes. Either some workout DVD(s), strength with dumbbells or a run. That way if I'm too tired after work to do my second workout at least I did something.

    Everybody at work knows I've stared working out so they ask about it and encourage me, it helps me get pumped about going home to work out knowing I'll lookmsillybif I give up on my "new lifestyle" less than 2 months into it. So I always have a healthy snack mid-afternoon, and sometimes a quick berry smoothie the second I get home. By the time I'm changed and set up those berries are energy.

    Since buying a HRM I always wear it as a watch. The morning workout data makes me feel great about eating tasty, healthy food all day long, and gets me psyched about adding another workout.
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    Coffee.

    Plus the fact that I've been telling myself all day that at 6:30 I have an workout to do and it will take one hour. Then when 6:30 rolls around, it gets done.
  • musicmint
    musicmint Posts: 469
    I guess it is just one of those things I need to suck up and just do it. I run 5-6 days a week 5 miles and one 10 minute fast mile.
    Sometimes it gets to routinish but it works for me and I agree with having energy after I just need to suck up and do it! LIKE NIKE!!
  • musicmint
    musicmint Posts: 469
    I work a 9-10 hour day, and commute into the city. I am gone over 11 hours.

    I add it to my calendar just like any other appointment. I am fortunate that I have a gym at work and in an hour I can run a 5K and get a shower. But before that, I went on the Y on the way home like many others. In the summer, I would get up to run even if it was for 30 minutes.

    Exercising will eventually give you more energy. Especial if you get the heart rate of 130 for 20 minutes or more.

    You do it because you need to, and you don't make excuses.

    "even if it was for 30 minutes" THATS ALL I DO EVERYDAY Hahahahahaha
  • musicmint
    musicmint Posts: 469
    It is hard to find the energy, you are not alone! I work in an Operating Room, on my feet constantly and on the move! I have three kids 20, 16 and 2 1/2 and it is easy to say I'm to tired. For me I had to change my mind set. I set small goals and when I reach them I reward myself. I give myself 15 minutes in the morning before work to do general aerobics, that burns at least 91 calories, than after work I have 1/2 hour of what I call me time to exercise. Actually, thats helps me through my frustrations of the day. If I get down, I tell myself to get back up and tomorrow is another day and I look at the big picture!

    More power to you haha im a wimp then all I do is work and that is it. No kids and no bf.
  • kcmcd
    kcmcd Posts: 239 Member
    I tell myself I can phone in it if I need to, but I should at least try. 99% of the time, I don't actually slack. But knowing that I can if I want is enough to make it okay. Apparently I don't like being bossed around, even by myself. lol
  • musicmint
    musicmint Posts: 469
    I got surgey yesterday in my mouth and now the ONLY thing I can eat is pudding and applesauce....will this AFFECT my running performance?
  • OSC_ESD
    OSC_ESD Posts: 752 Member
    ~ When you make a commitment to a healthier lifestyle ... you find the time. As I eat foods that keep me energized throughout the day, I also choose to workout over watching tv. If you are a morning person it becomes part of your daily routine.

    If you look at working out as something you have to force yourself to do ... your doing the wrong workouts ! If you find something you enjoy and love doing ... it becomes as natural as finding the time to eat a meal throughout the day.

    We sometimes emphasize to often on " types " of workouts ~ vs ~ the passion we have for working out ! If you love to walk, after dinner every night ... go for a walk. If strength training is your gig .... fit the 30 to 60 min into your regimen of preparing for the day.

    We tend to overlook there are 24 hours in a day ... perhaps if we analyzed what we do in those 24 hours we would find there is definitely time that could be resourced in different ways ... it just boils down to choices ... we all make them.

    :flowerforyou:
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    Something motivating:

    I will have 0 motivation to go to a gym, or jogging. I have to do a sport.
    Not so much now, it's too hot outside, but I do skiing, snowshoeing, bike, hiking,.... but not much during the week... too busy, working, house etc... but I usually have a 30 minutes walking the dog (again, I have a Berner, a big no-no to walk at this hot temperature!)
  • Tat2dDom624
    Tat2dDom624 Posts: 1,226 Member
    I've lost almost 15 pounds, and that alone has given me the energy to get those workouts in. Plus, it's a mental thing with me. I say to myself that if i don't focus on being healthy, and lose this weight, that i'll never do it, and that i'll be miserable. That's what i DON'T want! I'm on a "mission" sorta speak, to rid myself of this extra flab that i've had for a few years now., and so far........so good!
  • drgndancer
    drgndancer Posts: 426 Member
    I got surgey yesterday in my mouth and now the ONLY thing I can eat is pudding and applesauce....will this AFFECT my running performance?

    Probably, but don't let it get you down. Either do something else for a few days or accept that your runs aren't going to be as good for a bit. Also, try smoothies. There's a lot more nutrition in a smoothie than apple sauce. Avoid strawberries or other fruits with small hard to break up seeds, use mangos, pineapples, blueberries, or bananas and some protein powder. Seeds could wind up in you wound and that would suck You can also put spinach or other veggies in. They don't add a lot of calories or change the flavor much, but they add vitamins.
  • musicmint
    musicmint Posts: 469
    I got surgey yesterday in my mouth and now the ONLY thing I can eat is pudding and applesauce....will this AFFECT my running performance?

    Probably, but don't let it get you down. Either do something else for a few days or accept that your runs aren't going to be as good for a bit. Also, try smoothies. There's a lot more nutrition in a smoothie than apple sauce. Avoid strawberries or other fruits with small hard to break up seeds, use mangos, pineapples, blueberries, or bananas and some protein powder. Seeds could wind up in you wound and that would suck You can also put spinach or other veggies in. They don't add a lot of calories or change the flavor much, but they add vitamins.


    Thanks so much for the helpful advice!!
  • lilmisfit
    lilmisfit Posts: 860 Member
    I work out after work, and I think of it as an appointment (or date, as I like to call it) that I can't miss. Someone on here (I wish I could remember who) once said "You will never regret going to the gym, but you'll always regret NOT going" and I totally live by that. There are days I just don't.want.to.go, but I repeat that quote, and I go, and ya know what? I never regret it! As far as energy goes, I have MORE energy after a good workout, so I always remember that too when I don't think I have the energy to go.
  • MelStren
    MelStren Posts: 457 Member
    I look at myself naked in the mirror. It motivates me plenty :laugh:

    Meeeeee too! Seeing yourself nekkid is a great motivator! I work out first thing in the morning or it doesn't get done.
  • RWIlliams8505
    RWIlliams8505 Posts: 3
    :wink:

    I agree. I have to workout in the mornings too. I get up at 7am and workout for an hour. After I exercise, I feel good. I shower and start my day. If I don't workout I feel super guilty ALL day. Seriously. I feel total guilt like I let myself down if I had not worked out.
  • TaintedGenius
    TaintedGenius Posts: 3
    Find the energy for workouts? Simple: By getting exercise off the priority list.

    What I mean is this: people who drink coffee don't put coffee on the priority list do they?


    That's a pretty good way to see the gym, or not see it. Thanx
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    I eat well and try to get enough sleep.

    On motivation, do I LIKE getting out of bed early, no, but I do know I'll enjoy my lifting once I get to the gym. I remind myself that Im not going to achieve my goals with an extra 45 minutes in bed. I also usually spend a couple of minutes when I wake up perusing facebook. A friend has a fitspo page, and her picture posts are usually around the time I get up or the gym. Spurs me on to get up and go do it every time :)

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