For all the committed folks... Do you schedule exercise?

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  • scorpiotwinkles
    scorpiotwinkles Posts: 215 Member
    I go to the gym EVERY night at 8pm since January 2012. It's in my blood now. I haven't missed it except through illness and can't imagine not having that routine in fact I get slightly excited when the time comes round, and really stressed if I can't go. The gym staff call me MACHINE because I just don't quit.
  • xTattooedDollx
    xTattooedDollx Posts: 426 Member
    I schedule 4 days a week. If I don't set that time aside it is way too easy to blow it off. Friends and family know my work out days and times and respect that.
  • essjay76
    essjay76 Posts: 465 Member
    It just has to happen. If something is important to you, you make the time for it. Kids, work, school, social life, whatever it is you have... you just make time for it. That's it.
  • ems1583
    ems1583 Posts: 150 Member
    I love dvd workouts coz its scheduled. I have this goal that I can't skip a day, if ever I'll skip a day (coz I'm not feeling well or went to a vacation) I will switch it with my rest day or do double workout just to get back on track. Dvd workouts are convenient for me, I even do it at 12mn or sometimes will finish at 1am. it works for me.
  • AeiriMuse
    AeiriMuse Posts: 254 Member
    Yep. I do my best not to miss my three scheduled weight training work outs and on top of that I work as a security guard. It keeps me active just about every day of the week.
  • Feisty_Red
    Feisty_Red Posts: 982 Member
    exercise has just become a part of me just like brushing my teeth daily..or breathing :tongue: It never seems to be the same each week...but I manage to make it work each and every day...if its at home with p90x..or lifting at the gym.. I will do it...its a stress reliever for me now as well...as for many other benefits :love:
  • Sherylmarlee
    Sherylmarlee Posts: 224 Member
    Yeppers!! We all owe that time to ourselves! My family knows that workouts make momma happy! :))
  • Rachelle_Ohh
    Rachelle_Ohh Posts: 146 Member
    Absolutely. I plan 40-50 min. high intensity workout in the morning on the elliptical or a run on the track outside as soon as I get up. I have everything ready for when I wake up. I have a motto I'm going by now that I heard somewhere....

    "EARN YOUR SHOWER"....if you don't workout in the morning, you get no shower.......and I NEED my showers! :D

    Then for the remainder 25-however I want long minutes after work/evening to do something active and fun (kickball league, swimming, window shopping, weights (only on Mon./Wed/Fri.)/etc.
  • teepeetim
    teepeetim Posts: 99 Member
    I get up 20 minutes early and hit the treadmill. I no longer run out of wind, now I run out of time.
    I am actually enjoying it, and I never thought I would say that.

    Not to mention I find running in the morning a great way to recover from a wild night before.
  • lisamlc
    lisamlc Posts: 61
    I make myself do at least 20 minutes a day but actually aim for 30+ minutes. Also trying to slowly build up my miles per week and beat my PBs for running a mile/2 miles etc. I am pretty tough with myself but it's the only way to make myself do it!
  • MizzDoc
    MizzDoc Posts: 493 Member
    When I first started MFP, I worked out (walking) three days a week. So my "mental" schedule was either MWF or TThSat. Pretty basic and it worked for me.

    Now that I have lost some weight, I am more systematic. I have a very simple Excel sheet that I use (thanks to a fellow MFP member) that let's me plan my exercise a week at a time. Recently I upped my workouts (running, walking, on demand workouts, weights, etc.) from four days a week to five days a week . So every Sunday, I plan my exercises for a full seven days. That way I know exactly what I need to do and I do not overwork/overload my body. Another benefit of doing this is to see what exercises worked for me and the benefits as I track time and calories burned. I can go back to various weeks and see how I did.

    Since my current MFP exercise goal is five days a week at thirty minutes (minimum), planning out my workouts in this manner definitely keeps me on track.

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