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catsbc2002
catsbc2002 Posts: 31 Member
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how do you get your excerise in???:flowerforyou:
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  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    when they nap I work like an animal, i have 6
  • Laoch_Cailin
    Laoch_Cailin Posts: 414 Member
    how do you get your excerise in???:flowerforyou:

    During nap times. My daughter just started school, so now I can put the toddler in his pram and walk the legs off myself lol. I also put a little more umph into my housework and do 3 exercise classes a week at night after my husband gets in from work (kettlebells with circuits and zumba).
  • ggsmamma
    ggsmamma Posts: 117 Member
    I have this fantasy that if I was able to stay at home (probably my biggest desire), I would be able to workout and my weight issues would be gone! The grass is always greener. So, in some twisted way, your post made me feel beter...I wonder if you could use videos (ie 30 day shred or??) or how old are your kids? Could you walk with them in a snuggly or a stoller?
  • ggsmamma
    ggsmamma Posts: 117 Member
    BellaDonna, If you can get 6 children to nap at the sametime, you can do anything!!!!
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    BellaDonna, If you can get 6 children to nap at the sametime, you can do anything!!!!


    LOL!!!! My kids are 13,12,11,8 i mean the twins ( they are 8 month old) lol when the big kids are at school and the twins are sleeping. On the weekend the older kids watch the babies so I can get my workout in :)
  • jlmac09
    jlmac09 Posts: 1
    I do 30DS when she is napping and also jog with her in the stroller. 30DS is only about 25 minutes so you can squeeze it in even if they are short nappers.
  • SocialRopes
    SocialRopes Posts: 51 Member
    i do my running at night after the kids go to bed. my bff is an early bird and does hers at 5 in the morning. i personally think that is nuts so i do mine btwn 8 and 10 at night. good luck!
  • 3lilangels
    3lilangels Posts: 120 Member
    im up 5 in the morning to do what I have to while gang is sleeping, then inbetween chores hop on treadmill, kids get home do some zumba, just dance, and when they go to bed whatever else I feel like doing.
  • RobinvdM
    RobinvdM Posts: 634 Member
    Drop off to school, go bust out a 2 -2.5 hr workout, come home eat like a monster, clean the house, prep for dinner. Do it all over again the next day. Luckily I don't have any non school age kidlets, though I miss that part a lot. Id have to switch working out to after supper so hubby could keep the kids under control if I had pre-school aged kids.
  • aoifebos1
    aoifebos1 Posts: 42 Member
    I joined the YMCA as they have free daycare with family membership. My kids are young (2 & 7 months) so if I dont go to the Y I take them out in the double stroller and run or walk. Love my BOB stroller and would be lost without it!
  • Sixalicious
    Sixalicious Posts: 283 Member
    I joined a gym with a daycare, but when I workout at home (my youngest is four, my other four are in school), then I allow her to join in the fun. She likes to do jumping jacks, push ups, sit ups, ect, while I do my DVD. I also have a 24 hour membership that allows me to go when everyone else is asleep and I have some down time.
  • Alishamarie48879
    Alishamarie48879 Posts: 92 Member
    I exercise at the same time every day...when my 8 month old takes his first nap. Usually at 9am. It was hard at first (being so early), but now it is easy. I have a 5 year old in Kindy all day, and a 4 year old. My 4 year old will color or play with toys while I get my hour of exercise in. It works for now!
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    i do my running at night after the kids go to bed. my bff is an early bird and does hers at 5 in the morning. i personally think that is nuts so i do mine btwn 8 and 10 at night. good luck!


    Omg! if thats you in your profile pic you are awesome!!!!
  • GeorgieLove708
    GeorgieLove708 Posts: 442 Member
    When they're napping, after they go to bed at night, I pop them in the double stroller and take them for a walk/jog with me. And I find exercises that they can do with me.
  • catsbc2002
    catsbc2002 Posts: 31 Member
    my one is two and ill have a newborn in 3 mounths.right now i can forsure do the walking its just a matter of kicking myself in the butt lol.there is this really good trail near my house with down and up hill walking,i was looking at differnt ways of doing to get the most cals burned and i would have to walk down one way walk up the other back down and up again at least 2 times at a fast speed pushing my daughter .so going to try that and then 6 to 10 weeks after the baby ill have 2 to push which means more cals woot woot. just wish i could go to the gym to but my hubby works two jobs and i dont know anyone for childcare and for that matter i dont really want to spend the money for childcare, lol blah blah blah ill shut up now. How do you guys motivate yourself when your doing it by yourself with no partner???
  • katieto130
    katieto130 Posts: 5
    I get to the gym by 5:45 in the morning before my husband leaves for work. Over and done with and I am not tempted to skip!
  • MyPsalm63
    MyPsalm63 Posts: 303
    Usually early in the morning. Sometimes I end up having to do it while they're awake. They are pretty good about letting me get it done though.
  • jenaissance
    jenaissance Posts: 302 Member
    i go to the gym at 7am, before they all get up. My kids are 8, 5, and 4. They get up at 7:30 and get themselves ready for school, so when I get home everyone is ready to go and eating breakfast
  • GeorgieLove708
    GeorgieLove708 Posts: 442 Member
    How do you guys motivate yourself when your doing it by yourself with no partner???

    I hit my rock bottom, couldn't let myself be like this anymore, and that is my daily motivation. You just have to find the motivation that works for you.
  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
    with 3 boys close in age; I got plenty of exercise chasing them or having to climb trees to rescue then... then there was them always stealing food off my plate....
    I rode my bike a ot and took lots of walks- when I could sneak them in

    I was skinny until about 30 (when they were middle school age).
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    My husband is awesome and entertains the kids for three hours a week so I can hit the gym.

    Otherwise, I wait until my infant naps. =)
  • Mandy86orta
    Mandy86orta Posts: 8
    I only ever really have time when my son takes his nap or after he is in bed for the day! Otherwise It would never work out for me lol. Although mine is a toddler so I can also pop him into his push car and go for a walk but I only do that on days I didn't get to workout when he was asleep.
  • runninpal
    runninpal Posts: 22
    I have three kids. The older two are in school. So i take the littlest one to the gym. He plays while i run, water arobics, and spin class. Those are the class i take during the week.
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    Exercise is the easy part. Staying away from the food that is always readily available in the kitchen is the hard part. (For me) As far as exercise goes, you get it in when you can. Before they wake up, during nap time, after they go to bed... or take them outside for a walk with you if you can't fit in anything when they are asleep.
  • heddylyn
    heddylyn Posts: 173 Member
    I do a 5am boot camp before my family is awake MWF. If the weather cooperates I stick my younger one in a jogging stroller and go for a ru n when my oldest is in school. On the weekends my husband and I take turns watching the kids so we can each get our work -out in. I used to belong to a gym with child care. That worked pretty well too.
  • vickiessecret
    vickiessecret Posts: 119 Member
    I'm a stay at home mom, I have a 4 yr old, a 2yr old & a 4month old. My 4 yr old goes to school from 12-2:25 mon-friday. So some days I walk her to school it's 24 blocks total & I take the other two with me in the stroller, so I sometimes get exercise in that way. If I get a ride for her, then I will wait till she's home from school, put on a cartoon for the 2 older ones & feed the baby & either put him in his swing or in his bouncy seat so he can see me & I've been doing the 30 day shred dvd, they have the workout on youtube, so I do it from my computer so the girls can watch tv. Lately the baby has been super cranky miserable (teething :/ ) so I just try to squeeze it in, it only takes 25 minutes to do =)
  • FaithInAes
    FaithInAes Posts: 54 Member
    I have a 7 month old and I exercise in the mornings while is in his jumper or while he crawls around me or when he is asleep.
  • TheMommyWifeLife
    TheMommyWifeLife Posts: 194 Member
    I make them play in their room for about thirty minutes and I do zumba, stretching, jogging in place, etc.

    when they eat breakfast and lunch, I do small exercises or weightlifting.

    when they nap, i go crazy and do everything i can think of.

    when they are awake, i dance with and wrestle with them, have them help me pick up their toys, or help me do laundry, take them for a walk around the block, take them in the back yard and chase them around. also i do small exercises because they watch and try mimicking me.

    when they go to bed for the night i let loose too.

    THIS IS ME, but I have also lost over 30 lbs from being a stay at home mom and had my third baby, via cesarian surgery at the beginning of july. good luck and add me as a friend if you would like. i love people who actually are determined to get to their goals on my friends list!
  • TheMommyWifeLife
    TheMommyWifeLife Posts: 194 Member
    my one is two and ill have a newborn in 3 mounths.right now i can forsure do the walking its just a matter of kicking myself in the butt lol.there is this really good trail near my house with down and up hill walking,i was looking at differnt ways of doing to get the most cals burned and i would have to walk down one way walk up the other back down and up again at least 2 times at a fast speed pushing my daughter .so going to try that and then 6 to 10 weeks after the baby ill have 2 to push which means more cals woot woot. just wish i could go to the gym to but my hubby works two jobs and i dont know anyone for childcare and for that matter i dont really want to spend the money for childcare, lol blah blah blah ill shut up now. How do you guys motivate yourself when your doing it by yourself with no partner???

    push the older one in the stroller and the newborn you get one one of the back/front baby carriers, and for the first month carry him/her on your front side (amazing if you breastfeed ;) btw), and after the baby can hold their head up pretty good put them on your back. That way you are not only burning calories for pushing the bigger child and the stroller/ purse/ diaper bag/ etc., but also you are burning calories carrying the newborn! great and awesome workout in my opinion! I did that with a double stroller because i have an almost 3 month old, a 3.5 year old and an almost 2 year old! burned TONS of calories~!
  • mamamudfoot
    mamamudfoot Posts: 1
    I am a stay at home mom to 4 (11,9,6 and almost 2)- some are in school and I have the baby with me. I am also a student about to start nursing school (hopefully) and a substitute teacher and a PTO board member and volunteer at the kids school. SO I am busy.
    I try to squeeze it in anywhere I can.

    I walk sometimes in the mornings after school drop off, usually 2.5 miles. Or I do 30DS. I have taken a break for a bit b/c I hurt my back, now I am getting back in the swing of it.


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