How can i possibly fit in excercise?

When to fit in exercise? ME schedule will be changing in 2 weeks. I will work and go to school mon-fri. Work 7:30am-4:45pm school 5pm-10:15pm. This gives me about 8 hours to (sleep, make my meals for the next day, see my husband, do homework, and (Exercise)) How in the world am I suppose to fit in exercise? Any ideas? I have 24 hour gym membership, a treadmill at home, 30 day shred, and Insanity.

I have about 35 lbs to lose before my Hawaii Vacation in April and I want to do that and have muscles but I just don’t know how I can fit everything in : ( Am I set up for failure?
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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Run from work to school everyday
  • DPernet
    DPernet Posts: 481 Member
    Run from work to school everyday

    ^^ This

    On the other hand, You have 48 hours on Saturday/Sunday

    or cut down on your classes or change jobs or sleep 30 mins less during the week :yawn:
  • ranae32
    ranae32 Posts: 59 Member
    I only have 15 minutes to get there and its a beauty school might not be the best thing to be super sweaty lol. Good thinking though
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Go for a walk on your lunch break? Get up early an hour early one day a week go to the gym, lift (it sucks but it's only one day a week). Lift again on the weekends plus some more cardio. 2 days a week, 45 minutes, of a full body / compound workout can accomplish a lot (something like Strong Lifts but 3x5 instead of 5x5). That's pretty much all I do these days. I also work, go to school and I have 3 kids.
  • TKHappy
    TKHappy Posts: 659 Member
    I would suggest maybe waking up a half hour earlier and squeezing in a workout, maybe doing interval training anywhere you can squeeze it in, walk everywhere and for no other reason than to get up and moving, and make the most of your weekends (I personally would go for a 3 mile run of Saturday and a 6 or more mile run Sunday with a hour each day of strength, lower body one of those days and upper body the next.)

    Thats what I would do but not everyone is the same!! :) Good luck!
  • Lisa760
    Lisa760 Posts: 113 Member
    - Go for a walk during your lunch/dinner break at work.
    - Wake up an hour earlier and get in thirty minutes of 30 Day Shred.
    - Jump on the treadmill for thirty minutes at night and have your hubby hang out with you and talk.

    Taking an hour out of the day for yourself is deserved. Remember, you want to rock that bikini in Hawaii!
  • CindyMarie_
    CindyMarie_ Posts: 122 Member
    Wake up a little earlier a few times a week to squeeze in a short workout before your day starts. Work out over the weekends. Walk on your lunch breaks. Etc, etc
  • KristenE83
    KristenE83 Posts: 187 Member
    If you start by squeezing in 15 min of working out, you will eventualy bump it up to 30. Early morning or late night. You know what you have to do, it seems very important to you, you will find a way! Good luck, you can do it!
  • MsP90X
    MsP90X Posts: 1,053 Member
    I agree that you could walk on your lunch :) Good luck and take care!
  • kelseyhere
    kelseyhere Posts: 1,123 Member
    workout with your hubby so you can spend time and get fit for hawaii together.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I only have 15 minutes to get there and its a beauty school might not be the best thing to be super sweaty lol. Good thinking though

    You go to beauty school for over 9 hours/day? That seems really intense
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    If you want to, you will. I'm a morning person so for me, it's easy to get up and work out before I have to be at work (which is for 7am, I get up at 4:30am) If you're not a morning person, then try doing it once during the week and then go both Saturday and Sunday. Once you get used to it, you'll wonder why you weren't doing it before. And of course, like others said, walk during lunch breaks, run up and down your stairs 10 times, something is better than nothing
  • Yukongil
    Yukongil Posts: 166 Member
    hmmm, beauty school you say...this will require some ole noggin thinkin'

    jog in place while doing hair (careful with the scissors)
    do leg lifts while performing manicures (try not to kick the client/practice dummy in the face...unless they really deserve it)
    constantly drop your implements and then do a squat to pick them up. If you can load up a back pack or even purse, you can really burn some calories with this!
    between class breaks, bench press boxes of hair product
    Offer to carry clients/practice dummies from chair to chair on your back
    excuse your self to the bathroom constantly and then run around the building twice, when you get looks about how sweaty you are, just reply that those burritos from last night are not sitting well.
    tie the ends of two curling irons together and practice your nunchuk skills (make sure they are cool first...or not and throw caution to the wind!), great for cardio and hand-eye coordination!
    pick up the hair dryer seats with a modified powerlift and move them about the classroom, when the teacher questions you, tell her the feng shui was off.
    at lunch, chew each piece of food 1000 times, will also help with digestion.

    hope this helps!
  • Emancipated_Tai
    Emancipated_Tai Posts: 751 Member
    NO EXCUSES!! You can do this! I work 8-5 & school usually 5:30-9. Oh, and I take 16 credit hours.. so you can imagine I'm swamped! I get it in the mornings & on lunch break. You just have to find the time. That's with anything in life that you want to do, find the time and make no excuses!
  • "How can I possibly fit in exercise?"..........because it IS WORTH IT!!! Reach your goals, have more energy, improve your overall health. You have to want it.........and when you do it is easy to find the time. Don't want it, and the excuses are endless.........
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Run from work to school everyday

    This ^^ ..or bike or walk. When you are at work can you workout on breaks? If you have an office just shut the door and do some non-jumping exercises - squats, lunges, low-impact aerobics, desk pushups, whatever). If not, can you walk outside or up/down stairs?

    I've been doing the 200 squat challenge (http://www.twohundredsquats.com/) which takes 10-15 min every other day but gives a good workout. There are links to pushup, dip and pullup challenges on that same page.

    You can do 500 jumping jacks in sets of 50-100 with short breaks for an intense but short workout. Several short workouts can be just effective as one long workout.
  • unlocke
    unlocke Posts: 149
    When you take a bathroom break, fit in a few wall push-ups, squats, high knees, jumping jacks, etc. Whatever you can get in....only takes a few minutes. Do that every time you go and you'll end up getting in an hour total....or more, depending on how much water you drink. :drinker:
  • LeggyAmericanGirl
    LeggyAmericanGirl Posts: 285 Member
    10-15 minutes of high intensity stuff like squatting. I do it at work in the bathroom. 10 minutes of jumping jacks. Think I CAN not I CANT
  • musenchild
    musenchild Posts: 182 Member
    Lots of great ideas. I would add, if you are doing bodyweight strength exercises, break it up. As in, wake up, do 20 crunches, take a shower, do 20 pushups, etc.

    Walk on your treadmill while doing your homework! No, this is not an intense workout. No, it will not build muscle or increase your cardiovascular capacity. But it is moving and it burns calories!
  • SeaChele77
    SeaChele77 Posts: 1,103 Member
    Is school m-friday as well?

    I'd say get up a little earlier and put in at least 30min 3x during the week and one good workout on the weekend! Park further away from school/work, take the stairs, walk/lunges/squats/push ups/sit ups/etc on your breaks and lunch break.

    it may not be your traditional go to the gym at a certain time each day, but you can fit in 15-30min here and there through out the week with a good workout on the weekend. You can do it!! You have to want it!! Go for it
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    Take a walk with your husband after work
    walk on breaks at work
    walk/bike/run to work
    use the weekends. If you can work out just once during the week and twice on weekends, you should make progress even if it's not as fast as you might hope.
    Look up exercises to do in small spaces (some people do standing abs when they go to the restroom, etc).
    Do calf raises, lunges, squats while you're cooking, catching up with your husband, waiting in line, etc
    Get a pull up bar for a door frame in the house. Do hanging leg lifts (or pull ups if you can...I can't yet) each time you pass through. We did this on the bathroom door frame at my house. It adds up
    Get some small dumbbells (5-8lbs depending on your strength) and catch up with your husband while doing strength training (bicep curls, tricep kickbacks, rows, chest presses, side arm raises, chest fly, etc)
    Do some crunches (regular, pike, bicycle, scissor, etc) before bed or while waiting for the shower to warm up

    ETA: For the losing weight part, you can do it with diet alone. I've lost about 25lbs (some before MFP) just through diet. Now I'm exercising to tone up, get my heart & lungs in shape, etc.
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    I work full-time, go to grad school part-time and have a 2-year-old. It sucks, but I wake up at 3:45 to work out. I sleep less than 6 hours a night. You don't FIND tome to work out. If you're serious, you MAKE time.
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    set your alarm earlier and just do it. something like 30 day shred doesn't even take 30 minutes.
  • LPCoder
    LPCoder Posts: 404 Member
    If you have a desk job at work, trade out your chair for an exercise ball. You can pulse, squeeze and rotate and get a great lower body workout. It will also work your back muscles, sides and a little of your abs.
  • 120weeks
    120weeks Posts: 242 Member
    Prep all your meals and snacks on Sunday for Monday-Friday. I'd even go as far as to say bag everything so that you just grab a bag in the AM and go. Pre-log all those meals in MFP so you can meet your calorie and macro goals. Pre-log as you prep for them. Without your food in check, you won't be able to meet the goals you described.

    For exercise, I'd do push-ups, sit-ups and planks before my shower each day (amount of time devoted is up to you)+ 1 hour dedicated strength training on Saturday + 2 hour hike or other intense cardio on Sunday.

    I am sure you will get holidays, etc so on those non-school days, get 2 hours of something in somehow.

    Not the ideal but it will work. You have to prioritize this highly and fitness seems a priority to you....so that's great!

    Good luck!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    When to fit in exercise? ME schedule will be changing in 2 weeks. I will work and go to school mon-fri. Work 7:30am-4:45pm school 5pm-10:15pm. This gives me about 8 hours to (sleep, make my meals for the next day, see my husband, do homework, and (Exercise)) How in the world am I suppose to fit in exercise? Any ideas? I have 24 hour gym membership, a treadmill at home, 30 day shred, and Insanity.

    I have about 35 lbs to lose before my Hawaii Vacation in April and I want to do that and have muscles but I just don’t know how I can fit everything in : ( Am I set up for failure?

    Are you in high school? Why would you be in school for that long?
  • flpmomi
    flpmomi Posts: 117 Member
    Download the "daily" workouts on your phone if you can. They have one for cardio, legs, arms, butt and abs. They are anywhere from 5-10 mins long. You should be able to spare 5-10 minutes somewhere and do a longer workout on the weekends.
  • Do you brush your teeth?

    If you make your workouts a part of your routine and develop a good habit, you will somehow manage to fit it in to your schedule, regardless.

    In my own experience, I have found it best to get up early and exercise. The energy and endorphin bump help me get through the busy day, and then I crash like a tired puppy when my head hits the pillow at night...
  • Where there is a will, there is a way! I get up at 4:30 in the morning to be at the gym at 5:15, start stretching and workout at 5:30 so I can be in the office at 8 AM (I'm a girl so it takes me an hour to shower, do hair/face, drive to the office). I was even doing this when I worked from 7:30 to 11 PM Monday thru Thursday, 7:30 AM to 2 AM on Fridays and 5 PM to 2 AM on Saturdays.
    But remember, 80% of what you look like is your diet so put your energy into eating extra clean. That means no processed foods (any products found in the center of the grocery store). Eat lean meat (grass fed cows and wild fish), lots of fresh veggies, fast burning carbs (sweet potatoes, squash, quinoa, steel oats, and some fruit (berries are the best to help loose weight). For flavor, add in jalapenos, peppers, cilantro or other herbs. Clean eating is a little pricier but you will see the difference faster than you will working your butt off in the gym.
  • alvalaurie
    alvalaurie Posts: 369 Member
    30DS can be done in 30 minutes so get up 30 minutes earlier 3x during the week. At work you can walk briskly at break times and lunch time you can do squats, wall pushups, counter (or desk) tricep dips, jumping jacks, climb stairs (if you have them), use reems of paper & do bicep curls, or anything else that doesn't require equipment. Weekends sounds like you can fit in your cardio days & maybe a little more weights at the gym. YOU CAN DO THIS!!