No Time for Workouts

How old is your son? Can you do some sort of activity with him? If he's little, pop him in the stroller and go for a brisk walk, or chase him around a playground. If he's older, some sort of game or sport with him? Or, get up 20 minutes earlier, download Nike Training Club app if you've got a smart phone, do a 15 minute workout - and go all out for those 15 minutes. Or find a short DVD - Kickbox FastFix by Jillian Michaels has three workouts, each is exactly 20 minutes of fast-paced cardio, although the 1st workout does use dumbbells for a few moves. But warm up to cool down is 20 minutes on the dot.

Good luck - you are one busy gal!

I like to study on the treadmill, combining my school work with my workout. I set the incline high enough to get a good burn and the pace slow enough that I can still read (3.5-3.8 mph, depending on my energy level) and go to town. That's how I got an A in Calculus.

Is the volunteer group that important? If yes, then you're going to have to squeeze in an activity with your son like walking. If not, I would get rid of the volunteer group and insert exercise into that slot. If your future career is in police work, you need to dump the group and do something like a treadmill as you need to improve your physical fitness. Unfortunately, you really are going to have to micromanage your time to do what you want to do and volunteer work is just that - volunteer work.

P.S. I know you said you won't cut time from volunteering BUT you've put yourself in a situation where you can't get physically fit for your future career. I suspect your only options are to do a physical fitness activity that includes your son - even if it's a Zumba tape on the tv and you work out for a 1/2 hour.

You can find some good HIIT/Interval workouts on YouTUbe (I like the beFit ButtLift and 30 day 6 pack abs tabata & AMRAP ones a lot) that take 10 minutes. Get up 15-20 minutes earlier. Walk outside on your lunch break. I also second (third? fourth?) the suggestion of adding in activity with your son. My kids (4 & 12) love "dance party" I throw on music or YouTube videos and we dance around like idiots. You can grapevine, do jumping jacks, bounce, etc. My youngest also loves being my "weight". She's getting a bit big for me, but still works for my husband. I'm not sure how big your son is, but squats holding a 30 pound toddler, leg raises with her laying on them, baby bicep curls, etc. are all fun for the "baby weight" and a good workout. I also have some kids' yoga DVDs that I've done with my kids before, although their attention spans were never awesome. If he's old enough, 1 Wii or other gaming system with active games would be a good idea, too.

Maybe go for a walk with your son while spending time with him? Walking is something pleasant and simple that even young children can participate in.

Not to sound harsh, but people will make time for things if they really want to. Even if it's parking further away from the door, or taking the stairs rather than the elevator, or walking during lunch breaks. I can't find time for everything I want to do in a single day so I drop the stuff that is less important.

If you can squeeze in about 20 minutes then it's possible to get a decent HIIT workout. Put on some jogging shoes and walk for five minutes outside, followed by 1 minute sprint bursts as fast as you can go, followed by 1 minute recovery. Even doing some jumping jacks in the house or running in place for 5 minute segments through the day will help!

dont be lazy!

excuses, excuses, excuses

Whatever!