How do you fit your exercise around work?

I get up at 4:10 to be at the gym by 4:30.

Don't really have tips or "easy" exercises. Either you want it or not, IMHO.

I get up at 4:10 to be at the gym by 4:30.

Don't really have tips or "easy" exercises. Either you want it or not, IMHO.

^^^This^^^

Sucks to high heaven at first but you gotta do what you gotta do.

The Only viable alternative is if you live close enough, train to work i.e. run to or from work, cycle whatever. Easiest way to get a cardio fix in.

It can be hard at first, I would suggest that if you do have a gym membership that you go to the gym on your way home from work, do not stop at home first. Also, I like to sign up for outside exercise classes. The simple fact that I paid for them is usually a good motivator for me to get my butt in gear. It is just like changing your eating habits really, make a committment to yourself, make a daily appointment for exercise and live up to it.

You need to, sorry to use such an over abused phrase, "just do it." I finally settled in to the best time for me: 5am. I was originally working out around 8pm, after my kids went to bed. But I found that I really had to dig deep to find the motivation to complete my workout, be it cardio or lifting. So I tried doing it immediately when I got home form work. Again, FAIL.

Finally, I got out of bed one Monday morning at 4:50am, let my dogs out to go potty and, once they were back in the house, I was downstairs in my basement warming up to lift at 5am. The next morning, I did the same thing and was in my gym by 5am on the treadmill to run for an hour. I am ALWAYS done and in the shower by 6am. I head downstairs for breakfast around 6:30.

It was tough for a few weeks until my body got in the groove so to speak. I had to go to sleep a little earlier, but I am finding a LOT of benefits to that time of the morning. First and foremost is that I'm all jacked up and ready to go after my shower. My energy level is WAY higher. But the best thing is eating breakfast with my kids every day. They always manage to creep downstairs between 6:30 and 6:40am to get some alone time with dad...

Bottom line to a looooong and drawn out post? Try a few different times throughout the day. But don't do it just one or two days, try it for a week, see how you feel, write it down. Try a different time the next week, and the week after that until you find the one that makes YOU feel like you've actually accomplished something, Best wishes!

I'm lucky in that my gym is right around the corner and I have a 1 hour lunch break. No excuses.

I get up at 4:10 to be at the gym by 4:30.

Don't really have tips or "easy" exercises. Either you want it or not, IMHO.

I agree with this 100%. If its important to you , you will find a way to make it happen.

I get up at 4:30 in the morning to make it to the gym by 5. If I don't do it before work I dread it all day knowing I have to go after work. Unfortuantely, today is one of those after work days. Oh well, I can do it.:laugh:

You just make time. I wake up at 6 in the morning do breakfasts for me my BF and two kids, lunches, get the kids ready, get myself ready, commute to work, work, pick up my kids, commute home, cook dinner, eat dinner and feed my kids, bathe my kids, feed my little one a bottle and lay her down by 8. I then work out from 8-9pm, put my older one to bed and read him a story directly after, take a shower and finally sit down by 9:30pm. Anything worth doing is usually a pain in the *kitten*. Good luck!

I am NOT a morning person and couldn't do that 4:30/5:00 thing if I tried. I work 10 hours a day and commute an hour each way, but I hit the gym (almost) every day right after work. Which works up a really nice appetite for dinner. And I still have time to decompress before going to bed at night. If you want something badly enough you'll make it work. Good luck!

I get up around 335am and get to the gym by 4. Whatchu gotta do is get out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off, therefore you're already out of bed and ready to go before your sleepy body realizes what you're doing. don't give yourself time to talk yourself out of it.

I'm lucky that my boss is extremely supportive. The majority of the week I'm at bootcamp Mon/Wed/Fri from 8am-10am. Tues/Thurs I go to the gym during my lunch 1-2:30pm. If something comes up at work that I can't work around I just get up earlier in the day to get to the gym or I'll go at someother time during the day which ever works best.

There's nothing "easy" about exercise. If it's easy, you're not doing it right.

If you're trying to find time to exercise, you never will. Time is illusive and trying to find time is a passive en-devour; you have to be proactive and make time. For me, this means 4 AM on some days...on other days it means using my lunch break to go for my run while my buddies go out to lunch...it means going to the gym on Tues and Thurs evenings after work and getting home late whether I feel like it or not...it means getting up with the sun on Saturday morning and hitting the gym while my family sleeps in...I like to be home before they wake up to cook breakfast.

Nothing about any of this is easy...if you're looking for easy and progress...well, you'll be looking for a long time.

I struggled with the whole finding time subject for a few months before I found a routine that worked for me. Having to go to the gym was always off putting as it was a 20min drive and always seemed like a chore.

Then I decided to take up running so my exercise begins pretty much as soon as I step out the door. I don't get up any earlier (I get up at 6am) but instead of faffing around doing the odd bit of housework or watching breakfast TV with a cup of tea, I put my running gear on (all left handy the night before!) and head out with the dog. By 7am, I've had my run, the dog's had her exercise so all I need to do is have a shower, dress and out the door by 7.30 right on schedule.

For strength I just do some bodyweight exercises - usually in the evening - so again, I don't have to make special arrangements to fit them in. I usually do my push ups etc during ad breaks lol

Once you work out what's the best fit for your routine and lifestyle, you'll be fine. It's just finding the best fit

I work a high pressure desk job 8:30 to 5:30 getting home usually around 6. I work out 6 days a week and right when I get home otherwise I wouldn’t do it. I CANNOT get up early. I struggle to get out of bed at 7, let alone getting up at 5 or 5:30 for a work out. It’s never going to happen.

On cardio days I drink a coffee around 3 to keep up my energy after a long day and on lifting days I drink my pre-workout on my way home so by time I get there I’ve got that boost of energy to get the job done.

You can do it; it just needs to be a priority. Maybe start by scheduling 2-3 workouts a week and build them up from there. That’s what helped me.

Up around 4:30, try to be working out by 5. I work out at home. My husband is up at 4, out the door at 4:40 to be at the gym when it opens at 5. We both work a full time at regular old desk jobs.