Advice please...

elgray26
elgray26 Posts: 212 Member
edited February 2 in Fitness and Exercise
I am starting a new job on Tuesday, but still plan on keeping my old job. I will be working between 60-67 hour work weeks. Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm, Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 9am-12pm.

That being said, I used to go into work at the earliest 10am. I had plenty of time to workout and not have to wake up crazy early.

Anyone who has gone through this before or is currently... What advice do you have to fit in a workout? When do you workout and what do you do?

My biggest concern with working this much is falling back into that cycle of not working out.

Thanks in advance for any helpful information.

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  • ColetteM6
    ColetteM6 Posts: 138 Member
    Been there! I found that instead of setting aside that full hour to a "workout" a did little things throughout the day. Stairs, bobbing on my tippy toes, I had a resistance band at my desk. Set aside 15 minute chunks of time instead of one big one.
  • roxylola
    roxylola Posts: 540 Member
    lunch break?
  • DenyseMarieL
    DenyseMarieL Posts: 673 Member
    I would just do whatever I could, when I could. A little bit of something is better than doing nothing.
  • scookiemonster
    scookiemonster Posts: 175 Member
    Get up early enough to work out in the mornings. If you wait until the evening, you'll be tired and it will be harder to motivate yourself. You don't say how long of a commute you have, but you could easily get in at least a 30 minute workout in the morning and still get to work by eight. I have to leave my house for work at 7am. I need maybe an hour to shower, eat breakfast, get dressed, etc. That means if I roll out of bed by 5:15 and throw myself straight into my running clothes I can still get in a 30 minute run, come in, eat breakfast, shower, get dressed, and get to work on time. If the weather is bad I have dvds that I can do in my living room, and I can always fit in some body weight strength training (push ups, sit ups, calf raises, etc). Pack up everything you need for work that day the night before (lunch, work bag, whatever) so you can just grab it and go. I save longer or more intense workouts for the weekends. It will take a little while to adjust to getting up that early, and you have to have the discipline to get in bed early enough to get enough sleep, but at least you're working out.
  • elgray26
    elgray26 Posts: 212 Member
    lunch break?

    I have an hour lunch break, but I am not sure if there is a gym I could join in the area. I would need to shower after a workout. I would not want my office coworkers to have to smell me.
  • roxylola
    roxylola Posts: 540 Member
    Lots of places have showers in the work place - I cycle to work sometimes.
  • elgray26
    elgray26 Posts: 212 Member
    Get up early enough to work out in the mornings. If you wait until the evening, you'll be tired and it will be harder to motivate yourself. You don't say how long of a commute you have, but you could easily get in at least a 30 minute workout in the morning and still get to work by eight. I have to leave my house for work at 7am. I need maybe an hour to shower, eat breakfast, get dressed, etc. That means if I roll out of bed by 5:15 and throw myself straight into my running clothes I can still get in a 30 minute run, come in, eat breakfast, shower, get dressed, and get to work on time. If the weather is bad I have dvds that I can do in my living room, and I can always fit in some body weight strength training (push ups, sit ups, calf raises, etc). Pack up everything you need for work that day the night before (lunch, work bag, whatever) so you can just grab it and go. I save longer or more intense workouts for the weekends. It will take a little while to adjust to getting up that early, and you have to have the discipline to get in bed early enough to get enough sleep, but at least you're working out.

    I have a 30 minute commute I believe, but I have never made the drive in possible rush hour traffic. I was planning on trying to fit in a 30 or so minute workout in the mornings. I know there is no way I a going to feel like working out after a 13 hour day and at 9pm at night. I might try to alternate dumbbell weight training and short runs during the week and save the longer runs and harder workouts for the weekends.
  • elgray26
    elgray26 Posts: 212 Member
    Lots of places have showers in the work place - I cycle to work sometimes.

    I start Tuesday. I will have to check that out. Good to know.
  • fleetzz
    fleetzz Posts: 962 Member
    Can you cycle your commute?
  • elgray26
    elgray26 Posts: 212 Member
    Can you cycle your commute?

    Not if I want to get there
    A. without getting hit by a car
    B. without dying of exhaustion
    C. before the work day is over

    All joking aside, my driving commute is at least 30 minutes.
  • KBjimAZ
    KBjimAZ Posts: 369 Member
    My advice: be careful of burning the candle at both ends.
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