Any teachers here? Struggling to find workout time

I am a teacher, coach, mom of three. I have to be at school by 7:00 a.m. for before school practice, and stay until 5:15 p.m. for after school practice, then it is home to make dinner, homework, etc. The only way I can get a workout in, is to get up at 5:00 a.m. and do it before work and workout Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, and Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday I workout if I have time, but if not I dont stress and make those my rest days so that I only have 2 days for sure during the work week that I have to workout.

hope this helps!

I've been teaching for 7 years. I also hold a weekend job. I found that after my first year of teaching I hated taking my work home. I found ways to utilize my prep time and the kids' recess time to get my work done. I can't get up and workout early because I do bus duty starting at 630am. And I REFUSE to sacrifice my sleep to get up at 4 am to workout. I have to stay at school for 30 mins after the final bell. From their it's errands and tanning. I go home and fix dinner for my SO and me. We eat together. I let dinner settle and then we are off to the gym for at least an hour. We make it home around 730-8:00 pm so we do have some veg out time before we go to bed at 930.
It's more of a time management issue. Do I have a lot of lazy time. Nope. But I've also found that keeps me from snacking mindlessly. And I will take smaller pants over watching tv any day.

It won't be easy but if you truly want to you will find a way.

I am a teacher and found I have to go on the way home from school in order to be motivated enough to go running. but I don't worry about gyms, I just stop off somewhere quiet and run, you don't need to worry about people everywhere

I work out in the morning. I sacrifice sleep 4 times a week and wake up @ 4:00. The other three days I wake up @ 6:00 (including weekends). My energy levels are high enough where I do not miss the sleep. I also have 4 kids (5,4,3 and 3). My wife does the morning routine while I go to gym and I do the night routine while she goes to gym. We have sacrificed some "couple time" with this schedule but we have lost over 90 lbs combined.

I'm a teacher too, and the school I work at is out in the east of the city and I live in the centre, so a long commute. It sucks. My gym opens at 6 but it's in the opposite direction and I have to leave at 6:30. I get home 5 and then sit down, have a snack, and go out. I usually end up getting home from the gym around 8. Then I just get ready for the morning and go to bed because I wake up so early and teaching when you're exhausted is the worst.

I find it's impacting on my social life too No time for work, gym AND meeting friends for dinner/drinks

(Probably better I have no time for drinks though hehe)

I get up 2 1/2 hours before I have to be at school. That gives me time to do a workout dvd (20-30 min) shower, dress, eat, get to school on time. I use the gym after school several times a week, again 25-35 min. Sat and Sun can be a longer dvd or a long run. Find a way to get shorter, more intense workouts in, and make them part of your daily/weekly routine. Plan meals ahead, like on weekends, prepare ahead of time.

I've been a teacher for years and I am presently a reading specialist so that means not as much prep time or grading (and I tend to have more free time during a given day to get things done than a classroom teacher) because I'm teaching the same thing over and over again most of the day in 30 minute periods. Because I have my prep all down to an art, I really rarely stay late unless we have meetings or special events.

That being said, I"m a morning person all the way, and it's easy for me to get up before 5 and go workout then. I work out outside when it's warm enough/no ice on teh ground. Also where I live has a tiny gym, so it's only a few steps away, so it's easy for me to get there (no long drive) to use a treadmill.

There have been times in my teaching career when I worked out in a gym after school, even after having to stay late for meetings or teaching an extra class for kids to prepare for state testing. I just packed a bag and went to the gym right afterwards without even giving myself an option to change my mind.

I'm not a teacher, BUT:

I have to get up at 5:30am to get me ready for work and the kids ready for school.
I work a 9 hour shift and come home with the kids around 6:30pm (if I'm lucky).
We eat dinner.
I help them with homework.
We read for 30 minutes.
Then it's shower time.
If I'm lucky, we get about 30 minutes of "quality time" before they go to bed at 9pm.

I work out after they go to bed.

I'm a teacher. I'm currently enjoying T25 - workout in under 30 min. 4-5 days a week, 1 hour 1 day a week. It can be early in the morning or at night, but it is encouraging to know it only takes 25(ish) min.

I work out in the morning. I sacrifice sleep 4 times a week and wake up @ 4:00. The other three days I wake up @ 6:00 (including weekends). My energy levels are high enough where I do not miss the sleep. I also have 4 kids (5,4,3 and 3). My wife does the morning routine while I go to gym and I do the night routine while she goes to gym. We have sacrificed some "couple time" with this schedule but we have lost over 90 lbs combined.

Kudos to you and your wife!

I'm also in my first year teaching and find it hard to fit in my workout. At this point it's broken down in parts of the day. I do yoga and about 10 minutes of cardio (jumping jacks, butt kicks, knee lifts, etc.) and then after the kids have lunch and go out for recess I squeeze in another 15 minutes (usually squats, push ups, crunches, etc.) in the classroom. Given that the weather has been so cold in Toronto, they've been inside a lot, so I've been doing a quick 15 minute workout as soon as I walk in the door and change clothes. This way I have the rest of my evening free to finish marking and prep for the next day.

My husband is a jr high teacher (math & science) and he's been fortunate in that his school was able to obtain a load of professional gym equipment for a good price. As soon as they're trained on it, he plans on using it.

He stays pretty active with his local wrestling committments, but other than that he doesn't move around much. He's the student council advisor for his school, and the SC director for the region and heads up the after-school tutoring program and the chess club.

You guys work your buns off and deserve the highest respect!

I'm not a teacher, but I work from 7:30am to 5pm. My commute is 1-1.5 hours, so I need to be out of the house by 6:30am (I wake up around 5:30-5:45) and I generally don't get home until 6:30pm because of rush hour traffic. I don't have kids to take care of, so it's easy for me to get home at 6:30, have a quick pre-workout snack, change for the gym, and get to the gym by 7. This means I'm not even starting dinner until after 8, but it's the only way I'm able to get myself to the gym.

Unless you have kids or another commitment, I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to get to the gym.