Looking for other full time work away from home moms for support!

I have a medicine ball at work, and do exercises with that while on the phone. I just do 5 mins here and there. Now that the weather is getting better, I walk during lunch. If you computer is not blocked, there are a lot of youtube desk workout videos that can help too. Try to do more high intensity interval training, and don't worry about the length of the cardio.

Hi All! I am in the same boat as everyone here! I work full time, I am a mom, and I am in school full time. Fitting in workout's can be challenging but I do my best to fit them in to my schedule. I usually try to go to the gym at least 3 days a week (always Saturday & Sunday) and the rest of the week I will do workouts from home. Some of my favorite are HIIT, Kettlebells, and I also have a Zumba DVD that I do from time to time.

I am still trying to figure this out myself. I work from 7:50 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and normally don't get home till 6. Then when home, I have to cook, feed and bathe my 3 year old, bathe myself, and then after all of that it is time to go to bed. So any advice would be greatly appreciated! I wake up around 6:30 every morning and normally don't get to go to bed till 11 most nights. (Sometimes later than that) I am not a morning person. I push snooze 2 times before I get up, so I can't make myself to get up to work out.

Feel free to add me. My kids are a bit older (8 and 4). I was on track while still on mat leave with the 2nd (we get 1 year in Canada, don't know how you Americans manage with 6 weeks mat leave!!) but once I went back to work, the progress slid back downhill. Back on track now- going to the gym in the evenings- either hubby watches the kids or they come with me to go to child programs running at the same time (YMCA). Once it gets warmer and lighter out, I can walk once the kids go to bed. Also starting to fit in playground workouts- chase kids around the playground and bodyweight strength training (lunges, squats, push ups etc). I can also fit in at least a 30 min walk at work on my lunch break. Priority is still the gym as that is the most effective workout for my time and its the only ME time i get! lol.
- My tips would be- see what you can fit in with the kids (stroller walks, playground, childminding at the gym) and if you can fit in a workout while at work. I find that once I prioritize exercise, the other time I spend with my kids is more quality time. Good luck

I'm a single parent to a 13 yo and work full time nights. I've learned to make working out a priority to be a good example to my kiddo who is quite supportive of this journey. Add me if you want!

Hi. I work full time and have an hour commute each way. My sons are 2 and 4 and daycare is by my work, so they also spend a lot of time in the car. We usually leave the house by 7:30am and get home around 6:30pm. I know what you mean about not wanting to workout during your time with them.

This isn't for everyone, but I workout mostly after the kids are in bed. I got to the gym around 8:30 most nights. I do have a crappy gym with like 3 old treadmills, 2 ellipticals, a stationary bike and some hand weights at my work. I'll do that on my lunch if I'm stressed out or need a last resort.

I feel your pain! It's definitely NOT easy! My husband is out of town for work three weeks of every month, I work full time in a position that is often highly stressful and very demanding, I have a six year old who is competitive in marital arts and has practice and tournaments all the time (some tournaments are out of state), and he is also in academic activities with his school that take extra time and effort on a daily basis, and we have no family living close to us, so I am completely on my own unless my sister comes to help, but she lives 2 hours away so that is not very often. When we get home from work/school/practice, I'm cooking, feeding the animals, helping with homework, then bath time, then bed time snuggles and reading, then dishes and/or laundry... the list goes on. It's usually 10pm or later by the time everything is done and that's when I'd like to get in bed!

I have found that having a Fitbit has helped me tremendously to track my daily activity. I make sure that I reach my Fitbit goals 90% of the time. I park on the highest level of the parking garage and as far away as possible from my work building and take the stairs, or at the end of the parking lot when at a store. I have weights at work that I will sometimes use when I think I won't be able to workout that evening. I keep moving while making dinner, helping with homework, or any other task I have to do. If we go outside to play, I play basketball with my son instead of watching him. We go for walks around the neighborhood. I let him "teach" me his karate moves for exercise. I have him do jumping jacks with me... or we will make it a fun competition and race each other doing some type of physical activity. If I have time and I want to catch up on my TV shows at the end of the night, I will walk, do lunges, tricep dips, squats and/or pushups while watching them instead of sitting. If I know I won't have time to catch up on any of my shows, I'll do those exercises while dinner is cooking... when waiting for the chicken in the oven to finish or for the pasta to boil. I do different exercises between any daily home task I have.

Fitting in 5 minutes here and there throughout the day is much easier than blocking off a 30-60 minute timeframe. It also takes away my excuse of not having that extra 30 minutes to workout... I mean, I can't make an excuse to not do a set of lunges when waiting on dinner to finish when I'm standing there anyway... or when I'm walking to another part of the house to do something else... I just turn the steps into lunges it takes no extra time at all! When I add a set of 15-25 squats or lunges or any other exercise in here and there throughout the day... it definitely adds up and before I know it I've done more than I would have done if I'd found that extra 30 minutes!

Count me in too! I'm a wife, mom and full time employee. I get up at 4 am to be at work between 4:30-5 am so that I can get off when my daughter gets out of school. I used to get up and walk the dogs in the morning for 20-30 mins but that has halted I'm just too tired. I used to walk at lunch at work but of course my work load has picked up so that rarely happens. I used to do walking videos after my daughter went to bed (my hubby is usually asleep already because he gets up at 1 am to go run...yeah that's about the only time he can find to get his workout in) but again that seems to have slipped too.

After work, making dinner, doing homework, getting things ready for the next day I'm just plum exhausted.

BUT in the last year I have put on 10 lbs...so, it's time to jump back on the horse and get moving. I'll probably have more energy in the long run and the pups will be happier again.