Busy Schedules: How do you fit your fitness in?

You make time. I could post my schedule with work and my two year old twins I care for. Irrelevant. You make the time or you don't exercise. I used to say I didn't have the time but I made the time - an hour a day.

It appears as though you walk a lot during the week, maybe close to two miles? You can work in a little cardio during your walks by race walking or even a light jog. Have you thought of having that conversation with your co-workers for that 1 mile walk? If you could increase your pace from a 15 minute mile to a 12 minute mile then you will also be able to walk 20% more distance. If you did the same thing for your other two walks, you get to your destination faster, saving you more time!(You can do jumping jacks or something with the time saved by walking faster or even study for a few minutes).
Then, on the weekends do something totally different such as strength training, swimming, or HIIT.
Here is an interesting article by the American Heart Association. It is all about working it into your schedule in a way that works for you. Basically, you can break up your exercise into segments and still reap some benefits. Do simple things like take the stairs instead of elevators for four flights or less which can be another time saver if you are fast enough.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/PhysicalActivity/GettingActive/5-Steps-to-Loving-Exercise-Or-At-Least-Not-Hating-It_UCM_445812_Article.jsp

las07s wrote: »

Hey all! Your ideas have been amazing! Last night, when I got home I did a plank while waiting for my shower to warm up, did some squats in the shower, squats while cooking dinner, squats while brushing my teeth. Taking breaks from my tasks and doing little exercises will be the change I was looking for! This morning, I didn't take the stairs by two. I kicked off my heels and ran up as fast as I could! I'm about to leave for class. Let's see if I can't break my own speed record across campus.

las07s, I'm so glad you've been able to identify and embrace what could alliteratively be referred to as being interim-istically-incremental, industriously-'interruptive', incessantly-inspired, and intentionally-informal, instantaneously-incorporated physical activity...

I swear by it (and sometimes 'at' it (in my mind ), if/when I place a high-step in a doorway (on purpose), to step-up on, every time I enter and exit a given room, on some random day (but then find myself in a hurry, and somewhat 'annoyed' by my own gotta-'pay'-this-'toll' 'requirement' ;P ))...

And it's almost become a kind of 'game' that I 'play', involving any of various forms of "in what way(s) could I make this specific everyday activity a 'launchpad' for some form of physical activity...?" -esque 'task identification' gambit (so to speak)...


Oh, and in reading of your doing squats in the shower... I swear, I feel as though I'm in some sort of 'class of one', when in the shower, and embarking on various forms of yoga-position -like stretches, or any resembling-a-workout's-'warm-up'-phase stretching, or random squats -based 'holds'... (and quite honestly, the while-in-warm-water -based stretching that I've engaged in, when in the shower, or taking a bath, has improved my flexibility in ways and to an extent that surprise me (and I've always been someone who stretched (even while growing up), but I thought that my most flexible 'days'/capabilities were 'behind me' (well, I just never engaged in such on a nearly-every-day basis before, let alone while utilizing heated-water-'accompaniment' -based, warmer-than-usual muscles and interconnective fascial tissue (<-- not to be confused with facial tissue, mind you ;P )))).

As it turns out, the 'standing forward bend' yoga position -based stretching that I do in the shower every day -- and outside of the shower, as well, nearly every time that I get up from a 'session' of sitting-at-my-desk -- has been pivotal (along with switching to sitting on a stability ball of the relevant 'compatibly-requisite' pressure) to doing away with the sciatica that began to plague me (rather consistently, and with increasingly more pain) after sitting for a few hours... I initially did 'versions' of said stretch only after sitting down, and otherwise only outside of the shower (not intentionally -- am just clarifying), but it wasn't until I began doing so in the shower, as well, and every day, that the sciatica essentially 'got shown the door', so to speak...

Early. I wake bf 4 am I'm in the gym by 5 its the only time I have that's mine. I'm also in bed by 10 at the latest

las07s wrote: »

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a while, but I have been off classes for about a month now (and I got a new job that has a gym). I have been able to dedicate every lunch hour to the gym and continue with my in-between workout sessions. You guys have made such a difference. I hope you are all doing well!

Glad to hear you've found some balance! Hope all is going well with you too.

Change your Drive to Work, to Cycle to Work. Done.

I literally schedule gym time as "appointments." I usually go on my lunch break & then eat lunch on the drive back to work. My new thing is walking the building in between busy times at work. I know it's a little crazy to be walking circles but it's not that bad - it helps me fit my steps in.

Good luck OP in reaching your goals...you are doing great!!