have zero time to get a work out in, but need exercise need help

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  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    How old are the kids? Can they help with the chores? They may not like it but it could be good for everyone in the long run.

    Can you walk or climb steps at lunch time? And, yes, how can you recruit your fiance to help out more?
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    There are so many possibilities to squeeze in 3 ten minute sets of something every day. Walking while waiting for kids is a good one. Get a Fitbit and see what your average daily steps are. Make a goal to increase that. Look at some of the fitnessblender free ap workouts. When you do those non-video workouts you do sets with reps of different exercises and can chase kids in between sets.

    I have an old photo of me walking on my stair master with a two year old in front of me and my youngest, an infant, in a Ugandan sling. It represented how I managed to squeeze in my workouts. You can do it, when you make it a priority. Once it becomes an ingrained habit you'll wonder what took you so long, and how you survived without some "you" time.
  • greentart
    greentart Posts: 411 Member
    Yeah... I have to repeat the question, WHERE IS THE HUSBAND? Why can he not carpool or take public transit to work 3x a week so you can workout? Why can he not cook dinner 3x a week and take care of the kids while you go to the gym, or go for a walk, or lock yourself in a room and do yoga? Can you do a family walk after dinner (depends on location and season)? How old are the kids? Can the oldest not watch the others for 30 minutes while you take care of yourself?
  • kmg3614
    kmg3614 Posts: 83 Member
    edited January 2016
    I'm doing my own squat challenge at work.. On my calendar at work I started with 20 squats and by the end of this month I will be up to 120.. Our restrooms at work are private 1 stall and large enough.. So, when I go potty.. I wash my hands, then I do squats.. I'm up to 45, so 1 time I did 20,, the next 25.. You could do them while brushing your teeth.. Etc.. Finding little times to do things will add up.. I do Jazzercise also, but every little bit helps... :)
  • emars4
    emars4 Posts: 24 Member
    My life isn't quite as busy as you but it's pretty close. You're going to have to find little things to cut out time.

    - Make the kids help! If they are old enough to be in school, they are old enough to help.
    - Freeze ahead crockpot meals. You can even have one of the kids be responsible for dumping it in the crockpot in the AM.
    - A lot of the YMCA's near us have tutoring services on site
    - Bag portions of cereal. Put milk in a ziploc type bowl in the fridge. Kids can open ziploc containers, dump in cereal, and grab a piece of fruit in the morning without your help (even my 4yo does this). (And they better be putting up their own dirty dishes!)
    - Give your kids a list of things that have to be set out each night before the go to bed. If the kids setout clothes, locate shoes, put bookbags by the front door, etc., you'll save a bunch of time.
    - If you have younger kids, make a game out of it. I turn on music (usually the dreaded Frozen songs!) and give them a task to get done before I turn it off. It works great with younger kids to get them to clean up. It's amazing what little kids will do for a sticker. Turn the music on, if all the toys in the living room are put up before the music goes off you get a sticker :)
    - Any way your husband can carpool with someone else to work?

    Remember: Exercise does not have to be a huge time commitment! A lot of people think they have to change clothes, drive to a gym, workout at least an hour, drive home, take a shower and change clothes. That can take a lot of time! Squeezing in a 20 min workout before you take your morning shower will literally take 20 mins out of your day. 20 mins is better than nothing :)
  • OyGeeBiv
    OyGeeBiv Posts: 733 Member
    emars4 wrote: »

    Remember: Exercise does not have to be a huge time commitment! A lot of people think they have to change clothes, drive to a gym, workout at least an hour, drive home, take a shower and change clothes. That can take a lot of time! Squeezing in a 20 min workout before you take your morning shower will literally take 20 mins out of your day. 20 mins is better than nothing :)

    THIS^^ took me way too long to figure out.
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