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  • Tonyrebuilt
    Tonyrebuilt Posts: 43 Member
    Thank you all so much. Honestly, I just needed to hear it from somebody other than myself that I can do it. I have faith that I will make a change for the better and find the balance that my life needs. B)
  • singletrackmtbr
    singletrackmtbr Posts: 644 Member
    I hope things get easier. There are tons of free workouts online that are 10 minutes or less that will kick your butt and don't need equipment. Good luck!
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    Did early morning workouts on 6 hours of sleep for 20 years while my kids were growing up. You can get used to it
  • lazysquirrell
    lazysquirrell Posts: 7 Member
    edited October 2016
    Why don't you take baby steps? Pick a night on week days and take your kid (and wife?) out for a walk for, I dont know, 30 minutes for starters. During your lunch break at work, take a step outside and aim for 200 steps. Take your kid to an activity on saturdays? Maybe there is a coffee shop nearby where you can get coffee from? You can get off your shuttle/bus/car near that place in the mornings and walk to work with your delicious coffee!
    It doesnt have to be all or none. Life is not all black or white. Enjoy the many shades of gray :P
  • Tonyrebuilt
    Tonyrebuilt Posts: 43 Member
    lazysquirrell wrote: »
    Why don't you take baby steps? Pick a night on week days and take your kid (and wife?) out for a walk for, I dont know, 30 minutes for starters. During your lunch break at work, take a step outside and aim for 200 steps. Take your kid to an activity on saturdays? Maybe there is a coffee shop nearby where you can get coffee from? You can get off your shuttle/bus/car near that place in the mornings and walk to work with your delicious coffee!
    It doesnt have to be all or none. Life is not all black or white. Enjoy the many shades of gray :P

    Kinda live just outside of the suburbs not to much within walking distance. Going to start tonight with a 3 mile walk/jog. 5min walking 2min Jogging.
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    Tonyrebuilt wrote: »
    lazysquirrell wrote: »
    Why don't you take baby steps? Pick a night on week days and take your kid (and wife?) out for a walk for, I dont know, 30 minutes for starters. During your lunch break at work, take a step outside and aim for 200 steps. Take your kid to an activity on saturdays? Maybe there is a coffee shop nearby where you can get coffee from? You can get off your shuttle/bus/car near that place in the mornings and walk to work with your delicious coffee!
    It doesnt have to be all or none. Life is not all black or white. Enjoy the many shades of gray :P

    Kinda live just outside of the suburbs not to much within walking distance. Going to start tonight with a 3 mile walk/jog. 5min walking 2min Jogging.

    I recommend downloading couch to 5k (C25K). It will help you ease into jogging/running if that's what you want to do.
  • BeastField
    BeastField Posts: 463 Member
    Not sure if this was asked, but does the gym you want to go to provide daycare during the hours you can go? You child might enjoy playing around with other kids, and you get to do your workout. Plus, your child will see you going to the gym and set a good example. Also, I agree with everyone else that posted about You Are Your Own Gym and doing videos with you child.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Do you swim?
    Sign the little one up for swimming lessons and get in some lengths while he/she is having the lesson.
    You will probably have to do the intro as a parent and child class.

    Check for a gym that offers day care or child and parent classes.

    I got my first lifting in with my 2 yo grandson. The interactions mentioned in a post above- child chest press, overhead press, leg raises, planks, drop push-ups, squats, lunges, twists etc are all good and doable. He is 6 now so some of those moves have stopped, but I got a natural progression from them.

    Look at Nerdfitness for a simple bodyweight programme.

    Cheers, h.
  • pomegranatecloud
    pomegranatecloud Posts: 812 Member
    Exercise before work or during your lunch. If it's a priority to you then you'll find a way to fit it in several days per week. I often work longer hours than you and usually work on the weekends too, and I exercise 5-6 days per week.
  • Debster634
    Debster634 Posts: 53 Member
    It sounds like you just need to work out some scheduling. One activity that allowed me a great workout and my kids loved was when I put them in the bike trailer and rode all around on my bike. I would find the trails and ride to a local park, or to our city's big park(about 4 km one way) where there were animals for the kids to look at and swings to play on. I often took snacks or lunch and we'd have a picnic. So fun and beneficial for all. I was never a fan of taking my kids to the gym babysitting service. When you are adjusting to being a parent, sometimes it's just a matter of changing your approach. I don't know where you live, but dragging a sled up a hill in the winter is a darn good workout too. There are restrictions of personal time when parenting, but there are lots of opportunities to incorporate exercise into all of the fun experiences you can have as a family. Just food for thought.
  • Jtorres326
    Jtorres326 Posts: 157 Member
    Maybe find old copies of Tony Horton's 10 minute trainer? I used this when I was a student working two jobs and going to class. I know it's not comparable to raising a toddler, but time was at a premium. The workouts are really broken down well and are suitable for beginners and people just getting back to fitness. Baby wakes up at 645. Maybe you get up at 615 ready to go? Do your 10 minutes, quick shower...or 10 minutes in the evening while his has his nighttime feeding or he bounces in his bouncer (whatever his nighttime routine is). But 10 minutes is all it takes to start getting into a routine. Once it becomes your routine, you'll find more time. If you have more time, do another 10 minutes. It's easy to make excuses when we're not motivated or feel bad focusing on ourselves. But time invested in yourself makes you healthier for your baby.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    a toddler is a pretty good starting weight for many lifts :tongue: anyone under 8 loves being bench-pressed and deadlifted by a grownup. so long as the grownup's not doing crossfit and dropping the weight at the top of the rep.

    you're already dealing with a non-sleeper so maybe you don't have space in the schedule to get him too wranged-up before bedtime. but i've been there and fwiw i was probably my (non-gym) strongest ever while he was in that 2-to-8 age range.
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    canadianlbs wrote: »
    a toddler is a pretty good starting weight for many lifts :tongue: anyone under 8 loves being bench-pressed and deadlifted by a grownup. so long as the grownup's not doing crossfit and dropping the weight at the top of the rep.

    you're already dealing with a non-sleeper so maybe you don't have space in the schedule to get him too wranged-up before bedtime. but i've been there and fwiw i was probably my (non-gym) strongest ever while he was in that 2-to-8 age range.

    Hell, my sister put me over her shoulders and squat-ed me and my younger sister last year once and it was a blast. We had so much fun. Keep in mind I was 27 and she was 17 at the time :D
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    piggy-back squats. probably not strictly kosher but they could be done in a pinch. or wear the kid across your shoulders like a yoke for a high-bar effect.

    not to mention: there's no cure for back doms like lying on the couch and getting a happy toddler to tromp all over it. i've seriously considered borrowing one since i took up lifting.

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