Finding time

You already go to work quite early and mornings aren't for everyone. I think you have your answer. Workout in the afternoon or evening (after the kids are in bed) but work on being more consistent.

If I can't workout in the afternoon, I clean up the dinner dishes, digest a little, then head to the gym. It's open until 10pm.

I am not trying to be an *kitten*, but someone once told me, "show me your calendar and Ill show you your priorities." I believe that to be true. Make yourself a priority.

You have to make time, not find it.
Also get creative, be efficient, use whatever time you make to get a good workout in and build on that.

ClosetBayesian wrote: »

prattiger65 wrote: »

I am not trying to be an *kitten*, but someone once told me, "show me your calendar and Ill show you your priorities." I believe that to be true. Make yourself a priority.

Some people prioritize things like sleep and time with their kids.

OP, I work 7AM to 5PM Monday through Friday. I exercise after my kids (9, 6, and 2) go to bed.

If you had left off the quote and the passive/aggressive swipe and just left the last part your post would have been awesome.

Hi! I work a similar schedule full time and have 4 kids...and they are all in sports/activities. It's tough for sure! I agree that getting it done early in the morning sounds ideal, but I know myself and it's NEVER going to happen ha! I used to work until 5pm and that was much harder to get a workout in without being up super late. Being off work at 230-3 allows me a lot more time to do this. When the kids are doing homework, do your workout. Or when they are done homework, all of you get in some exercise (bike ride, running), go to the park and you do your circuit while they play on the playground...who says you have to do it in your living room? If you use weights, then do that part after they go to bed. I've been the person that made a lot of excuses for not doing it, but now I schedule it on my calendar just like piano or baseball practice and I make sure I get my "activity" in too. It's doable, and it will be part of your routine in no time!

I feel your pain. I'm up at 5am just to have enough time to get myself ready, my kids organized, and out the door by 6:45am for work. I'm home around 5:30pm most evenings and have found that I have to immediately change into gym attire, gets the kids settled (8 and 4) and do a quick 30 minute workout- treadmill, weights, or a video. Sometimes I can get them to join. I finish up, get dinner going and we eat around 6:30-7. If I wait until after dinner there is no way I'm working out. I've also found doing 80% of meal prep on the weekends really helps. If the kids don't want to wait to eat before I'm done exercising. I get them dinner, work out, then eat dinner myself.

I have a somewhat similar schedule.

If I can get up at 5:30 I do a gentle workout that doesn't get me all sweaty and isn't noisy and prepares me for a busy day. (This is more of a bonus workout for me.)

In the afternoon I work out from about 4:30ish to 5:30ish. My kiddo is usually playing on the computer.

This isn't every day...many days there's appointments or Cub Scouts or something...but on a good week it's 4x a week.

What I'm working on is getting my son and I exercise together on the weekends. I live in a cold climate so currently it's a challenge. I don't have money unfortunately for a gym. And I don't want to sign up for another class; I'd like flexibility to more or less pick and choose. Currently the list I've come up with is:

Roller skating (there's a nearby rink)
Ice skating (indoors or outside)
Winter hikes (son isn't keen on this, working on it...)
Pool time (open swim--expensive on a drop in basis but don't have $ for membership.)
Walk in the local indoor mall (better than nothing)

I work full-time and go to university part-time. So I incorporate exercise throughout my day ...

Walk as part of my commute.
Walk at lunch.
Climb a multitude of stairs during the day at work.
Go for a quick walk right after work with my husband.

And often, that's it.