How do you find time?

smitss01 · February 2017

If you work full time, are in school, and have other after work obligations, how do you find time to work out? I need some ideas for quick and effective exercises.

Sindbad1985 · February 2017

You can do insanity max 30, which is very effective 30 minutes workout

daworley · February 2017

ya85ser wrote: »

You can do insanity max 30, which is very effective 30 minutes workout

Although I do not do the same workout, I do dedicate 30 minutes four or five times a week as soon as I get home and change, before I do anything else. As a side benefit, it really helps me mentally transition from work-to-home (I know some people use commute time to do that, but I live only five minutes from my work).

jgnatca · February 2017

I use every tip I can find. I found the book "Leave the office Earlier" to be revolutionary.

You can't make extra time so squeeze every bit out of the time you have.

For instance, take stairs instead of the elevator.

Run, skip and hop along the sidewalk.

Kegel exercises while sitting at the desk.

Stretch my Achilles under the desk also.

I'll take the heavy bag of groceries and run a few reps through on the way to the house.

Check out HIIT routines. They don't take long.

Machka9 · February 2017

smitss01 wrote: »

If you work full time, are in school, and have other after work obligations, how do you find time to work out? I need some ideas for quick and effective exercises.

I work full time.
I attend university part time ... slowly working toward my Master's degree.
And I am an active member of a long distance cycling club.

I walk as part of my commute.
I walk at lunch.
I climb about 25 flights of stairs a day 5 days a week.
I walk after work ... next month, I'll be cycling after work.
And on weekends I do long distance rides.

StealthHealth · February 2017

For most, it seems it's not the length of the work outs that are the issue but the time spent doing other things. If you find time to surf the 'net or watch television for and hour a day, then that is something that you could ditch and use that time for a work out.

Piqueaboo · February 2017

I also do the 30 minutes a day thing - C25K for running (the last couple of weeks are 40 minutes) and Sweat for strength (28 minutes) so it fits nicely and the results are great!

artanis50 · February 2017

I struggle to find the time too. I recently brought a set of weights to my desk and lift weights while I'm in meetings / conference calls

christys03 · February 2017

I work, and have 3 active kids....so I get the busy part. I get up early everyday, 5am to get in 30-40 min of cardio. Then weekends I have longer and go to the gym. It's just a habit now...I have anxiety if I don't get up & get it done, because it's not getting done when we all get home.....then it's crazy time! Good luck!

AmandaHugginkiss · February 2017

You don't find time. You make time. I know, just a simple change of words, but it's more a change in mind set.

You start getting up at 5. If you say "Oh, I'm not willing to do that," then realize that there's time you could be using to exercise, but you aren't.
You replace the time spent watching TV with a walk or run. If you say "Oh, I'm not willing to do that," then realize that there's time you could be using to exercise, but you aren't.
You repurpose lunch hour. If you say "Oh, I'm not willing to do that," then realize that there's time you could be using to exercise, but you aren't.

You make exercise part of your routine and don't let yourself think you don't have time.

ICameToGetDown · February 2017

You have to want to make time for fitness.
Get up 40 minutes earlier and get to bed earlier.

artanis50 · February 2017

AmandaHugginkiss wrote: »

You don't find time. You make time. I know, just a simple change of words, but it's more a change in mind set.

This is a great way to look at it. Usually in the morning after my husband and son leave, I drink coffee or pick up around the house. Today I changed and went for a bike ride.

JeromeBarry1 · February 2017

I think that's an excellent question. I use a standing desk at work for several hours each day. It is a MET 2 exercise, which is real and is not nothing. It burns about 75 calories per hour. Three or four hours of that is about as much as you burn in a thirty minute cardio session, and you get paid to do it.

I don't have a gym membership because I think it's a waste of my money.

I do have a 2 cardio machines in my big living room and can get quickly into a cardio workout at home without having to drive to a place. I recently bought a 50' by 1.5" rope, and use it to do battle ropes in my driveway. That's a MET 8.6 exercise, and I found time to do it in the dark Friday night after dinner, and in the light Sunday afternoon after lunch. I work in a tall building. I can get 1 minute of stair climbing for each bathroom trip.

Kimo159 · February 2017

I go to the gym right after work. At the beginning I just considered my work day to be an extra hour and fifteen minutes long. So if someone wanted to do something after work, I would consider after the gym to be my after work time. It made the habit much easier to get into and now it's just second nature for me to just go to the gym after work. I get in, work hard, and I'm usually out in 45-60 minutes. It's been 2.5 years and still going strong.

laceyslabaugh · February 2017

I work full-time and have an active 2 1/2 year old along with a daughter that will be 18 in 2 mos. So we are doing college things for the fall. When the weather permits, we go for walks after dinner. Unfortunately I work an hour from home - so when I leave anywhere from 4:30-5:30, I have time to get dinner done, clean-up and bath for the little one but I try - I also bought ankle/wrist weights and have them on my ankles at work and lift my legs up in the morning and my arms in the afternoon and then change it up every other week. At least I'm doing something .... lol

mumblemagic · February 2017

I saw a really cool time management video on youtube. Wish I could find it. The lady gave the best advice I have ever heard on the subject:

There are only 24 hours in a day. You can't "make" additional time, and there is only so much multitasking and optimising you can do.

Time management therefore is not about time at all, it's about prioritisation: at the end of your working day, which is your priority, resting in front of your favourite show, or exercising, or studying. There is no right answer to that. It's entirely up to you and the answer will likely vary day to day.

Her research has shown that people will feel better about their decision if instead of saying "I don't have time", they say "it's not a priority for me". It's empowering.

So, look at your schedule, look at your to do list, if you decide something is higher priority than exercising, you must do that thing. For me lately that has been wedding planning, but that has dropped down the list because we've done so much. Now exercising can be a high priority again.

This is why mfp is so great. If you're not able to exercise for a prolonged period of time due to injury, ill health, or higher priority things to do, it will help you manage your diet to account for it, and you can still lose weight.

cwolfman13 · February 2017

You have to make the time...finding time is a passive endeavor...there's always something else to do. During the week, I make the time to do get on my bike...often due to time constraints I do a shorter but more intense interval session and I can be done in 30 minutes. I go to the gym to lift on Monday and Wednesday evenings...straight there after work. I don't use my weekends for rest days...I take those during the week when I'm busier.

I also don't spend a whole lot of time watching t.v...I basically watch about 30 minutes or so per night while my wife and I have dinner...there are exceptions like yesterday...it was one of those cold, gloomy stay in the house kind of days and I felt like watching the Bruins and Stars so I put the game on and put my bike on the trainer and did a nice little spin for a couple of hours while I watched the game.

Lizzy622 · February 2017

I wake up early and go to the gym before work. I do a quick workout 30 to 45 minutes and shower at the gym. When my kids were younger I would carry sneakers and walk around the parking lot or track waiting for them to get out of whatever activity they were doing.

fitin50s2 · February 2017

AmandaHugginkiss wrote: »

You don't find time. You make time. I know, just a simple change of words, but it's more a change in mind set.

You make exercise part of your routine and don't let yourself think you don't have time.

^^ This times a million.

Only you can make it a priority. Many come up with excuses as to why they can't. Most of those same people struggle to find reasons to make it happen.

sbrandt37 · February 2017

AmandaHugginkiss wrote: »

You don't find time. You make time.

Came here to say this.

NewMeSM75 · February 2017

I work full time, have 3 kids (1 in college; 2 still at home including my 5 year old), my husband works at night. So, I use my hour lunch break to go walking. When work isn't so hectic, I walk during my 2 breaks for 10 minutes each.

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