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LahrysaTebo2015
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So I'm looking for opinions on when I could make time to go to a jog each day. Every day I wake up at 4am, leave at 5am, work 6am-6pm get home at 7pm eat dinner and go to sleep by 8pm to be up at 4am. 7 days a week. What do you guys think?
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That... is a really tough schedule. It seems like if you're working a 12-hour day you should be allowed a longer mid-day break/lunch? That may be a good time if you have a fitness club nearby to run/freshen up prior to returning to work?
30 minutes of jogging is all it would take to help fit what I believe you're looking for at least for now. Let's say you do a very light page and average 10 mins a mile, you still got three miles in. Let's say you don't run much and run a mile and then need to walk one back, still.. 10 mins a mile lightly running and 20 mins a mile for a speedier walk back still gets you two miles.
A jog before dinner would be a good idea as the refuel after will help recovery. I'd suggest morning; however, it sounds to me like that time is reserved for waking up/getting ready for work.
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exercise at lunch or as part of your commute.0
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you work 12 hour days 7 days a week indefinitely? if that is truly the case this is not very sustainable. what do you do? as the previous poster said you must get breaks/lunch (probably 2-3 breaks) throughout your day?2
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as an aside, if you are wanting to jog to lose weight, know that you can lose weight without exercise by eating at a calorie deficit.
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Muscleflex79 wrote: »you work 12 hour days 7 days a week indefinitely? if that is truly the case this is not very sustainable. what do you do? as the previous poster said you must get breaks/lunch (probably 2-3 breaks) throughout your day?
Ah! You'd think right? LOL I work front desk at a hotel so I get NO breaks. Of course I can eat when I please but I can't leave the desk. Illegal, I know ! Lol THANK GOD it's only until the end of June ! Then I'll have all the time in the world to work out!0 -
LahrysaTebo2015 wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »you work 12 hour days 7 days a week indefinitely? if that is truly the case this is not very sustainable. what do you do? as the previous poster said you must get breaks/lunch (probably 2-3 breaks) throughout your day?
Ah! You'd think right? LOL I work front desk at a hotel so I get NO breaks. Of course I can eat when I please but I can't leave the desk. Illegal, I know ! Lol THANK GOD it's only until the end of June ! Then I'll have all the time in the world to work out!
so just stick to a calorie deficit till june, add in exercise after that.
ETA - How do you manage not going to the toilet for 12 hours?!0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »LahrysaTebo2015 wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »you work 12 hour days 7 days a week indefinitely? if that is truly the case this is not very sustainable. what do you do? as the previous poster said you must get breaks/lunch (probably 2-3 breaks) throughout your day?
Ah! You'd think right? LOL I work front desk at a hotel so I get NO breaks. Of course I can eat when I please but I can't leave the desk. Illegal, I know ! Lol THANK GOD it's only until the end of June ! Then I'll have all the time in the world to work out!
so just stick to a calorie deficit till june, add in exercise after that.
ETA - How do you manage not going to the toilet for 12 hours?!
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LahrysaTebo2015 wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »you work 12 hour days 7 days a week indefinitely? if that is truly the case this is not very sustainable. what do you do? as the previous poster said you must get breaks/lunch (probably 2-3 breaks) throughout your day?
Ah! You'd think right? LOL I work front desk at a hotel so I get NO breaks. Of course I can eat when I please but I can't leave the desk. Illegal, I know ! Lol THANK GOD it's only until the end of June ! Then I'll have all the time in the world to work out!
It appears your only choice is to give up sleep time, which isn't healthy. As said above, if you're trying to lose weight, you can do it without jogging. As this is only for another two months, I'd say wait it out until your schedule isn't so crowded.
Or, stick a treadmill behind the desk.1 -
TavistockToad wrote: »LahrysaTebo2015 wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »you work 12 hour days 7 days a week indefinitely? if that is truly the case this is not very sustainable. what do you do? as the previous poster said you must get breaks/lunch (probably 2-3 breaks) throughout your day?
Ah! You'd think right? LOL I work front desk at a hotel so I get NO breaks. Of course I can eat when I please but I can't leave the desk. Illegal, I know ! Lol THANK GOD it's only until the end of June ! Then I'll have all the time in the world to work out!
so just stick to a calorie deficit till june, add in exercise after that.
ETA - How do you manage not going to the toilet for 12 hours?!
We have a bathroom right behind the desk!0 -
Muscleflex79 wrote: »as an aside, if you are wanting to jog to lose weight, know that you can lose weight without exercise by eating at a calorie deficit.
Positively.
I'm not sure how far along you are into your endeavors into fitness/weight loss (if that is the goal), but a major misconception is that you need to exercise to lose. Exercise will light a fire on weight loss when done right, yes, and generally it's a major lifestyle improvement. With that said, it's not for everyone initially and simply eating less will result in weight loss.
Learning about BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) and TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) is a great start. A calculator that is honestly computed will give a very good starting goal of calories necessary to be in a deficit to lose weight.
Once again, if you're absolutely committed to running, a short run after work before dinner might be your only time. Runs do tend to wake you up, but if you're working this schedule I imagine you'll be tired. Even if its one mile, it might help a lot down the line once you are much more freed up time wise... you'll be able to run longer and/or faster because you've been improving your VO2 max and conditioning your runs since now.
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LahrysaTebo2015 wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »you work 12 hour days 7 days a week indefinitely? if that is truly the case this is not very sustainable. what do you do? as the previous poster said you must get breaks/lunch (probably 2-3 breaks) throughout your day?
Ah! You'd think right? LOL I work front desk at a hotel so I get NO breaks. Of course I can eat when I please but I can't leave the desk. Illegal, I know ! Lol THANK GOD it's only until the end of June ! Then I'll have all the time in the world to work out!
It appears your only choice is to give up sleep time, which isn't healthy. As said above, if you're trying to lose weight, you can do it without jogging. As this is only for another two months, I'd say wait it out until your schedule isn't so crowded.
Or, stick a treadmill behind the desk.
Haha ! I wish I could! Luckily starting in June I'll be babysitting 3 boys all day and starting at a gym out towards their house so I'll be running around with them most of the day then working out before I go home to relax.0 -
Jogging isn't necessary for weight loss, just focus on your calorie intake, and hitting the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals.0
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crazyycatlady1 wrote: »Jogging isn't necessary for weight loss, just focus on your calorie intake, and hitting the correct calorie deficit for your weight loss goals.
I think this may actually be a good thing to get my eating on track for a couple months before incorporating a workout too1 -
I can't even imagine getting 8 hours of sleep a night. If I get 6 hours it's a luxury. I would forgo 30 minutes of sleep for walking or jogging.
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How about 7 minute workout app? You can do couple of those before and after work.1
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Do longer workouts on weekends and fit in a half hour mid-week.1
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hansklamp2112 wrote: »That... is a really tough schedule. It seems like if you're working a 12-hour day you should be allowed a longer mid-day break/lunch? That may be a good time if you have a fitness club nearby to run/freshen up prior to returning to work?
30 minutes of jogging is all it would take to help fit what I believe you're looking for at least for now. Let's say you do a very light page and average 10 mins a mile, you still got three miles in. Let's say you don't run much and run a mile and then need to walk one back, still.. 10 mins a mile lightly running and 20 mins a mile for a speedier walk back still gets you two miles.
A jog before dinner would be a good idea as the refuel after will help recovery. I'd suggest morning; however, it sounds to me like that time is reserved for waking up/getting ready for work.
Not sure about everyone, but 10 minute miles are FAST to me . . . .
Seriously, though, OP, start with a lunchtime walk if you can. Based on some of your other posts, it doesn't sounds like you may be ready to start with "jogging" just yet. Work up to a brisk walk, then a slow jog, then a faster jog, etc. If you jump right into running/jogging, you risk injury and then you risk stalling all progress and getting unmotivated. Just, IMO.
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You can always invest in one of those under the desk bicycle pedals. I'd personally wait it out though!0
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