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  • SpirituallyBlonde
    SpirituallyBlonde Posts: 35 Member
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    Guys you are all awesome, my child is 7years going on 16.
    I could totally add in some tricep dips etc on my lunch walk..... I'm also hearing that I really need to go to bed earlier so I can try getting up in the morning to exercise. It's heading into Summer here and just yesterday my husband became unemployed, so he doesn't leave for work anymore - no need to get up quite so early. I guess I'm going to exercise in the mornings.
    I will definitely also try the Fitness Buster from YouTube.....
    I have no problem going to sleep. Like ever, it's the getting up that's the problem.
    Thanks peeps
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  • dknight36
    dknight36 Posts: 182 Member
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    Single father here that works full time. I'm lucky enough to have the opportunity to workout on my lunch break. Not sure how long you get if that's a possibility. I also shave my head so a 3 minute shower is no problem.
  • SpirituallyBlonde
    SpirituallyBlonde Posts: 35 Member
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    dknight36 wrote: »
    Single father here that works full time. I'm lucky enough to have the opportunity to workout on my lunch break. Not sure how long you get if that's a possibility. I also shave my head so a 3 minute shower is no problem.

    Yeah...... I kinda like having hair. On my head.......I just pull it up out of the way and wash it at home.
  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
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    I just get up early and do it before my daughter wakes up. I was never a morning person either but I realised if I didn't get to the gym for a 6 am start then my workouts would never be consistent. I've kept it up for years now and I'm sure you will find it just becomes a part of your routine.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
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    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Me and waking up at 4.30am learned to be best friends over time.

    Gah. 4:30 is sleeping in for me. :D 3:30 to get to the gym and get my workout done before I have to be to work at 7:00.

    Haha. I hear ya. I start work at 8am.
  • ChrisKom
    ChrisKom Posts: 25 Member
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    I'm having the same issues. I'm already up at 515 am to get myself ready for work and my son ready for daycare. I'm not home till after 5 and then cook dinner, bath time and bed for son..... it's insane trying to fit a workout in. I do not get a lunch hour at work... I gave it up to work a shorter day and be home earlier with my son. I find that I can fit stuff in when I involve him in my exercising. Sometimes at night we got for a walk and he's in a baby carrier on my back and I speed walk..... carting a extra 22lbs on my back. Or I push the stroller or whatever gets us out and moving. Some days I'm exhausted so I eat at a larger deficit to compensate. Seems to be working so far. Finding the balance is super hard.
  • tenahatiger
    tenahatiger Posts: 4 Member
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    Same here, good ideas from the other parents who posted above.
  • shimmer_glo
    shimmer_glo Posts: 103 Member
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    I'm a single mom of two who works two jobs. I am not a morning person, I hate hate hate waking up early, but I've determined it's the only way for me to squeeze in a workout. If I wait till after dinner it just doesn't ever get accomplished.

    I set my coffee pot to have coffee brewed and I drink it as soon as I wake up...in fact I drink it while exercising, don't judge. :) I set my clothes out the night before so I don't have to think about it, and then I just make myself wake up and do my thing. (I still have my days where that doesn't get accomplished but it's starting to become more of a habit!) I do weights with short, intense bursts of cardio in between, for 4 days a week, and the whole workout is done within a half hour.

    My advice is, whenever you do decide to fit it in, look for a workout with compound exercises because they get more than one muscle group exercised at once, so you get more for your time. If you exercise in a really intense way and don't stop in between, you can get a lot accomplished (for both muscle gains and heart health) in a short period of time.

    Good luck!
  • warrenlightyear
    warrenlightyear Posts: 18 Member
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    This is really tough. My wife and I struggle with this a lot. Three kids. One in elementary, one in middle and one in high. So literally dropping kids of starts at 6:50 and goes till 9:15. Then there's work. Ultimately if you have a support network use it. For us that has meant way less time for my wife and I. But this is a short term thing while we are getting our lives where we want it. Taking turns with the kids. Sometimes we are at the gym till 1:00 a.m. Other times it means getting up at 4:00 to get it in. You have to find a way to get it in though.
  • misskatieanne
    misskatieanne Posts: 39 Member
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    As a single parent who works full time I find doing a few short (20 min) workouts during the week is all I can do. I am lucky to work from home sometimes so on these days I can run a couple of miles before I start work after I've dropped the kids off, and can grab a quick shower.
    I find early morning home workouts work well (usually sonething off you tube as I need direction at that time of the day!) I have resistance bands and a few kettlebells and dumbells which have been worth the investment. I have let the early workouts slip recently as have had trouble sleeping early enough to get up at 5.30 am to do them. This thread has given me a push to try again though!
    At weekends I do a longer run while my kids are at activities. I used to sit with the other parents in the waiting area at dance but now I run at the nearby park instead.
    I also joined a gym with a creche which is costly but allows me to do at least one good session with the weights on a weekend if the kids don't have other activities on.
    I used to have a running stroller when youngest was a baby and would go out a couple of times a week with the baby in that and my older one would ride on a bike next to me while I ran.
    I agree it is very tough staying fit with kids when you work!
  • sjd421
    sjd421 Posts: 54 Member
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    I am a working Mom and I get up at 5am to get about 30mins of yoga in 4-5 days a week. I leave the house by 6:15. I walk walk 2-3miles 6 days a week, mostly on my lunch break. On the weekends I normally walk with my little one.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    HockeyWifey wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Me and waking up at 4.30am learned to be best friends over time.

    Gah. 4:30 is sleeping in for me. :D 3:30 to get to the gym and get my workout done before I have to be to work at 7:00.

    Oh my goodness! What time do you go to sleep at night?! lol I really wish I could push myself.. I get up at 6am to take care of my 1 year old and get ready for work at 8am, and I feel sluggish as all heck!

    8:00 p.m.

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