Working out during the school year

My mom is an elementary school teacher who is hypoglycemic & has the same issues! She bought a small fridge for her classroom and keeps protein drinks on hand so she can have one halfway through her morning. It only takes a few moments to down one of those, and it keeps her going.
As far as exercise, Mom generally has to wait 'til after supper. She has one of those gazelle machines, she'll work out on it for half an hour, or an hour if she's not too exhausted, at 7 or 8 at night. She really has to force herself to do it, especially after a long day, but it's worth it because she sleeps more soundly & well when she has exercised.

Personally, just from watching her, I tend to think that the stress of teaching is exercise enough! Non-teachers really have *no* idea how hard y'all work... especially people like band, choir and orchestra teachers who are expected to put on evening concerts & school assemblies on top of everything else. You somehow get 18 months' worth of work done in 10 months, and then spend half your summers "off" taking recertification classes at your own expense... Kudos to you, and thank you for all you do!

I'm an English teacher and about to start in a new school soon too. I'll be working 8am-5pm, 6.30pm twice a week. I plan to workout both weekend days and hopefully 2 evenings. I'm a little nervous, as I currently workout about 6 days a week, sometimes twice a day, and I can do it whenever I feel like it. My husband goes to the gym at night, which will help, I'm sure.
As for meals/ eating, I think that will require some planning. I plan to pack yoghurt with fruit and oats for the mid morning, and fruit/ cheese etc for afternoon. I'll try to stick with whatever protein/ meat they serve at lunch and the salad bar.
Good luck!! Teachers work so hard, and it can be a stressful job.

My big problem during the school year is water...I never get enough drank for the simple reason I can't take a break to run to the bathroom. Anyone else have this issue??

Oh yes. Definitely yes.
For the past 5 years I've shared a classroom with another speech teacher so I would run between 30min sessions and ask her just to tell my students I'd be right there.
This year I will be in a new school, so time will tell!

I have really enjoyed being able to workout so much this summer. I feel so much better and am worried about keeping it up during the school year. I think I will be working out after school , But I know those junior high students take a lot of energy.

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I teach 3rd grade and have been wondering some of these same thoughts. If I have specials mid morning like last year then I may get a snack in there. I have a quick lunch time and then I could get in a small snack after school or on the way home.

As far as exercising goes I have almost always opted for early morning, but lately I have been getting it in in the evening. I may convince myself to do both some days or catch up in the evening if I didn't get enough in the morning.

I'm not a morning person, so getting to work at 715 is hard enough, I work out after the school day. We're fortunate enough at our school that we have a workout group on Tuesday/Thursdays with one of our coaches that's totally free for teachers, it's about 40 minutes. And then I just recruited a yoga teacher to come on Wednesdays for any interested teachers, so I'm pretty excited to transition into the school year.

I especially struggle though during the first few weeks of getting into routine. It's hard after having 8 weeks off! All of my 'free' periods are in the morning, so snacking in the AM isn't an issue, I get no break after lunch, just 5 classes straight through, so I usually have almonds or something easy and clean to munch on that I can snag in class change or after the kids start a project... I teach computers so I have less talking, more walking opportunity to snack.

I am a secondary science teacher in tropical Cameroon. Midday exercise is not an option for me. I am also not a morning person, and as I need to leave for school at 6:45 there is not much time before school. I am aiming for 20 min on my exercise bicycle each morning and then after school some strength training. We have some weights etc at school and other teachers that want to work out together. Since I am also an administrator, I have fewer classes and more time in my office so snacks are not a problem. I just need to find healthy and available items to eat. I love Kashi granola bars but cannot get them easily and my supply is running low. Anyone have an idea how to make something equivalent? I especially like the almond and flaxseed ones.