Scheduling Your Exercise

JustPushClay · January 2021

I've found that my daily success is tied to outlining a schedule with my goals. Getting them done in the morning helps me personally because by the end of the day my energy is typical spent. 6AM is my go-to start time.

I'd love to hear anyone else's plan and what's helps them maintain.

goal06082021 · January 2021

I realized that I could eat breakfast at work and free up 35 minutes in the mornings that I could use to do a quick workout and shower. I'm not comfortable going to a gym again just yet, and at this point I know I won't do it if I plan to exercise in the evenings after work, so morning workout it is. I haven't really done first-thing-in-the-morning workouts since college, I guess I figured I'd try to trick my brain into doing it before I could talk me out of it or something, but I actually really like it. My typical start time is about 7:10 AM, plus or minus five minutes - gotta feed the cats and put on some appropriate clothing first. That gives me time to complete a ~20-minute workout video and take a quick shower before getting dressed and heading out to work around 8:20. Friday mornings my start time is earlier so I do a shorter routine that also, mercifully, doesn't get me all gross and sweaty, so I can usually get away with washing my face and putting on a little extra deodorant, LOL.

Jthanmyfitnesspal · January 2021

Having a regular weekly workout schedule helps me a lot. If I have a longer event coming up (a tri or something), I'll follow a training plan. Right now I got nothing!

I'm a multi-sport guy, and it used to include swimming on Mondays and Fridays (

). Now, I'm mostly alternating between jogging and spinning, with an occasional day off. I'm trying to include a few days of weights and bands. I need to take my own advice here and create a schedule instead of just making a last minute decision each day.

TayaCurragh · January 2021

I also prefer to workout in the morning, it gets it done for the day. However I've gone back to university as a career change and sometimes I have to fit it around classes instead, which I don't like as much.

I schedule what I am doing each day in my planner, but only the type - cardio/upper body/lower body. I use youtube and have created folders of different categories, and I tend to pick which exact video I am going to do the night before or even that morning. I find this stops me thinking 'ugh, hiit tomorrow' etc. and if I'm not feeling it I can go for a more 'fun' exercise instead of just sacking it off.

cwolfman13 · January 2021

My performance sucks in the morning, so I don't do workouts in the morning. I usually go for a walk in the morning to start my day...nice and mellow with my travel coffee mug.

My schedule pretty much stays the same week to week unless something comes up that I need to move something around. I'm doing a structured program on Zwift for cycling and I'm in the weight room 3x per week. I do most of my stuff after work...either late afternoon or early evening except on weekends when I can go get stuff done mid morning.

JuanSLOjourney · January 2021

My alarm goes off at 3am every day seven days a week. During the week I alternate cardio days and weight days. One thing I ended up having to do was accululate equipment and build my home gym, because I had every excuse not to go to the gym. On weekends, I still get up and work out, but then I add football or basketball drills with my sons. I have lost about 185lbs doing this over the coarse of 3 years.
Always remember, if your goals dont have deadlines, they are just wishes. Set those goals, set those deadlines and work towards them.

rosebarnalice · January 2021

My pool requires lap lane reservations to ensure social distancing. I make reservations for the whole week, and once those reservations are in my calendar, I feel VERY obligated to keep the appointments :-)

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