Generally, I find if I don't get it done first thing in the morning, I'm probably not going to do it. By the time I get my brood into bed, I just want to relax and do some writing. It's hard to get up a little earlier in the morning, but when I do, it feels great to not have to worry about my workout the rest of the day.

My back-up is the afternoons when my youngest is down for a nap and the big kids are still in school (right after lunch).

As soon as I get over this bug, I'll be doing P90X mixed with Turbo Jam. (I love Turbo Jam.) I'd so much rather work out at the gym, but we live off-post at the moment and it's not practical to drive on-post every day just to use the gym. (We don't live that close to post!) Next year, we should be in housing, and I'll go to the gym. (I used to be a gymrat--gosh, I miss those days, and my wardrobe from those days! LOL)

I've got the morning routine down, I do 15 minute pilates and run a 5K 5-6 days a week. I was doing the 30DS in the evenig when I got home from work, but I've been slacking with it. Yesterday should have been my last day, but that didn't workout so well:( I can't seem to find the motivation I need at night. I think doing the same DVD every night was really getting old. Maybe I should switch back to something fun like TurboJam or Zumba in the evening.

I usually like to do 45-60 minutes on the Cybex Arc Trainer at my local Planet Fitness as much as I can (I try for everyday, but normally go 4x/week) and I do like a modified Intensive Training my husband showed me from when he was in bootcamp. (He looked fabulous when he got home so it certainly did him justice!). I am really trying to get into weight training and doing free weights and other things at my own house, but I just can't get motivated when I am not at the gym or if I am not with a friend or trainer. Next week I am signing up for Boot Camp Workout classes twice a week for a month...We shall see how that goes!! They're expensive so I hope they're worth it!

~Meredith

I prefer to work out in the mornings as I'm now a stay at home mom, and my kids are in school. But if I don't do it the minute I drop them all off, I tend to not do it. And I have no energy by evening (I'm naturally a morning person anyhow).

I do Chalean Extreme weight training dvds from BeachBody three days a week, and go to the gym twice a week with another wife (she's not consistent) or take my son in the evenings (he loves going and playing).

Since my husband is no where near a base, he gets a gym membership to YMCA and he (or family) has to use 8 times a month or he loses it. Well, he works about 18 hour days 5 days a week, mostly all day Saturdays, and often half days Sundays. So it's up to me to use the membership.

I love going, but I am suspicious of the weight training machines since I started using them (with a trainer) that I now have a hip labral tear.

Oh and when my husband is home we love to hike together (and kids are just now starting to like it as well).

I used to work out around 10am when my youngest would take a nap... He is fighting naps now so I work out after all 5 of the kids go to bed. Usually around 7:30-8pm.... I am currently doing Insanity. I also use my elliptical when in the mood.

I am a teacher, 35 hours a week, and then I work at Applebee's 2 nights a week, so time to work out is a precious commodity. I get up at 5:30 a.m. every morning just to get myself and our 3 year old out the door at 7:00 to get to work and daycare, so mornings workouts are out. My workout time is in the late afternoons/evenings on Mon, Wed, Fri. I lost the majority of my weight with workout DVDs, Jillian Michaels' are my faves. Last year, I got into running and ran my first half-marathon this past August. My hubby gets home everyday at 3:30, so I can squeeze in a quick run those days. I am going to start training for a full marathon starting in February. On days I don't run, I still love my Jillian Michaels' DVDs. 30 Day Shred, Ripped in 30, Extreme Shed and Shred and 6 Week Six Pack are my go-to's. I will admit that I really struggle with guilt, I work a 7.5 hour day away from my son, and then when I come home, I feel so guilty going out for a run. I counter that with working out at home when I can. My son even joins in with me, he loves when mommy exercises! But, the way I feel and how much healthier I am now, I know that this makes me the best for my family and I am setting such a good example for my son and husband (hubby doesn't like to workout so much). I don't feel so guilty running on the weekends, so I think I enjoy running on those days best.

mommaschwag: amazing commitment. Just reading your schedule made me tired, and I'm about to join a similar schedule now that I've found a teaching position in our new town. Only downside is hubby is never home, we're hours away from a base thanks to recruiting duty, and so I'm solely responsible for kids.
Don't feel bad about being away on a run, it gives your husband and son alone time to bond, which is very important.

I enjoy mid-morning after breakfast. However when my husband is home like he will be this week he wants to workout at lunch time which messes with my routine. Currently with no job or kids if I don't workout I feel really lazy and unproductive, for obvious reasons, lol. In the past I joined Curves which I got great results from but after moving I quit going due to lack of a near location. Since I have joined mfp, cut calories, eating healthier, and working out with dvds and gotten less results I LOVE Jillian dvds but no real results other than better stamina and endurance. This past month and this month I have been going to the fitness center here at my apt, where I have first used an elliptical and loving it, plus doing the new Jillian Shed and Shred. My goal this month is striving for Shed and Shred 4x a week and elliptical 30-60 minutes up to 5x a week. I thought about rejoining Curves but seems silly and wasteful when I can use gym on base for free (once I get military ID), fitness center at apt for free and the dvds I have at home.

I try to get my workouts in while my 5 year old is at school, if I don't feel like going to the gym I do kettlebells or insanity depending on what mood I am in.

I've been doing Zumba every day - alternating between 60 & 30 minutes. On my 30 minute Zumba days, I do Kettlebell & bodyweight exercises.

So, I'll just jump in to the boards... I find if I don't workout in the morning, it just won't happen at all. I homeschool my 6yr. old twins so going to a gym (or finding any time alone, especially right now in the midst of a deployment) is not in the cards. I have been doing P90x for a while and started X2 on 1/1/2012. When my hubs is home, I love to trail run on the weekends...I so miss that right now! I love weights and lift as heavy as I can at home...addicting!