Working out at lunch

NickyCat101
NickyCat101 Posts: 69
edited November 8 in Fitness and Exercise
I am debating doing my workouts at lunchtime. I usually only take 15- 30 minutes of my 1 hour lunch so I figure I could run for 20-30 minutes. Anyone here workout at work? Any tips? I work at a University and dread the idea of going back all sweaty...

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  • addisondisease
    addisondisease Posts: 664 Member
    Dedicate real time, mentally and physically for exercise, no half heartedness
  • Jessica0982
    Jessica0982 Posts: 209 Member
    Just a question for you but would you get hot and sweaty and be okay going right back to work again?

    I am horrible and don't take a 'real' lunch break. We're so damn busy at work and I eat lunch at my desk while I work. I see some ladies from the other buildings walking around. I live in FL and sometimes it gets freaking HOT out there and you will be dripping sweat when you get back.

    With that said, I think if it's an extra 20 mins of working out then it's an extra 20 minutes. Take what you can get if it's what works with your schedule.
  • NickyCat101
    NickyCat101 Posts: 69
    I am not an athlete so I am perfectly fine with 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week.

    Yea Jessica it is very hot in Texas most times. There is a gym 5 minutes from my office but the students are always everywhere around lunch so I could run around the track the quickest. When it's cool out I could run outside. There are peak times where I barely have time for lunch so I know how you feel but for times when I have no time in the evening to workout I would like to try working out during lunch. This would let me workout 5-7 days a week instead of 3.
  • LatinaGordita
    LatinaGordita Posts: 377 Member
    I walk with my coworker for 30 minutes after our lunch. We get pretty sweaty, however I change clothes before starting our walk. Use a towel to wipe the sweat and keep powder and deodorant in the office.

    It has worked for us!
  • champ358
    champ358 Posts: 5 Member
    I walk as often as I can on lunch. In Connecticut, the problem is not the heat but the cold. I am much happier walking outside than going to the gym at night.
  • lunglady
    lunglady Posts: 526 Member
    I run during lunch and take a shower- I can fit both into an hour. I then eat lunch while I'm working. Is that possible for you?
  • LatinaGordita
    LatinaGordita Posts: 377 Member
    Also live in hot Florida
  • tinastanley
    tinastanley Posts: 55 Member
    I workout at lunch but I work at a fire dept so I am able to take a shower before going back to work. Somedays during lunch I only have time to get a half hr to 40 mins in but I figured every little bit helps. Plus I workout out in the evenings so my lunch time cardio is just a little extra for me.
  • garbanzalo
    garbanzalo Posts: 61 Member
    Once you factor in the time to change twice, have a bath and so on, will you have the time?
  • thepetiterunner
    thepetiterunner Posts: 1,238 Member
    I totally do. I just bring a change of clothes for days I might be a bit "unfresh" without them. Other days I just go speed walking which is nice, but not an all out run. I also take a Pilates class twice a week in between work hours. It's freaking FANTASTIC. I love breaking up my day and getting a few endorphins going.

    I say do it!! :)
  • MzKameka
    MzKameka Posts: 10 Member
    Holla - I workout practically EVERY lunch hour, I tend to do classes most most of which are about 45 mins during the lunch hour- LOVE IT!
  • Bikini27
    Bikini27 Posts: 1,290 Member
    Either have enough time to clean up with baby wipes and freshen your makeup or plan on doing workouts before/after work. I walk at lunch, but even that tends to make my pretty sweaty and in need of freshening. Ignore the comment about being "half @$$" so long as you plan on spending more time on your workout before/after. 20 mins a day is better than nothing, but may not be enough to make a difference if you're afraid to go full force.

    :flowerforyou:

    *Edited because I can't spell well after 6PM*
  • NickyCat101
    NickyCat101 Posts: 69
    Yes lunglady that is a good idea. Something easy to eat at my desk would work for that!

    Running in the cold sounds heavenly :D
  • thepetiterunner
    thepetiterunner Posts: 1,238 Member
    Dedicate real time, mentally and physically for exercise, no half @$$

    I don't think that's half assing it at all. I exercise during lunch AND after or before work. I don't think she said anything about substituting it for other workouts.

    I'm all for people squeezin' it in where they can
  • Bikini27
    Bikini27 Posts: 1,290 Member
    Dedicate real time, mentally and physically for exercise, no half @$$

    I don't think that's half assing it at all. I exercise during lunch AND after or before work. I don't think she said anything about substituting it for other workouts.

    I'm all for people squeezin' it in where they can

    YES!!
  • NickyCat101
    NickyCat101 Posts: 69
    Dedicate real time, mentally and physically for exercise, no half @$$

    I don't think that's half assing it at all. I exercise during lunch AND after or before work. I don't think she said anything about substituting it for other workouts.

    I'm all for people squeezin' it in where they can

    YES!!

    Yes and yes :D
  • wallaceangela
    wallaceangela Posts: 4 Member
    I sit basically glued to a chair in a very stressful job and so about 3 days a week on my hour lunch break I head to the park (weather permitting) and walk a leisurely 3 miles or go to the gym at work and get on the tread mill. I do not sweat unless its really hot outside. This is not much exercise but it helps me mentally too. My real workouts are 3 days a week before work at the gym. I run at least a mile and walk another 1/2 mile while doing reps with 5lb. weights for arms and then 50 situps. I just started trying to be healthy and lose weight again so this is all I can handle now.
  • SerenaNatasha
    SerenaNatasha Posts: 246
    I DO workout at lunch and i love it!- even though i come back all sweaty its worth it! I'm a girly girl and used to hate the thought of having to come back all sweaty but i've decided-NO EXCUSES. I work out before work and during my lunch time and i think it is the best decision i have made in a long time :-D hope this helps
  • SammyKatt
    SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
    I am debating doing my workouts at lunchtime. I usually only take 15- 30 minutes of my 1 hour lunch so I figure I could run for 20-30 minutes. Anyone here workout at work? Any tips? I work at a University and dread the idea of going back all sweaty...

    My lunch breaks are only 30 mins so as soon as I clock out, I run into the gym (we have a small lame gym at work) and change as fast as I can. I normally will do a 15-20 mins HITT workout and then change back into my work clothes as fast as I can and then back to work. After about 30 mins I am calm enough to eat my lunch at my desk. And yes, I am so sweaty after those workouts but I have a desk job so I could care less.
  • Tupeloblossom
    Tupeloblossom Posts: 142 Member
    I work at a college also and have an hour for lunch. We have a a two story building I climb the stair cross to the other side of the building and down the far set of stairs. I dont get in a hurry so I dont get sweaty. I do the circut a few times.
  • NickyCat101
    NickyCat101 Posts: 69
    I work at a college also and have an hour for lunch. We have a a two story building I climb the stair cross to the other side of the building and down the far set of stairs. I dont get in a hurry so I dont get sweaty. I do the circut a few times.

    That's an idea! Our library has 7 floors and it's next door. I rarely go in there because it's old and the stairways aren't monitored (can be unsafe).
  • lucasnjewels
    lucasnjewels Posts: 53 Member
    My boss and I try and fit in some type of exercise on our lunch. We don't have access to a gym or anywhere nice to walk so we run up and down our full flight of stairs for 15 minutes, and walk for 15 minutes to "cool off" before we get back to afternoon appointments. Sometimes we change it up and do 2 flights (up and down), a set of 10 pushups, repeat. It at least gets us moving. It's better than not doing anything!!
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