no time to exercise! help!

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  • EJsMummy26
    EJsMummy26 Posts: 101 Member
    I ask my husband to play with our son for a half hour. Or I'll ask my in-laws once a week to keep him an extra half hour so I get some exercise in.

    I even do it at 9:30pm once the hubby is at the gym and my son is in bed.

    I've been making excuses lately! Trying to hop back on the train.
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
    Some questions require honest answers, it's not harsh, it's reality. can't make time, how can anyone else do it for you? don't exercise, don't eat well, it's all up to the individual.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Hey! Im new to MFP and need help on how to fit exercise into my already packed schedule. Any ideas?

    I can understand having a busy schedule but if you're serious about exercise you will find the time. Exercise can involve some sacrifice but I don't know anybody that is so busy that they can't find the time if they really want to. I have to get up at 3:30am and be at the gym by 4am to get mine in. Sucks but that's just the way it is. :)
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    There's not really a magic answer for this - you have to make time. Wake up earlier, go to sleep later, try to get a workout in during your lunch hour. Take a look at your schedule and see what can be rearranged - and remember that workouts can be things like walks, bike rides, hikes - they don't always have to involve going to the gym.

    Whole heartedly agree! Everyone is busy, I work 50+ hrs a week not adding my hour round trip commute. I have kids with activities, I have a house to take care of, a social life etc, etc....BUT I make the time for me to work out. I get up at 4:30 am 4 days a week to work out before work. I make sure I can set a few hours aside on the weekends to get workouts in. Not trying to mean, just saying I hear this from my friends all the time, my response to them is if you have time to watch t.v. then you have time to workout even if you workout while watching t.v. You have to decide that you're worth it and want it bad enough to make the time.
  • Ahilla29
    Ahilla29 Posts: 1
    I totally understand your problem, as I have a 3 month old baby and work full time.
    If you can find 15 mins to exercise at home, check out this web-site - www.bodyrock.tv
    They have a lot of videos with nice workouts up to 15 mins long. I just started with this web-site myself.
    Also, I am trying to take a 30-mins walk at lunch every day if the weather is not too bad.
    Good luck!
  • YMark
    YMark Posts: 65 Member
    Some questions require honest answers, it's not harsh, it's reality. can't make time, how can anyone else do it for you? don't exercise, don't eat well, it's all up to the individual.

    ^^^^ THIS ^^^^
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Do you watch TV? If so, you have time. If I'm going to watch a movie, I try and work out on the stairstepper or treadmill.

    That. I'm a big TV watcher. Once the kids are in bed (by 8 PM) I watch TV until bed. I now workout on the treadmill while either watching TV or listening to music.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Do you watch TV? If so, you have time. If I'm going to watch a movie, I try and work out on the stairstepper or treadmill.

    That. I'm a big TV watcher. Once the kids are in bed (by 8 PM) I watch TV until bed. I now workout on the treadmill while either watching TV or listening to music.

    If you don't have a treadmill you can alway do the deck of cards workout while watching TV. Hearts = cardio, Diamonds = upper, Spades = lower, Clubs = abs. Play: draw the 8 of hearts - do 8 jumping jacks, draw 10 of diamonds do 10 push ups .... etc.

    If you like walking & the weather doesn't cooperate you can "Walk at Home" with Leslie Sansone DVDs. These are great for anyone with a napping baby. Low impact, you won't wake anyone up (or annoy downstairs neighbors). Do 1 mile, or 2, or 3 .... the DVDs are chaptered. 15 minutes or an hour .... whatever you can squeeze in. Here's a clip
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnsfbneFQ_8&feature=related
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    If you don't have a treadmill you can alway do the deck of cards workout while watching TV. Hearts = cardio, Diamonds = upper, Spades = lower, Clubs = abs. Play: draw the 8 of hearts - do 8 jumping jacks, draw 10 of diamonds do 10 push ups .... etc.

    Love that!
  • EmDrake13
    EmDrake13 Posts: 27 Member
    Do you watch TV? If so, you have time. If I'm going to watch a movie, I try and work out on the stairstepper or treadmill.

    You could do this at home, too, with a step stool, if you don't have anything else. 30 minutes. One sit-com (with commercials), if you watch sit-coms.

    Walk home from work. Bike home from work. There's always a way.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    I am amazed at the excuses we all can come up with not to exercise. We do not seem to make these same excuses when it's time to watch TV, get on the computer, shop, eat out, veg on the sofa, etc.

    No matter what your schedule is, you can work out. You must just decide to work out.
  • JohnCOConnor
    JohnCOConnor Posts: 28
    Why did you post this under success stories
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    Easy. If you want to exercise and make lifestyle change you'll find the time. Easier.... do nothing.

    BOOM. simple. you make time.
  • sarahrichards81
    sarahrichards81 Posts: 79
    Totally hear what you're saying about not having a lot of time but a friend of mine's trainer said to her 'If Barrack Obama can make time to workout for an hour a day then surely you can'. Kind of put things into perspective as me.

    I love bodyrock.tv - they post a workout every week day that is 12 minutes. EVERYONE can find 12 minutes in their day. They are really varied and pretty hardcore so don't be discouraged but give them a go for a few days.

    As someone else said, it's the little things that count as well:

    Doing a stirfry? Do some lunges whilst you're waiting.
    At the photocopier? How about some tricep dips?
    Ban lifts (elevators for you over the pond) and escalators - always take the stairs
    Do some squats whilst you are brushing your teeth
    Do bicep curls as your carrying your groceries home (yes you'll look a bit silly but will you care when you have toned arms - don't think so)

    The hardest part is honestly getting into the mindset that exercise is just as much as part of your daily routine as showering and brushing your teeth is. It won't happen over night, but as soon as you start thinking like that it'll be easier for you.

    GOOD LUCK!!
  • MarCarCas
    MarCarCas Posts: 96 Member
    I sit at a desk all day (Office Manager). Today during my lunch hour, I walked to UPS to send a package, then walked to the grocery store to pick up some things for the breakroom. I carried the bags back to the office, and they were heavy! I got a nice little calorie burn from all of this. Tomorrow, I am going to walk to the bus stop and take the bus to work, then I'm going to walk home.

    Fortunately I live in an urban area so things are close by, you should think about places where you could walk to.
  • davidlbass
    davidlbass Posts: 159 Member
    Tabata. Look it up.
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    You will find time!

    I go to school over full time, work 20+ hours a week, commit to church 3-4 hours a week, entertain my husband, cook home made dinners, grocery shop, clean, do laundry, do a huge amount of homework, read book (s) on a nightly basis AND hang out with family each and every week and can still pull out 5-6 days a week for 30 minutes and I do not work out at home. I can bike to the gym but i still have to put clothes on and get myself down there and get in 30 minutes. You can do it!!! Just find time and remember now or never.
  • smokinjackd
    smokinjackd Posts: 341
    I started waking up a half hour earlier. Started doing cardio 15 minutesvata time, once I got into the groove I found the time to up my time. I work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, and yet I have now found 60-75 minutes at least 3 times a week to hop on my elliptical trainer and sweat. Start small, 10 minutes, 15, 20, do not listen to the hype, even 10 minutes is better than not at all. Just do it.
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