Help! How do you fit in your workouts? - Page 4

Jewels5 · 03-17-18, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cindyw75

I did a "trial run" this morning. I got up at 4:30. I did my usual coffee/let the dogs out/catch up with news and social media till 5. I did a 30 minute workout and was in the shower by 5:50. I got ready like I would on a workday, and was ready a little after 6:30. I'm going to shoot for 4:20 moving forward, that should give me more time to set up my equipment. But yeah, this is doable!

Good for you!! I made a commitment last Fall to get back to morning workouts, no excuses. I live a crazy busy life between kids' schedules, taking classes and a part-time job (plus all the household duties) and I was tired of my workouts either getting put off or happening at totally random times throughout the day without any consistency. The best thing for me was when I started following rotations in January. I wasn't even expecting results but they've been an added bonus!

owltx · 03-17-18, 03:52 PM

Good for you for starting in a trial run. That will make the first go much smoother.

I am also an early morning exerciser - it just wouldn't get done if I left it for night. Early morning for me has been the success for consistency as I have far less excuses to not do it. Besides, that is a nice quiet time in my household and I enjoy having that time to myself. I wake up @ 4:30, feed the cat, fix my tea (I sip on it throughout the workout), and hit play.

There are a couple of things that helped me get into/stay in this routine. For me, it is important that I pick out my workout and lay out my equipment the night before. I usually have some idea of a rotation, but making sure I know what I am doing when I wake up really helps get things going. Like other posters, I try to streamline the night before on lunch prep for myself and DS (dh works from home) and have backpacks, work bags, etc packed and ready to go.

I think the shorter workouts in the beginning are a really great idea - you need to give yourself time to adjust to the time shift change, and too much change at once could be a deal breaker. Hoping for the best for you!

PeakFitness · 03-21-18, 02:37 PM

My commute is 45 min - 1 hr. My best workout time is in the evening, because it's the only time that I'm not rushing around to get somewhere else or do something else. About 8PM. Also because if I got up really early and used a bunch of energy working out, I'd probably fall asleep driving home. I prefer to conserve my energy.

bubbles76 · 03-21-18, 04:00 PM

You all have inspired me to do my lunch time walks again. We do yoga once a week at lunch, but I dropped out of Toning Tuesdays, as their workouts made me sweat more than I was comfortable. No showers at work, and I left baby wipe baths behind me in the military

sillygirl · 03-21-18, 09:30 PM

In the early AM before anyone else is awake. With two kids and work there's no guarantee I'll have time in the afternoon/evening.

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03-17-18, 03:52 PM
owltx Join Date: Dec 2011	Good for you for starting in a trial run. That will make the first go much smoother. I am also an early morning exerciser - it just wouldn't get done if I left it for night. Early morning for me has been the success for consistency as I have far less excuses to not do it. Besides, that is a nice quiet time in my household and I enjoy having that time to myself. I wake up @ 4:30, feed the cat, fix my tea (I sip on it throughout the workout), and hit play. There are a couple of things that helped me get into/stay in this routine. For me, it is important that I pick out my workout and lay out my equipment the night before. I usually have some idea of a rotation, but making sure I know what I am doing when I wake up really helps get things going. Like other posters, I try to streamline the night before on lunch prep for myself and DS (dh works from home) and have backpacks, work bags, etc packed and ready to go. I think the shorter workouts in the beginning are a really great idea - you need to give yourself time to adjust to the time shift change, and too much change at once could be a deal breaker. Hoping for the best for you! __________________ Stephanie

03-21-18, 02:37 PM
PeakFitness Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern USA	My commute is 45 min - 1 hr. My best workout time is in the evening, because it's the only time that I'm not rushing around to get somewhere else or do something else. About 8PM. Also because if I got up really early and used a bunch of energy working out, I'd probably fall asleep driving home. I prefer to conserve my energy. __________________ I need a good signature line!

03-21-18, 04:00 PM
bubbles76 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey	You all have inspired me to do my lunch time walks again. We do yoga once a week at lunch, but I dropped out of Toning Tuesdays, as their workouts made me sweat more than I was comfortable. No showers at work, and I left baby wipe baths behind me in the military __________________ "You humans have the potential to be the most wonderful beings there are - if you can get past all these enormous stupid spots you seem to have in your hearts. It's not your fault. You just don't know how to work your hearts right yet. That's why there are dogs." - Jim Butcher, Zoo Day

03-21-18, 09:30 PM
sillygirl Join Date: Mar 2013	In the early AM before anyone else is awake. With two kids and work there's no guarantee I'll have time in the afternoon/evening.