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sourapplemartini
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Working moms, when do you exercise?
sourapplemartini
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I need to get back into it.
My schedule is usually dropping the kids off at 645, heading to school, getting set up for the day, teaching, cleaning up/prepping/meetings, and picking the kids up around 5/530. The gym that I'm a member of has classes at 530pm I could take but I feel bad leaving them at gym daycare after I had just picked them up. DH leaves early (6am) so honestly I'm not sure I'd stick with getting up at 5 to go for a run before he leaves.
I'm hoping things will calm down a bit at school and I'll feel like I'm not drowning every day so maybe I could get a run in after school, but until then I need ideas!
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Re: Working moms, when do you exercise?
PCOS, Ectopic & M/C of twins October 2010, Currently TTC #2
I only have excuses why I don't work out...we have an elliptical in our basement..and a nice one at that.
Before I went back to work and R took good day naps, I would grab the baby monitor and hop on the elliptical for a good 30-45 min. Now, being back at work, the house is a disaster and R rarely takes long naps during the day (unless i'm holding her). So it's really hard to get in a workout.... now that it's cooled down, we do go for a walk in the neighborhood.
I really want to get back into it. But 1) I hardly have energy. I work nights and am already sleep deprived from that then add in the days I don't work and taking care of R and 2) finding time is hard.
I'm thinking about getting hiring someone to come clean my house once a month to at least make it decent...that way I can use my spare time to play with R and have some me time instead of stressing about the disaster zone. Maybe a christmas present. And once a month would be doable...our house isn't that huge
I have a gym right below my office, and a flexible lunch hour, so I do about a 40 minute workout, either running or lifting, over lunch.
In the evenings I'll run with the jogging stroller or I'll put Jack on the bike and go for a bike ride.
In the winter or during bad weather, I have a few stand-by DVDs, some yoga, 30 day shred, etc. which I do with Jack in the room. He loves the yoga ones - he mimics what I'm doing.
I try to work out at least once a day, six days a week and between all of these options I'm usually pretty able to keep with it.
On weekdays I go after she is asleep on the nights my husband can stay home.
On the nights he's gone, I put her bed and then run on a hand-me-down treadmill someone gave us. I alternate this with DVDs.
On the weekends, I try to escape for an hour or so to run by myself either outside or at the gym. I dont' feel so bad about the gym daycare on a Sat/Sun for only an hour, on the off chance DH can't stay with the baby.
I try to do something for an hour each day, roughly 5 - 6 days/week.
You know me. +6k
What time does your DH get off work? Could he pick the kids up a couple days a week so you could work out after work?
He works late (between 6 and 7) so he couldn't pick up. I'm bad at getting up early, but I have a feeling it's going to be my only option, and I'll just have to go to bed early. I have a friend who will run with me, but she's running a half marathon next week and I'm nowhere near that kind of shape. I feel like I'll be holding her back.
Depends on the day and my schedule for the week, but for the most part, I work out when I get home from work (around 6). Today I am off, and I was able to work out before DH and DS came home from camping. I try to work out about 5-6 days a week, and do mostly aerobic walking DVDs or the 30 day Shred.
I realize though I am in a much different boat though, my son is school age and self-sufficient. I know it is probably a little tougher for you.
I don't. I wish I did, but there is just no time. I would seriously have to get up at 5am to workout and then I would be a b!thcy zombie the rest of the day.
I take CJ to day care and pick him up. DH usually gets home shortly after we do - close to 5 and then it's time to make dinner, eat, spend some times as a family and then bed.
I do go to a yoga class once a week at 7:15. That is the only "me" time I usually get.
I have been thinking about starting the 30 day shred again. Because I could do that once Christopher goes down for the night...if I find the motivation.
Right now, I don't work out, because I feel like complete shiit. I feel like such a slug.
Before getting KU'd: I'd do treadmill or P90x after Dane went to bed. Sometimes I'd do the abs video before work (a few days a week, I have an hour to myself before going to work).
On the weekends we go to the gym as a family, both days. Sadie loves the daycare there and they'll keep her for 2 hours, so I get in a nice long workout and I get a chance to steam/spa & shower. During the week I work out 2-3 other times, as does DH. We just trade off who has to get the baby down and dinner ready. On those days I usually do a yoga or spin class at 6pm or go for a late night swim around 8. It's really hard, but it's important to me. If we have a truly crazy week though, I take advantage of the gym in my building. It's pretty bare bones but I can at least run for 45 min on the treadmill. I also keep a decent stash of workout dvd's at home so that I can do them in the early AM if need be.
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