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When could I fit exercise into my day?

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CarpeJugulum · 29/12/2014 20:28

I know this sound daft, but I'm really struggling to get my head round it.

I'm up at 5.30am, and out to work at 7.15am. In between is showering, getting dressed and organising DS & DH.

Work all day and then home by 6pm. DS has family time and his bedtime routine until 7.30pm, then it's dinner time, sort out house/cleaning/washing, sit for an hour to read/watch TV before bed, and then bed around 10pm.

So how do I fit in exercise? I'm thinking about the shred as it's the shortest routine that I can find...

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Showy · 29/12/2014 21:13

Half an hour to shower and dress? A shower takes about 2 minutes. Dressing about 30 seconds. Do the Shred 5.30-5.50, then shower and dress. You'd have 5 minutes to spare for lying on the floor crying after the Shred a cup of tea.

Mitchy1nge · 29/12/2014 21:12

super early night and get up half an hour earlier three or four times a week?

join a running club that meets once or twice a week in the evening

go for a 20 minute walk every lunchtime, think walking is sadly underrated, that's 5 extra miles a week right there

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CarpeJugulum · 29/12/2014 20:58

Exercise is for toning/losing weight.

The morning is:
5.30 - 6.00 shower and dress
6.00 DS up
6.00 - 6.30 sort hair & face while trying to get DS to stop running about
6.30 - 7.00 try to eat breakfast with DS and spend some time with him
7.00 - 7.15 get DS dressed and get out of house.

It sounds like I have loads of time, but DS is 4 and he is quite clingy just now, so I am trying to straighten my hair while he is literally hanging off me.

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OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 29/12/2014 20:51

Can you get out for a run at lunchtime (if your workplace has showers)? I try to run 3 x a week, one lunchtime, one after work (straight from work, before I go home) and a parkrun on Saturday mornings.

When I used to shred a long time ago I used to do it as soon as I got out of bed.

Notnowbernard · 29/12/2014 20:51

Commit to a class or whatever with a friend. You're more likely to stick with it if there's someone you don't want to let down

AnnoyingOrange · 29/12/2014 20:50

I do 30 minutes in the morning when I wake up, before I shower and start the day

Notnowbernard · 29/12/2014 20:49

I agree if you want to exercise to lose weight you need to 'work out' hard for 30min - 1hr 3 times a week

If you're just trying to improve fitness levels the family bike ride works well

Azquilith · 29/12/2014 20:48

That is a long time in the morning...surely you could squeeze half an hour?

motherinferior · 29/12/2014 20:46

And/or do something at 7.30 - not my personal ideal option but DH would have dinner on the table for when you got back in.

motherinferior · 29/12/2014 20:44

I disagree re family cycling/swimming - fun but not actually proper exercise IMO.

I leave my lot to sort themselves and go for a run at 6.45Grin.

Notnowbernard · 29/12/2014 20:44

Could you commit to one class/swim/gym session or whatever one evening a week? Then 1 thing at the weekend you could all do, then something 1 morning a week?

Agree dh can sort himself out! And DS!

Pagwatch · 29/12/2014 20:43

You are up for 1 3/4 hours in the morning. What do you actually do first thing - that's not a judgy question, just wondering what you could fit in?

We get up and get ready and get two children to school in 1 hour. Why do you get dh ready?

motherinferior · 29/12/2014 20:43

Why do you need to organise your DH? Can't you just leave on those mornings - you have an hour and half to go for a run, or you could get to the swimming-pool before work? He can sort DS.

tumbletumble · 29/12/2014 20:40

How about family bike rides or swimming at the weekend?

Sazorchard31 · 29/12/2014 20:38

My routine is the same Mon to Fri but Isqueeze in 30-60 mins running about two evenings a week as soon as dd in bed at 730. Forget the chores that night! May also do the same on a sat night or sat or Sun morning.

You just have to get into the routine of it. I found signing up for an event e.g. a 10k motivated me to go out. Running easy as don't need to travel to a gym. I found using a gym meant I hardly went as too much effort.

Showy · 29/12/2014 20:33

Shred is 20 minutes. Do it in the morning as soon as you get up. Tell DH to organise himself.

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