When do you do your exercise and how frequent?

I wasn't doing all this when I had a 6mo either, to be fair. I did go to Buggyfit though, so that's worth checking into.

Workouts at home during naps or after baby is in bed is what I'd advise. I don't belong to a gym any more and, other than my runs, do all my working out at home.

It won't be cheap but a gym with a creche or there's buggy bootcamp type classes in most areas. Or a brisk walk with the buggy, or he's old enough now for a running buggy, and there's plenty of workouts available online to do at home while he's having a nap or gone to bed.

All the advice is great but I'm finding I can't do any of what you lot do. I have a 6 month old and no partner or grandparents to mind him. Can't even have a nice shower most of the time. I feel stuck.

I work full time (secondary school teacher) - but exercise is really good for my head, so getting up at 5am to run is worth it.

After work (not a morning person) it works as I can shower straight after
Try to peloton 4-6 times a week and do 20/30/45 min rides, mix of fun ones and endurance

I walk every morning for about 45 mins but do extra walks later in the day/go to gym classes intermittently. I need a better routine!

Most days I do around 5 miles walking sometimes more, then also use a bicycle for around 30mins,

I vary my timeslots, but before work doesn't work for me. I run at lunchtime 1-2 times a week, a weights session in the evening 1 Day, see my PT at lunchtime another day. I do yoga in the morning on my nonworking day. The routine is key and makes me feel great.

I work 4 days, soon to go up to 5. Still mostly from home, but when I go to the office I get up and go in early so I can leave early to work out.

Full timer here (8-5pm) but do WFH which makes things easier.

I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and run when I can, either before work at 6.15am or after at 5.30pm. After sitting at home all day, I'm desperate to move and so an evening gym session is great although always heaving 🙄

And I work from home - single parent to two young children

30 minutes running every morning

I’m full time. I need the exercise to decompress from work.

I work full time and still average 1.5 hrs a day exercise

• drive for 35 minutes (very early to reach office/& very late coming home, pay £5 for parking 4 minute walk from office) or
• drive for 30 minutes (fairly early, park 15-20 minutes walk to office, pay 0 or £2)
• cycle 5 minutes, train 35 minutes, cycle 20-25 minutes going in & reverse coming back, just train fare to pay which is about same as petrol+wear-n-tear on car
• drive 45-55 minutes at ordinary times to reach office or get home, park 4 minutes walk from office

Actually, the drive is about 10 minutes longer at moment due to a major road being washed out in February.

it always works out as close to 1 hour commute each way, but I have choices how to get some exercise as part of the commute.

Also gritted teeth to get some 6:30-7:20am or 8:30-9:15pm swims

Usually went for walk or run at lunch times

often cycling around with DC in evenings to get them to Brownies, footie, whatever

Weekends more flexible

I go for a swim first thing at 6.30. I have a glass of water when I first get up and head out the door, then have my breakfast afterwards, about 7.45. I do that four mornings a week (Mon,Tue, Thursday and Fri). I swim for about half an hour.

I used to swim late morning, I’d have my breakfast about 7.30, swim about 10.30 then lunch about 12.00 and I found that was routine I liked the best.

I’ve tried swimming in the afternoon and evenings and I really struggled then.

Full time here, 50+ hour week and a 45- min commute each way. Exercise is what keeps me sane. I definitely do less tv watching and less sitting down than most people, to find time for it. And probably less cleaning too

Are you all sahm or part time?
Neither. I am full time self employed.

This thread has made me realise how few people must work full time? I’m in work by 8am and it’s an hour commute

Are you all sahm or part time?

A hour at least, most days, usually first thing in the morning, walk, swim or gym (mainly walking and hill walks), some days 2 hours or more if I go on a longer hike. I then do a bit of yoga 3 or 4 times a week, usually 20 minutes in the evening.

I do yoga every morning- 5 classes a week, some at 7.30 am, some at 9am. If not at a class I will practice at home.

Oh also, exercising with someone else is really helpful - I used to do a circuits class (pre-Covid, it's not been restarted sadly) with a variety of local friends who so,e times did it too. I'd send a text in the morning offering a lift to anyone else who wanted to come, which made sure I'd be going even if I didn't want to by the time the evening rolled around. Having a commitment makes an enormous difference.

I'm not really a morning person, I might have good intentions, but I struggle to consistently follow through.

I work 80%, so on my day off, I see my PT fortnightly, that's usually early afternoon.

I go to a yoga class once a week at 6:30, so get home from work (or preferably a WFH day), prep dinner, then head off with DH completing dinner while I'm out.

The rest of the time, I will try to fit in some exercise at home, we have a treadmill and a spin bike, plus I have some free weights, and a Peloton digital subscription. This morning I managed a quick run before leaving for work, but in term time we have to leave the house at 7:30, so I don't have time normally (I'm not prepared to wake up any earlier than I already do at 6:30). So it's usually a quick jump on the bike or some weights before in between work and dinner. If it's dry when I've dropped the kids at school and before I start work, I'll march around the town for 30 mins.

At weekends I'll usually do at least one long walk with friends, and generally will try and do something else active, either with the family or alone. I'd say my best time for exercising is about 4pm, but that never fits in with my lifestyle!

The best times are holidays, I get loads of exercise done when I'm away!!

I do it first thing in the morning, before I do anything else, I find that works best for me. I just do Ringfit, because I need that motivation from the game, but do it almost every morning (one or two mornings off each week). I feel much healthier than I have in years so I think its working, also much less aches and pains so long as I don't skip it for more than a couple of days in a row.

About half of my exercise is a form of active travel, not sure how other ppl manage. So mine is daily for every errand I need to do. When DC were little it was mostly buggy pushing for miles.

I'm not good at routines, but will fit in a swim on pool timetable, too.