To think I don't have time to exercise?

[puglife15]

I really struggle to see when I'd fit it in. Typical day looks like this:

6.30 wake up
7 DH goes to work
7-8 get DC and myself ready for school/nursery/work
8-9 commute/drop off
9-5 work (30 mins lunchbreak)
Get home by 6
6-7.30 play and do bedtime, DH back from work
7.30-8.30 cook and eat
8.30-10.30 clear up, chores, admin, often extra work etc
11 bed

30 day shred is great. You have it so just start there.

Why are you taking your laptop home every day?!

Your day looks exactly like mine used to. I now get up at 6.00am and I am dressed and out the house by 6.10 with the dog Mon-Fri. I am back by 6.40. I walk fast as I'm not a runner and know that I never will be but it's made a massive difference to my weight and health! I then carry on with the rest of my morning and it hasn't impacted on anything.

If you are up early anyway I would suggest a DVD/ online Bootcamp. A friend of mine runs a hiit thing via Facebook you either join her live or watch the video later the workouts are around 20-30 minutes but the nature of hiit is your body works way beyond this.
I used to tell my DC that I was doing my video and they could watch but had to give me the floor space. Nothing wrong with them learning that you need time too.

Eek, if your children are still waking in the night I don't blame you for not finding the time - such a difficult phase.

Anyway lots of good advice on here, good luck OP - all you need is 3 hours a week, you can do it!

Am going to apologise now if I repeat what a already been said as haven't time to rtft

It s about making time. Some admin / chores get left behind, standards drop slightly ! But you re healthier over all.

I second the suggestions of home DVD or utube but the motivation of getting out to a class I find is much better. You get brought along more in a group setting - even if you re the newbie hiding at the back :) it s worth carving out time to join a gym/ class / running group if you re struggling with motivation and adherence in my experience.

Also I am often absolutely shattered- not yet had dinner, feeling just way too tired to do any form of exercise - but force myself to have a quick energy bar / banana/ drink and go for a 1/2 hour sesssion and feel absolutely more energised and focused and accomplish lots when I get back !! Where as if I had stayed home done no exercise liklihood would be I would have vegged on TV /MN and gone to bed with nothing else done anyway!!

A lot of my friends have followed joe wicks and found his 20 minute hITTT workouts really great at home too

Also I get
Woken by my kids several times a night too and find getting myself moving during the day really helps stave off the exhaustion.

Aim to add in 3 20 mins sessions a week then go from there.

We started getting a babysitter so dh and I could get out and exercise for an hour.

Christ, so much judgement on this thread.
By definition we're all mumsnet users, so can we lose the judgey pants on that one.
Pretty much everyone I know takes their laptop home and does a wee bit of work or emailing in the evening, because it saves our sanity the next day, that's not uncommon just because it's not your way of working.
Almost nobody I know with small children and a full time job is very fit. The only ones I can think of have Zero commute or are very well off financially and so can have a PT come to their house or similar. Everyone else is either a bit fat and stressed or fitter but part time/older children/SAHP using nursery/gym creche etc. What the OP is trying to do is really really hard and most mums (and most dads) I know don't manage it, especially with limited sleep.

Realistic options I can think of
• If you're up at 530 with a child rather than killing yourself with cardio try a yoga dvd or similar, littlies might like to join in and if they don't it's chilled enough they can just play and watch. Or do a kids one! Cosmic Yoga on You Tube is nice.
• If you have a bf child your weight lifting is probably inbuilt into your day.
• If you get an occasional good night's sleep put your trainers on when you get home and the INSTANT your DH gets in head out the front door for a jog. You can get a good 45mins in then but i'd only attempt it on some sleep.
•Build in 2 x 1 hr each day of the weekend just for you. Go for a swim, run, go to a gym class, go back to bed, whatever, it'll make you feel better.

I've just RTFT as I also need to get my exercising habits sorted out (ie move from "none" to "some"). Some great advice on here. How are you getting on, OP?

I jiggle and jog on the spot while I'm folding laundry etc- it all adds up and I can get up to a decent heartrate while getting chores done.

Lilly I got ill shortly after starting the thread for about a week then went away for a bit so not got stuck in, but planning to start 30 Day Shred next week when I'm back home and I've also found a local evening dance class that I can make work with our schedule. What about you??

Whenever I tell myself I don't have time to exercise I think about my colleague.

She is 24 weeks pregnant with her second baby, and has a toddler who is still breastfeeding morning and evening. Her husband works away 2-3 weeks at a time then comes home for a long weekend. She works a 40-hour a week job.

Each day when I wake up she has already got up at 5.30am and done her HIIT program. She's then dealt with her toddler, got him to childcare, done her 8 hour day, picked up her toddler, come home, dealt with him all evening, put him to bed, then sorted out the house and planned everything for the next day.

At that point I stop making excuses and realise that if I wanted to exercise I could...

I have a similar to you, op. Except I work longer but have a much shorter commute. Three mornings a week I get up at 4.45am and do a bootcamp from 5.30-6.10am.

I'm not saying it's easy, but it is worth it and makes me feel so much better about myself. If I'm exercising, I also eat better. Obvious health benefits.

The only solution seems to be either to wake up earlier or exercise with child in the evening instead of play. My toddler has started doing yoga with DH. You can also buy toy weights or skipping ropes so that he can copy what you do. Zumba is a fun one for kids.

Can't believe you've just posted that you're going to start the Shred! I just skipped to the end of the thread to say that if you haven't got much time then the shred is brilliant, I love Jillian! And it's amazing how much more motivated you get to do more exercise when you see how quickly you improve over the 30 days.