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when do you find time/energy to exercise or sport?

I just build it into my everyday routines, so basically, I walk or cycle almost everywhere (shops, work, etc.).
I am trying to get a routine going where I go to Parent-toddler groups out in the villages 3 days/week (only 10 miles roundtrip at most), so I can get some more aerobic exercise that way.
I don't know why you called this thread mentalists, but It would drive me mental to go to a gym, seems deathly dull. And I am too rubbish for anyone to want me to play on their team in any team sports, though I actually quite enjoy footie.

I exercise so I don't turn into a mentalist.(and a fat one at that )

Well, I must be a mentalist as I manage to go to the gym 5 times a week. My dcs are at school though, so it's easy for me to go after I drop them off. But when they were younger I went once dh was home and at weekend.

Exercising regularly gives you energy, makes you feel happy and, obv, keeps you slim and fit.

at thread title.

We spend considerably less time on mumsnet than yew!

Elsie - what do you do in school holidays?
DH would seethe (and end up shouting at the DC) if I regularly dumped kids on him just so I could go exercise. How long are you out of house for?

I'm away for about 1.5 hours, depends on whether I do a class or use gym.

School hols I go in evenings. Dh is happy for me to go, he goes a couple of evenings too.

Are they not his kids then? And he would punish them for being left with him by shouting at them?

Nice man.

I leave ds 'training' with his daddy and go. I'm very lazy so find it a drag but in fact it gives me more energy than it takes away.

Only time DH gets away from kids is at work, MM (which is lots more than I get, actually).
I would love DH to take some 'me time', but he refuses.
He has taken 3/4 dc to beach this pm, actually, so I could gym if I were a gym person (but instead have a million housejobs to do, inbetween spells on MN).
Yes, he loses his rag easily. Not that I'm perfect parent, either, but I am more even-keeled. I think he works stupidly long hours (doesn't have to, he likes to), and is tired in general.
OTOH, 1.5 hours 3x/week with little kids, after a long day at work, would be quite exhausting for many people.
And if you exercise too late in the day (like say 8:30-10pm, after kids were in bed in theory, then it keeps you awake at night (does me, anyway). Plus that's my exhausted already time of day, not when I personaly would really want to toodle off to pump some iron.
So I was just curious how Elsie juggled.

apologies for mentalist title.
am fat and mental and would very much like to fimd time to do some regular exercise but have not the time or energy. when i win the lotttery i will.

a fellow mentalist here

it's a very good question

I think the answer (and wish I could stick to this!) is to ring-fence time at the beginning of the week - involve dh or partner if possible - for two or three exercise slots and try and stick like glue to agreed times

also ... try and make it part of a routine so it's not such a conscious effort every time

... I work part-time and do a combination of lunch-time power walking (when dh is travelling) and walking late at night (when he is here)