Working Moms, how do you find time to workout?
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Working Moms, how do you find time to workout? It's hard in the morning if I don't sleep the night before due to kid wake ups and after work is not happening.
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Before 6am or it doesn’t happen. I haven’t figured out when to workout when kids aren’t sleeping well or if working late bc then it’s impossible
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3 mornings during the work week, before 6am and it’s exhausting. One day I will go on a 30 min walk during lunch. I also just invested in a desk treadmill
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I WFH and I immediately come home after school drop off and work out in my home gym from 7:45-8:30/9 or take a 3 mile walk with my dog and then start working. This is my routine, I rarely deviate. The discipline and routine aspect has helped me immensely. I look so much better, I feel a sense of accomplishment, and that discipline carries over into my workday. I am going to try to start working out before the kids get up (5:30-6:15) and see if I can do it, since I am entering a season where I need more work hours in my day.
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^ can attest to it being hard but the discipline and routine and feedback from it carries over and makes it well worth it.
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@CC this sounds so perfect! I wish I could do this. For those that can’t work out at home (I don’t work from home and have to start before 9 am) I have started doing it at 5. I agree with most other posters, for me if it’s not before 6 it doesn’t happen!
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Before anyone is awake. I’ll admit that I’m really tired tho. Like so tired and I’ll occasionally skip to sleep the extra hour.
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5:30 AM workout class three days/week and it’s SO hard to get into the routine, but once you’re in it, you won’t regret it! I make my husband get up with the kids the night before if someone isn’t sleeping. He knows that I need good sleep before my MWF early mornings!
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C Camryn-MomBrain moved this topic from All the Tea on
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I’ll be honest, I’m not in the best shape of my life but it’s a goal to get there. I’m struggling with all the things above. Morning is really the only time, or if I can block my calendar first thing after drop off but then I’m on back to backs all day trying to catch up. Maybe I need a less intense job?
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I don’t!
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If I don't do it in the morning, it's not happening and sometimes when it doesn't happen, it's ok! Being a mom IS a workout (lol) so give yourself some grace. This morning I was getting the kids ready for daycare, eating my breakfast and doing squats. It's not ideal, but right now that's all I can fit in with my work life.
It's not a workout, but we've started to take family walks after dinner. It's not as great as a cardio workout, but it's still nice to get some movement.
