If you work full time: workout schedule?

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Anonymous wrote:1) people list bedtime when you wake at an early hour, it really frames the response. Most working parents probably can’t get to be by 930 after getting home at 6, making dinner, activities for kids, and cleanup from the day. That’s only 3.5 hours.

2) OP was asking for working parents I think, but didn’t clarify in her post. It’s trivially easy to make work out time when you work full time, and then have 8 hours to do with what you will every day. I lived at the gym before kids.

3) bike/run commutes, I always like the idea, but I found the packing of a change of clothes and gear to shower at work ate almost as much time as a regular workout. I don’t think this adds any efficiency but does help the planet

4) teaches, what are your butt in seat hours, like elem goes 9-3:50, is it 830-420?

I’m up by 4 am for a 5 am class or walk.I go to bed by 9. I’m a teacher. I have 2 kids. I will go to sleep before I do the dishes. Quit making excuses , you’re not more special than the rest of us.

Thanks, living in filth with a constant sink full of dirty dishes is your secret, now I understand. Not for me.

You come off as a judgy B. Enjoy your stroke or heart attack at 55 because a spotless sink was more important than your health.

Agreed, this person and others are not willing to sacrifice things that just don’t matter. Or they are making other choices. Nobody is saying abandon your kids on the side of the road, but this idea that you can’t find 45 minutes a couple of times a week is ludicrous. I have friends that alternate training for full distance triathlon with young children. Their kids are performing and functioning just fine. My wife isn’t into endurance sports, but does other things consistently. Our kids are also performing just fine, and might actually have the ability to navigate the world on their own some day, and may even find time to exercise. Crazy that idea.

triathlon widow is a thing, and I’m 100% your buddies are dumping the tasks on their wives, who probably has to bail on her career to keep life afloat.

Yet again, flinging baseless insults and making unfounded assumptions. Why do you people hate anyone more active than you? We get it, you're a martyr for your children. Congrats. Now stop insulting everyone else.

I ask for schedules and get “so and so is a triathlete” — two people working professional jobs and managing a multi child household, I just don’t see people getting in real workouts. Sure 45 min walking with kids after dinner or playing catch, but training for a triathlon? You either function on 5 hrs sleep or we skipping household work. Maybe they have a live in nanny who makes dinner, or a daily housekeeper, but for most dual working parents they isn’t the case.

How much time do you think it actually takes to train for a full distance triathlon? Serious question. It takes consistency but it doesn't take hours per day.

At this point OP has abandoned the thread because she got a bunch of answers that aren’t compatible with her theory that things are impossible.

Or she bought a zwift hub and a bike and is doing cycling training indoors for a full. 🙃🤣

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She’s manically doing all those dishes!!

[Anonymous]

If you get up earlier, you can fit it in. Getting a workout in before your day starts is perfect. You have more energy and it doesn’t get shifted out of your schedule for other things. It is rough at first but after 3 years of getting up at 4:30 am, I love it. I often work long hours so getting a workout in first thing really helps my mindset.

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I work in person everyday. I have to be in about 7:30 and I just force my self to workout in the morning. 30-45 min and longer on the weekends. Walk during the day.

It is hard. But I feel so much better working out in the am.

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I do a combo of what other people said. I do WFH a couple of days a week. My tips:

1.) Really good workouts both Saturday and Sunday. Usually a long run once, and a yoga class once. Plus I generally walk more on the weekends ... walk to an errand or two, longer dog walks, etc.

2.) Then just pick two weekdays to get a workout in. If you only have to wake up early twice, that's not so bad.

3.) Agree with running or walking after dropping a kid off at an activity.

4.) I think you could go immediately after work.

5.) Your kids might not "need" you as much as you think they do. Put them in charge of cooking dinner one night and go work out.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a FT desk job 40hrs/wk and teach 12 fitness classes 6 days a week, before and after work and on the weekends.

How many kids do you have?

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Honestly, during the last 10 years, with a time consuming career and two kids with lots of varying schedules, I didn’t work out. I now work remote full time and the kids schedules are easier. I started a new gym routine a few weeks ago, and I am starting out slowly. I have a personal trainer once a week, work out by myself (strength training) another day (1 hour each), and take a yoga class. Trainer is Saturday late morning, work out by myself once during any weekday (7:30-8:30), and yoga could be either Sunday afternoon or any weekday evening, whenever I have time and feel like it. With my new lighter work schedule and family schedule, this feels manageable. I need the trainer though, otherwise I make excuses. She keeps me motivated and focused.

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Teacher here. I have no commute (small town, walking distance to work) and work out at 4pm when kids are at sports practice or watching a show. 30 mins but intense. I would prefer to do early morning but have no way to do it without waking the household especially my 6 month old puppy.

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Anonymous wrote:Elementary teacher. I wake up at 4:45-5am during the week. Sleep in extra 30 mins on my "tidy up house" morning. I have to do it in the morning - I'm mentally drained in the evenings.

Mon: run
Tues: run
Wed: rest, tidy up house
Thurs: run
Fri: rest
Sat: long run (for me this is like 5 miles)
Sun: strength training class

I am a high school teacher and am at school 7am-4pm (leave the house at 6:30 and get home 4:30) and am too exhausted at the end of the day to do anything other than cooking (relaxing) and laundry (easy, brainless).

I sleep 8pm-4am. I work out 4:15-5:15am at home except in summer when there is early light so that I can take my power walk outside. On weekends I have done both 1-hour walks or (2) 30-minute walks. Workdays is general calisthenics and yoga and light weights during those early hours.

On weekends I shift an hour and sleep 9pm-5am. I do love the morning air, light, and peace.

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Walking on weekdays. 3 miles either morning or evening depending on weather and light. Plus about 15 minutes of yoga.

I deep-clean my house every weekend as my workout on Sat and Sun. This includes moving all the furniture and rolling up the rugs. I sweep, vacuum, mop. Then unroll the rugs and
and vacuum and steam-clean them. It's a hard work-out. But my house looks great and so do I. No gym or cleaning lady costs any more.

I too am a teacher and work 8am-5pm. I'm a single mom. I do not bring any work home. Lights out 9pm, lights up 5am.

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Solidarity with all the teacher parents in here blowing up OP’s theory that she’s so uniquely special with a job AND kids that she couldn’t possibly have time to work out.

[Anonymous]

I walk 3 miles a day just for work: 1 mile to/from the metro, plus a 1/2 mile walk to/from metro to office. I love that morning/evening walk. I also do 30 minutes of weights and yoga at home each day.

On weekends it is house and seasonal lawn work, like raking leaves, mowing, cleaning gutters. The point is to keep moving. If you work in an office you need a standing desk. Stop sitting down!