When you truly don’t have time for exercise

[Anonymous]

Obé Fitness. 10, 28 minute workouts. I can psyche myself up to lose 30 min of sleep but not more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t want to hear this, but you need a new job.

I agree. Short term there are ways to squeeze in a little exercise here and there. What’s the long term plan? Will the hours slow down or is this just the expectation until you inevitably burn out and quit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well do you want an extra hour of sleep or do you want to be thin? Your body will adjust. You know what you need to do.

Research has shown that losing sleep makes you gain weight. Nothing wrong with being fat but this comment goes against the science of weight gain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d say if you want to lose weight prioritize cardio. 20 minutes daily!

I just read an article that said the opposite - prioritize strength training.

[Anonymous]

I’ve started going off camera for a few meetings a week and doing weights and lunges and planks on the call. It’s the only way right now. My job is nuts.

[Anonymous]

Peloton app – I know I know everyone mentions it on here – but it’s free for your first month.
They have something called a flash 15 which is a 15 minute workout and is pretty good- mix of HIIT with weights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well do you want an extra hour of sleep or do you want to be thin? Your body will adjust. You know what you need to do.

Research has shown that losing sleep makes you gain weight. Nothing wrong with being fat but this comment goes against the science of weight gain.

5 hours is still a good amount of sleep. And no one said OP had to get up early every single day. She could get up even 30 min earlier. Whether OP wants to hear it or not, that's the easiest solution for someone who claims they don't have time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well do you want an extra hour of sleep or do you want to be thin? Your body will adjust. You know what you need to do.

Research has shown that losing sleep makes you gain weight. Nothing wrong with being fat but this comment goes against the science of weight gain.

5 hours is still a good amount of sleep. And no one said OP had to get up early every single day. She could get up even 30 min earlier. Whether OP wants to hear it or not, that's the easiest solution for someone who claims they don't have time.

Actually no, it’s not nearly enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well do you want an extra hour of sleep or do you want to be thin? Your body will adjust. You know what you need to do.

Research has shown that losing sleep makes you gain weight. Nothing wrong with being fat but this comment goes against the science of weight gain.

5 hours is still a good amount of sleep. And no one said OP had to get up early every single day. She could get up even 30 min earlier. Whether OP wants to hear it or not, that's the easiest solution for someone who claims they don't have time.

Actually no, it’s not nearly enough.

She's only getting six now. Getting 2 or 3 fewer hours per week isn't going to break the bank. And its temporary.

[Anonymous]

This may sound silly...but every minute counts. Can you take a 10 minute walk instead of a coffee break and/or at lunch during your work day? (Just around the block or parking lot, or even within your workspace). Also, park farther away from the entrance and take the stairs rather than the elevator/escalator. If you can do those things, you will add about 3,000 steps to your day which really adds up quickly.

[Anonymous]

I think you should do something like 21 day fix - the weight workouts are done at a speed that makes it both aerobic and strength training. Nothing has changed my body more than strength training. If you are carrying a bit more fat than you want, all the better - it will feed your muscle growth. The aerobic workouts are HIIT so you are covering both bases. I think you’re supposed to do all the workouts in a row but I’ve had success just doing a few each week, which sounds like all you have time for. Each one is 30-40 min.

[Anonymous]

Ps pls ignore troll insisting you sleep less, unless you’d like to have a nervous breakdown.

[Anonymous]

Doing calls without video sounds like a good strategy. You might be able to walk during the call, even if you are just walking up and down stairs in the house. If that doesn’t work I like the 7 minute workout video. Basically ANY minutes you can fit in helps even if you are just doing some reps with arm weights in the 2 Minutes before bed.

[Anonymous]

I do this thing when I’m listening in on town halls (or meetings where I don’t have to actively participate), I alternate kickboxing-type punches with one minute long cardio. So I do 100 jabs, rest about 15 seconds, then do a minute of jogging in place. My goal is to do 1000 punches and 10 minutes of cardio bursts (jogging in place, high knees, butt kickers or jumping jacks) by the end of the meeting.

Since working from home due to Covid, my company does waaaaay too many meetings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tabata every morning. Done in 5 minutes.

true tabata is incredibly painful! I’m not sure I’d be able to do it every day.