How can I prioritize exercise?

[Anonymous]

Hi OP! I commend you for wanting to figure this out. I think one of the most important things is figuring out what type of exercise you LIKE doing, as well as the conditions you prefer doing it in. Are you a runner? Do you like workout videos? Tell me what you like and I'll help you figure out how to do it. With the exception of the last couple weeks of pregnancy - 5 weeks postpartum, I have been exercising at least 3 times a week for the past 12 years, but in LOTS of different forms, spanning from big-box gym, to apartment gym, to studios, to running outside, to home videos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better to bust your ass at the gym in the morning and be too tired to work all day than to bust your ass working all day and be too tired to go to the gym. =)

I'm a teacher and tried doing this last year. I got up at 5:15 and worked out but I was exhausted during the school day which wasn't good. I need a lot of energy to keep up with the kids and I just didn't have it on days I worked out. I'm not one of those people who get energized by an early morning workout although I wish I was. The issue is that I'm also too tired to work out at the end of the day.

If that’s the case I hope your diet is extremely strict.

[Anonymous]

We bought a Peloton bike which we love. I am planning to sign up for some pilates reformer classes, yoga, and barre - I have decided I don't like the loud gym atmosphere at Lifetime and if I can do something more mindful or peaceful I might stick with it better.