For those who work 9-5 jobs

[Anonymous]

How do you make time to remain healthy and fit?

See my schedule below:

6:30 wake up

6:30-7:30 - shower, make coffee, get dressed, out the door

7:30 -8:30/9 - commute

9:00am arrive at work

9:00 - 12:00pm sit at desk

12:00 - 1:00 pm - on a good day go for a walk to the food trucks. some days just sit at desk and eat lunch

1:00 pm - 6pm - sit at desk

6:30 - 7:30 commute (sit in a car)

7:30 - 8:30 get groceries/dinner

8:30 arrive home

8:30 -9:00 get comfy

9:00 - 10:00 make dinner or eat take out

10:00 - 11:00 pm watch netflix/read/shower
11:00-midnight- read/sleep.


How can I make time to work out?

Im so exhausted after work. I just crash. I feel so unhealthy.

[Anonymous]

A lot of us have shorter commutes and aren't spending 2-3 hours commuting daily.

Get into a routine and just do it. DH and I took an exercise course together 3x a week at 8pm before kids. We were super rushed to get there, but we loved it. It is so hard now with a baby.

[Anonymous]

Yeah dude your commute is killing you. I'm in biglaw and I have more free time than you.

[Anonymous]

Obvs your commute is too long.

Can you eat at your desk at a time other than your scheduled "lunch" and you your scheduled "lunch hour" to exercise? If you have qualms about getting sweaty you will just have to get over it.

[Anonymous]

Your schedule is similar to mine, except I get home earlier. (I'm out of the office between 5:30 and 6 pm.)

Trying to fit in exercise is one of the reasons why I metro to work. It forces me to walk a few blocks 4 times a day plus whatever extra walking I do during the work day (lunch, meetings, etc.) Just by taking the metro I walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day.

[Anonymous]

I work out on the weekends and 2 xs a week I get up at 5:30 am and work out. Those days are killer but it works out to 4 xs a week.

[Anonymous]

It takes an hour to get groceries or take out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It takes an hour to get groceries or take out?

Are you not doing shopping and planning for at least a few meals?

[Anonymous]

What I wouldn't give to have an evening to myself at 8:30...

[Anonymous]

Wait, you have no kids?? Work out before you drive home. Meal plan.

[Anonymous]

Also don't eat dinner at 9-10pm. Do you toss and turn all night??

[Anonymous]

It takes you an hour to get food and another hour to eat it?

[Anonymous]

Your schedule looks very much like mine used to be. I decided to get a stand-up desk.

[Anonymous]

And get a standing desk.

[Anonymous]

I'm assuming you don't have children. I see a lot of give in your schedule below:

Anonymous wrote:How do you make time to remain healthy and fit?

See my schedule below:

6:30 wake up

6:30-7:30 - shower, make coffee, get dressed, out the door This takes a full hour?

7:30 -8:30/9 - commute As others have said, this is too long. Once kids/daycare are in the picture it will be worse.

9:00am arrive at work

9:00 - 12:00pm sit at desk

12:00 - 1:00 pm - on a good day go for a walk to the food trucks. some days just sit at desk and eat lunch This is the ideal time to work out; a 30 minute run a few days a week will do wonders.

1:00 pm - 6pm - sit at desk

6:30 - 7:30 commute (sit in a car) Again, too long.

7:30 - 8:30 get groceries/dinner This makes little to no sense. If you are picking up food a take out order is 15 minutes. If it is groceries, it isn't every day, maybe 2x per week.

8:30 arrive home

8:30 -9:00 get comfy Once again, the luxury of time is catching up with you. 30 minutes to change into yoga pants and check the mail? You aren't even walking a dog.

9:00 - 10:00 make dinner or eat take out An hour if you got take out? This is silly.

10:00 - 11:00 pm watch netflix/read/shower
11:00-midnight- read/sleep.


How can I make time to work out?

Im so exhausted after work. I just crash. I feel so unhealthy.