If you work full time: workout schedule?

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Anonymous wrote:M : pickleball 6-8pm
T: walk 1 hr in am 6-7, getting dark this will g
Become peleton 3 min 10 min arm.
W rest
Th: walk or peleton
F: pickleball 4-6
Saturday: golf or walk 2 hours
Sunday: pickleball 8-10 am

So no kids?

Yes I have 2 kids. I’m confused why you think I have no kids.

Most people are having dinner and spanning time with their family at 6pm

M we eat at 5 … they have sport it’s not my night to drive.

F kids get pizza and are usually hanging with friends, going to football or club Friday.

I’m literally home ever other night, your really rigid if your kids can’t eat without you 2 x a week.

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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.

I choose to be fit and healthy over prioritizing the dishes. You choose dishes. That’s fine- but quit then wondering why you’re fat and out of shape and others aren’t. You have your answer. You will do anything to avoid taking care of yourself, using your kids and house and job as buffers so you don’t ever prioritize your own self.

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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?

Why so many excuses? You just have to make time for a workout.

Nobody makes time other than God. Thanks for your helpful suggestion.

Everyone gives you suggestions and you swat them away. Or worse, you say "you must not have kids." Guess what, plenty of people who are at least as busy as you find time to workout. You could to, but you CHOOSE not to. Make a different choice or stop whining.

There are a lot of assumptions and silly decisions in this thread.

Like the assumption that anybody “full time employed” must have 8 hours of free time a day. Nonsense. People marathon train while being an associate at a big law firm in their first couple of years all the time.

The other silly thing is this idea that you have to cede all your free time to your children, particularly when they are in high school and should be figuring their way on their own. They will need to do that eventually.

Like you say. It’s all about choices. Everybody can find at least 45 minutes a day. It’s not magic. You just delete something else or expect somebody else to do something, lose some compensation, etc….

+1

Really important lesson, couldn’t agree more

Who the F is talking about high school students? OP has elementary kids.

The OP literally says: “I have teens who need me after school.”

Can you read?

Mixed up with another working parent thread. Yeah I got nothing, working out is very doable then. After age 12, kids need you a lot less and you can expect more cleaning help from teens

It’s doable whenever if you’re willing to do it. When my kids weee babies and toddlers , I was up at 5 am before them doing dumbbell workouts in my living room or basement. I worked out at home that way until they were in elementary. Then I shifted to gyms but still attend the 5 am class to get it done early. Yesterday I got up and went on a 3.5 mile around my neighborhood walk between 5-6 am. I do this very early because then I can be with them in the evenings after school. I go to bed by 9. It is very possible if you try even a little to fit it all in. And I am a teacher with ZERO flexibility in my day to take a long lunch or do an hour workout in the middle of the day- I’m in the classroom for 8 hours. It is still possible if you prioritize it. If you don’t, well there you go.

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Workout at 5:30am in basement. Done and showered by 6:30am still have a half hour before kids get up. And I am single parent.

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I am a COO for a large Association. I work long hours so much work out in the am.

Mon - Friday: Get up at 5am: Walk the dog for 1.2 miles and work out for an hour (30 min Peloton and 30 min lifting)
Saturday - 30 mile cycling outside
Sun - 6 mile walk or cycle

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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?

Why so many excuses? You just have to make time for a workout.

Nobody makes time other than God. Thanks for your helpful suggestion.

Everyone gives you suggestions and you swat them away. Or worse, you say "you must not have kids." Guess what, plenty of people who are at least as busy as you find time to workout. You could to, but you CHOOSE not to. Make a different choice or stop whining.

There are a lot of assumptions and silly decisions in this thread.

Like the assumption that anybody “full time employed” must have 8 hours of free time a day. Nonsense. People marathon train while being an associate at a big law firm in their first couple of years all the time.

The other silly thing is this idea that you have to cede all your free time to your children, particularly when they are in high school and should be figuring their way on their own. They will need to do that eventually.

Like you say. It’s all about choices. Everybody can find at least 45 minutes a day. It’s not magic. You just delete something else or expect somebody else to do something, lose some compensation, etc….

+1

Really important lesson, couldn’t agree more

Who the F is talking about high school students? OP has elementary kids.

The OP literally says: “I have teens who need me after school.”

Can you read?

Mixed up with another working parent thread. Yeah I got nothing, working out is very doable then. After age 12, kids need you a lot less and you can expect more cleaning help from teens

It’s doable whenever if you’re willing to do it. When my kids weee babies and toddlers , I was up at 5 am before them doing dumbbell workouts in my living room or basement. I worked out at home that way until they were in elementary. Then I shifted to gyms but still attend the 5 am class to get it done early. Yesterday I got up and went on a 3.5 mile around my neighborhood walk between 5-6 am. I do this very early because then I can be with them in the evenings after school. I go to bed by 9. It is very possible if you try even a little to fit it all in. And I am a teacher with ZERO flexibility in my day to take a long lunch or do an hour workout in the middle of the day- I’m in the classroom for 8 hours. It is still possible if you prioritize it. If you don’t, well there you go.

Not OP but wow, I needed to read that!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Why so many excuses? You just have to make time for a workout.

Nobody makes time other than God. Thanks for your helpful suggestion.

Everyone gives you suggestions and you swat them away. Or worse, you say "you must not have kids." Guess what, plenty of people who are at least as busy as you find time to workout. You could to, but you CHOOSE not to. Make a different choice or stop whining.

There are a lot of assumptions and silly decisions in this thread.

Like the assumption that anybody “full time employed” must have 8 hours of free time a day. Nonsense. People marathon train while being an associate at a big law firm in their first couple of years all the time.

The other silly thing is this idea that you have to cede all your free time to your children, particularly when they are in high school and should be figuring their way on their own. They will need to do that eventually.

Like you say. It’s all about choices. Everybody can find at least 45 minutes a day. It’s not magic. You just delete something else or expect somebody else to do something, lose some compensation, etc….

I agree with this sentiment. When I was a big law associate, I trained for multiple marathons. I now WFH full time and make time in the middle of the day to do workouts that bring me joy and keep me fit. DH is a cyclist and runner as well, and he has a big job, and we have a couple of kids at home still. We've always prioritized fitness at every life stage other than I had a hard time when I was nursing babies. At times my preferred workout time was at 5 a.m., but now one of our kids has sports practices before school and it's not as easy, so my workouts have moved to lunch time.

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I have to say that I tend to agree that you just have to decide it’s a priority and then let other things go. I used to get really annoyed that DH would work out even when there were things to do (laundry, dishes, tidying up, whatever). But then I just decided one day that I was going to do the same, and I let the chips fall where they may.

My house isn’t perfectly clean and tidy, sometimes the laundry doesn’t get folded for a few days, we don’t mow our lawn often enough. I don’t socialize on weeknights because I reserve that time for working out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I choose to be fit and healthy over prioritizing the dishes. You choose dishes. That’s fine- but quit then wondering why you’re fat and out of shape and others aren’t. You have your answer. You will do anything to avoid taking care of yourself, using your kids and house and job as buffers so you don’t ever prioritize your own self.

DP and same. Hell yes, my daily workouts are a higher priority than keeping a spotless kitchen or wrinkle-free clothes. I'll happily take good enough cleanliness/neatness/number of kid activities if it means I have time to take care of my physical health. I'm lucky to be healthy and want to keep it that way.

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Here is something that will turn the clean dishes poster’s cranks. My wife and I do our laundry separately to keep up with it ourselves. The kids stuff is one big pile anyways. I wash all my work clothes and workout stuff etc… in one batch, no color separation. It’s a factory. Very rarely is my stuff all that perfect-at least it smells nice after. I wear golf pants and golf shirts on the days I do go to the office since the material tends to unwrinkle on the drive in.

It’s all about efficiency and choices.

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Start timing yourself. Loading the dishwasher and emptying it takes minutes. You can't change until you get tired of your own BS.

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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.

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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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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.

Start timing yourself. Loading the dishwasher and emptying it takes minutes. You can't change until you get tired of your own BS.

Yeah, this. If you own a dishwasher, "dishes" is just not a time consuming task. I usually unload the dishwasher during the time it takes for my water to boil for tea every morning (less than 3 minutes).

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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.

DP - a sprint triathlon is very doable. Probably Olympic distance. Half or full Ironman? No.

But I disagree with the idea that it’s impossible to do “real workouts” in dual-working parent families with multiple kids. A 45 minute run is a “real workout.” So is a 50 minute solidcore class or a 60 minute OTF or a 30 minute Peloton Tabata ride or an hour-long lifting session. All real workouts. All doable.

Now, if you insist that full-time is actually 50+ hours per week and that your multiple children must be engaged in multiple activities, it will be harder for you. But again: these are choices people make. Don’t get pissed because some of us choose daily workouts over signing our kids up for yet another sport or instrument.