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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like a lot of these people are early risers and/or don't need 8 hours of sleep or have equipment at home.  For those of us who don't have the money or room for a home gym and have to get sleep (or we feel really awful), and work outside the home with a commute, we are screwed.[/quote]

Interestingly enough, when I am regularly working out, I’m good with 6 hours of sleep. When I didn’t work out, I needed 8. Before working out I needed naps a few days a week. Now I almost never nap.

Again, if you have internet, there’s a plethora of bodyweight-only workouts you can stream. Literally thousands. [/quote]

Agreed.  I need ~7 hours of sleep.  There are SO many cheap options at home.  Heck, go running and then do push-ups.  That will get you in great shape.  I used to do Tae Bo (the horror!) in my living room when I was in grad school.

As for the commute thing, I won't take a job with a long commute because it's not worth it to me, not for the lost hours spent sitting or for everything else I miss out on.

You have got to prioritize exercise or it won't happen.  Sometimes that does mean making very big decisions to afford yourself the opportunity.  For those of us who get it, it's worth it.[/quote]

So you think everyone has the luxury of choosing a job based on their work out times?  Wow.  You don't get much if you think that most people have this kind of leeway.  Seriously.[/quote]

I dunno. Maybe they could replace the time they spend typing into DCUM that they don’t have the time to work out.. with .. working..out.

It’s like people I work at the office with who spend at least a half hour a day complaining that they have too much work to do. Work that takes me about a half hour to do...[/quote]

or the time they spend on facebook or binge watchign netflix.

funny I workout 5 days a week, work full time, commute have 2 kids and still have time to do other things. It's all about priorities.[/quote]

Facebook? Like you mean what I look at once a week waiting for a meeting to start? Netflix? Which we have never watched don't subscribe.

Many working parents don't have the luxury, but it sounds like you have a cush job since you can get things done in half an hour; I don't even get a quiet half hour to myself all day until 4pm (ie, just finished my last meeting of the day, and finally able to actually think about the rest of my work).  And then pickup the kids and make dinner.

[b]OP, the people who make time to workout either a) work part-time, b) work from home [and probably work out while 'working'] c) have one kid who they toss into gym daycare after picking them up from regular daycare[/b].[/quote]

Nope.  Full-time working mom of two with a demanding job (attorney) and a long commute here.  I get my workout done by getting up at 5:30, working out in my basement from 5:45-6:30, and then make it in to the office by 8.  Nobody in my house is up until 7 so I don't miss out on time with my kids by doing my work out then.  Nobody is in my office at 8 either, so getting in any earlier than 8 would be somewhat pointless.  The only thing I miss out on is staying up late in the evenings.  I am asleep at 10:30 pm at the latest every time. Also I literally watch no TV. [/quote]

Into the office by 8, so kids are picked up at 530-6?[/quote]

PP here - yes I pick them up between 530-6. [/quote]

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