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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes the answer is, you don't exercise for a while.

Working out at home after baby is in bed is another good option.

I take 30 mins out of my work day 2x a week to work out. Yes, there are some office workers who are literally going going going 8 hours a day, but most have a lunch break, and most spend at least 30 mins on their phone during the day. Choose to work out instead. [/quote]

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If you're thinking that once the baby gets older, you'll be able to go after work once or twice a week: The Ghost of Christmas Future here to tell you that NEVER becomes a good time to work out, particularly assuming you have another child at some point in the next five years. But even just with one - day care pickup becomes school pickup, sometimes there are after school activities, family dinner, homework... the evening rush doesn't go away it just becomes different. I actually found this time to get significantly busier when we moved from daycare to school, and that was without activities.

Maybe when the kids are WAY older, but my oldest is 6 and goes to bed at 7:45, and after work would still not be a tenable time to regularly be at the gym. So this isn't a "hmmm just get me through the next year or so" problem - this is a long term problem. Early in the morning, during the work day, after bedtime, and weekends are your choices, long term. [/quote]

My kids are in middle school and the hours from everybody getting home and bedtime are still packed with activities, dinner, homework but add in pre-teen drama, silliness, etc. Those hours are precious family time.

As others have identified, workouts have been pushed to early morning, lunchtime, and/or an active commute. My spouse likes to workout on the weekends. Occasionally I think of popping out to the gym after the kids are asleep (around 9:30) but never am able to drag myself out that late so lunchtime works best for me. [/quote]

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