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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I usually go to bed around 11, up at 6.  I can't deal with less than 7 hours of sleep, and my hours are framed by:

- Older teen goes to bed at 10:30/11.  Sure, I could go to bed before him - but 10pm is usually when he wanders upstairs and has a late-night snack at the kitchen counter while I'm prepping food for the next day, and that ends up being our best time to talk.  So I don't like sacrificing that time with him.

- Younger kid (MS) is up at 6 for a 6:40 bus.  Again, he could do everything on his own, but I enjoy having that time with him.  Then when he's off to school, I have to start getting ready as older teen gets up.

So, my workouts.... it's been scattered, but here are a few things that have been working for me recently:
1. Work out during kids' evening activities.  I have to drive them somewhere anyway, and practices are usually too far away to make it worthwhile to go back home during the practice session.  I jog around the practice field, do bodyweight workouts on the sidelines, or now that one kid is practicing in an athletic center that also has a gym attached I can hit the weights for an hour.  This gets me ~2 sessions a week (they have more evening things going on, but sometimes I have other stuff to do).

2. Light exercise throughout the work day - squats and lunges at my desk, use my standing desk at a mid-range height for elevated push-ups, calf raises during conference calls.  This usually in 5-10 minute increments, in lieu of coffee breaks or smoke breaks.

3. A strong workout on the weekend, preferably one that's framed around a fun family activity.  My kids are old enough to enjoy backpacking, rock climbing, kayaking, biking, skiing etc at a level that can be a real workout for me - no gym needed!  If that doesn't work out on a given weekend, it's yard work or back to the gym.  Timing within a weekend is all over the place, though, it just depends on what we have scheduled.

4. Sometimes I can squeeze in an hour in the evening - get home, put dinner in the oven or instant pot, and do a home workout until dinnertime.  But this is my least favorite option, I have a hard time getting the energy cranked up at that point in my day.[/quote]

Yeah, I have 3 gym memberships to accommodate my kids activities — they go all over but with those memberships I can usually find a place near them.   Planet Fitness, Golds, OneLife cheaper than a single Equinox or Orange Theory.

Running around their practice field is an option, but my kids find it embarrassing, and other activities don’t have a field or track available.

Many times I’m driving other kids between the other kids activities so this doesn’t always work out.

The weather around here makes it tough to always do family sports, but we have membership to OneLife with indoor courts and recreation center has basketball courts.

But often times it’s a 1030pm workout with a 630am wake up to our commuting day. [/quote]

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