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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$200 monthly, I go everyday for 2 hours[/quote]

Do you have a job and kids??[/quote]

Yes to both![/quote]

Would love to see your schedule.are you going at 5am and in bed by 10?[/quote]

I take 2 - 45 minute classes everyday (barre, yoga, HIIT, spin, lift) beginning at 6 am, back home 8ish, WFH in front of computer 8:45/9[/quote]
So your spouse does drop off and pickup?  If you start work at 9, you would finish at 530, which would be end of aftercare at best, and likely no afternoon activities?[/quote]

DP. Why TF do you care?  Some of us prioritize exercise and have the flexibility/financial means to do so. I go to the gym for 1 1/2-2 hours too. And I have 3 kids. [/quote]

Blow me [/quote]

I don't go to the gym for 2 hours per day, but I really don't get the disbelief that it is possible, or the disdain for those that do it.

We all have different means and different priorities, and there is nothing wrong (and quite a lot right) about prioritizing fitness.  [/quote]

But by prioritizing fitness something is being sacrificed -- if you have a job, you still need to spend time with your kids outside the 8-6 that is the normal work window (commute, personal care, etc).  Subtract 2 more hours and you basically have no more daylight for your kids.  We make it work by split shifting -- I get up at 5 to get to work by 6, leave at 3, pickup the kids and take them to their activities and make dinner; spouse wakes with them, gets them to school and then gets to work around 9, and returns home around 6pm.  Finally by 6pm we have dinner as a family, do any homework or chores outstanding, and kids are in bed by 9.  Some nights I go to the gym at 9pm , but getting up at 5am I can't do that every night.

So when someone says they work full time, have kids, and do 2 hours of gym EVERY DAY -- I am really curious how that works.  Like do some jobs give you gym time as a health initiative?  Maybe a gym program co-located with their kids soccer program (I could see St James being an option like that - drop the kids for soccer practice, squeeze in workout right there easy peasy -- I usually go for short walks or jump rope during practice, but often times also catch up on some work or other personal paperwork tasks).  Or maybe there is some other arrangement that people have found that allows for 2 hours of gym time, 3 kids with their own lives and activities, and a full time professional job -- hence my questions.[/quote]

And this questions actually circles back to my original questions.  I'm trying to justify purchasing a family membership at a lifetime gym (its like $200/month), and I am trying to show how it will be one of those arrangements that allows for the family to work out together (we all can play racquetball together, or tennis, golf simulator, etc and when the kids are older they can use the gym with us).  It won't solve the team sports problem, but at least it means if we go to the gym we can combine it with family time in some instances.[/quote]

It really seems like your issue is with how to get your kids to sports teams practice.  Options- carpool, work out in the morning so it doesn't conflict, workout late at night, reevaluate whether their practices are near enough and safe enough for them to walk to.[/quote]

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