You need a set up that has as few barriers ot exercise as possible if you want to realistically add it to you day. I have a peloton bike, a mat and weights in my basement. I dress in workout clothes to bring my kids to school and eat a snack/drink water on the way. I get home at 8:30am and 3-5 times per week, I do a 45 min work out then take a shower and start my day. I do peloton programs so I don't need to think about what class I'm taking. If I have an extra 5 minutes, I add a stretch or core. If I have an earlier work call or something, I just know I need to do the workout a different day. On weekends, I try to get a longer workout in if I can.

If I'm dragging a$$ because my kids were up overnight or something, I try to push myself to at workout but I also don't give myself a hard time if it's not going to happen. But I will say, exercise begets more exercise because you have more energy and as you start to see/feel the results, you want to keep pushing. Most importantly, give yourself grace and be optimistic. Maybe the next chapter of your life is the one where you get in kickass shape? You never know!

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Anonymous wrote:If you worked out, you wouldn't be so tired. Work out during your lunch hour.

How do you have time to workout, shower and eat in an hour?

Change/Workout for 40 minutes. Shower/Change for 15 minutes. Walk to and from your office - 5 minutes. Eat the lunch you packed at your desk before or after workout (depending on the type of workout of course).

I am the one who asked your kids ages and your job logistics. Not sure I saw your answer. How/when you workout varies based on these things.

NP here. I wish I had an hour lunch, but you can't change and do meaningful sweaty exercise in a 30 minute break. Maybe a 20 minute walk.

I have been getting away with lunch break workouts during WFH, since I can jump back online all sweaty and shower later, but 5-day RTO is in June and I'm just going to have to lose time with my kids in the early mornings or evenings to work out. In addition to the hour of commuting. Sigh.

Not be as a**, but this is the attitude that keeps you from being fit. Since I can’t do what’s perfect, I will do nothing.

Well you have to be sensible. A gym workout in just 30 minutes (including changing and showering) is not realistic at all. It’s not a plan. And yeah, it does suck to have to choose between basic fitness and spending time with your kids. Denying the tradeoff doesn’t help.

Did you see the poster above who fit in a 25 minute gym workout? What’s wrong with 20 minute very fast treadmill or 20 minute lift on one body part?

Not my body, not my life, so I don’t care. I’m just posting back because I wouldn’t want OP to succumb to this kind of thinking.

OP is in the office and has 30 minutes for lunch. Unless she is going to workout in her work clothes and not shower, there’s no way to fit in a 20 minute workout.

Read up in this chain. A poster asked how to spend 1 hour at lunch.

No, it was a response to a PP who said she only had 30 minutes at lunch.

This is what I responded to up in the chain: “ How do you have time to workout, shower and eat in an hour?” It is the second comment in this chain.

How does someone double down on not reading? Twice?