Comments on: When Am I Supposed to Work In a Work Out?

By: Debie

Debie — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:27:34 +0000

I use the new Wii Fit when I cannot fit in any other workout time. I mean I can even do it at 2:00 am and no one bugs me then. It’s an interesting alternative to the gym or the sluglike feeling of not doing anything - which I know well.

By: bloggingmom67

bloggingmom67 — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:20:46 +0000

I, too, was very fit pre kids. Not so fit afterward. Then I took up running and was really dedicated for a good three years. I got up at 5:30 a.m. and ran before hubby and kids were awake.

The problem is that meant I had to go to bed at 9 p.m., and never saw my husband. So now me and hubby are spending more time together (good!), but I’m running less. Ugh!

By: oceans mom

oceans mom — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:37:12 +0000

It has to be a top priority or it will never fit into your schedule. For most people its not a priority and that’s okay if your happy with that. If your not happy and you want to work out, sit down and think of what time you can do that every day and practice doing it for about a month. THe longer you do it, the more it will become a habit for you, just like anything else. It was realy hard to get myself back to working out after the baby but now I squeeze in the gym 4-5 days a week. And I work full time. Most of the time I go in exhausted from not sleeping much and having a baby but I still go. It has way paid off. I really truly never thought I would lose all of my baby weight and have a flat stomach again.

By: oceans mom

oceans mom — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:29:51 +0000

If it’s not priority, it will never happen. Working out has to be a top priority in order for someone to schedule it in and for most people it’s not. Which is okay if your okay with it. Luckily, my sons school makes

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:22:07 +0000

I too recently joined a gym and find it hard to squeeze in time to go. I joined with a friend but that actually didn’t help my effort since instead of being able to go to the gym right by my job, I have to come home pick her up and then go at a much later time than had I went right by my job. They do have a child care center there which is a plus I just don’t want to have to lug them there at night when they are usually getting ready for bed. I think exercise becomes like another job you just need to learn how to fit into life just like work, taking care of kids, cooking, cleaning and laundry. Finding the perfect time is the hard part. I hope to be able to find time for at least 3 days a week.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:12:19 +0000

I’m fortunate to have a family friendly fitness center near where I live. The owner, a mother of four who was frustrated about not having time to workout, created the center. Every time there is an adult class, there is a kid’s class. Not only do I get a stress relief, but my kids get to expend some energy too.

By: Polly

Polly — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:13:40 +0000

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By: Lylah

Lylah — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:44:18 +0000

Kim J: Excellent point! It’s so easy to forget that by taking care of ourselves we can better take care of the people who depend on us.

Selfmademom: I’m trying to get mre carido in by following some of the suggestions other readers have left here — they have been awesome. I can never seem to get the little two to nap at the same time, but now I have even more motivation to keep trying!

Donna: Thanks, Donna! It sounds like it was a long process for you, but you kept at it and reached your goal. I need to remember that, not only can I not become trim and fit instantly, I probably can’t acheive work-out nirvana instantly either, and need to give myself more time to build it into my day-to-day life!

Everyone: Diane Lane has just written a great article for us about ways multi-tasking moms can get a workout at home — while doing the things we do anyway! Check it out, here’s the link: http://www.workitmom.com/article-2372

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:23:37 +0000

It is SO hard and so important! To be honest, I have no idea how moms who work outside the home get as much done as you all do; I had to quit my stressful job when my daughter was 2 because I couldn’t handle it. So you have my admiration.

But even working at home, I could never find the time — what little time I had when my daughter was at school had to be used for my at-home business.

I even joined a gym and kept up the payments, thinking that would incent me to make the time. It didn’t. I paid for it and never used it for two years.

Then last summer, I had a health scare and finally got serious. I joined a weight clinic and found that being accountable to the counselors there forced me to stick to the program. A month later, I applied the same principle to working out and signed up with a trainer.

Five months later, I am making time for my workouts five times a week. But unlike you, my time is a lot more flexible and I don’t have that nasty commute. Perhaps there’s a club near your work that you could use on your lunch break or before you head home? And a trainer is expensive, but one could get you started. When you have to go to the trouble to call to cancel an appointment, sometimes you just do it.

Good luck!

By: selfmademom

selfmademom — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:20:46 +0000

I’m kind of late to this discussion, but I have to say that when I was working at the office, I rarely found time to work out. Maybe once a week. Luckily, my hubby got me a treadmill at home so I would do that maybe once a week too. (Surprisingly, you can find them kind of cheap at those fitness discount stores), but for those with no space in their house or means for it, I just don’t know how you do it. Maybe on the weekend when kids nap? it’s really a dilemma.