When my kids were young, I found I’d have to get up at 4am and get to the gym by 4:45

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Jul 24, 2024
7:58:46am

acadian8 All-American

When my kids were young, I found I’d have to get up at 4am and get to the gym by 4:45

I did it 5-6 days a week.

For the past 4 years I’ve been running a startup business and working 14-18 hours a day every day, including weekends. I can feel the toll on my body.

I can’t do it much longer and I’m contemplating how to get a workout back into my schedule.

I feel for you. It’s hard.

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acadian8

Previous username: antiyewt
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Time

How in the world do you find time to work out?

RockyBalboa

Jul 24, 7:15am

6 to 4 everyday, you are nuts. Start there. Work out on lunch or something

RexIdaCoug

Jul 24, 7:17am

I won't argue with you there. Sometimes I don't start work til 7.

RockyBalboa

Jul 24, 7:18am

WFH?

RexIdaCoug

Jul 24, 7:19am

Most of the time.

RockyBalboa

Jul 24, 7:19am

You have time. Make it happen.

RexIdaCoug

Jul 24, 7:20am

yep. There will always be more work. Put boundaries around your work

runnincoug

Jul 24, 7:24am

WFH? No excuses.

kotacoug

Jul 24, 9:06am

For me, it was just not something I did till we stopped having kids

nova_coug_fan

Jul 24, 7:18am

When you figure it out… let me know. By the time I get home from work it’s time

Powerbait DPM

Jul 24, 7:20am

Kill two birds with one stone.

Noni Fruit

Jul 24, 7:20am

Board name no longer checks out

BW84

Jul 24, 7:23am

lol, truth.

RockyBalboa

Jul 24, 7:32am

It's hard, and you're working overtime, which makes it harder! Some strategies:

runnincoug

Jul 24, 7:23am

I do it in the morning, whatever that means. When I had kids in early-morning seminary, it meant I was waking up at 4:45

Jul 24, 7:26am

Here are a few things I do

BikeGuy

Jul 24, 7:27am

Yeah, w/ watching TV ... I workout while watching BYU sports. That gives me

runnincoug

Jul 24, 8:08am

When we were raising kids, early morning before work. With kids raised, home

Jul 24, 7:27am

I work out for 30 min during my lunch break. I put a poor man's gym in my dental office basement.

byujacob

Jul 24, 7:27am

5:15 in the morning, 1/2 hour Peloton, 10 min rowing

RC Vikings

Jul 24, 7:28am

I often work out at 10 or 11pm. But I don’t have all those time constraints you mentioned.

TCuz

Jul 24, 7:29am

I work from 6:30am to 5pm

Sea Chicken

Jul 24, 7:30am

Dude, you have almost 50,000 posts on CB and can’t find time to work out?

Zedhead

Jul 24, 7:31am

There's some truth here. You have to sacrifice something to work out.

byujacob

Jul 24, 7:31am

Yeah 50,000 pushups instead helps builds a healthy ticker.

Q-grr

Jul 24, 9:30am

My work schedule allows me a lot of flexibility. No one is checking my hours.

brazilcoug

Jul 24, 7:32am

Don't overcomplicate working out, especially in the beginning.

Jul 24, 7:37am

Ride my bike to work. 12 miles each way, half trails, rolling hills. At the end

Hawk in the 303

Jul 24, 7:45am

I work out for 30-35 mins every day at lunch. I rarely skip. Then I eat somethin

Jay Rick

Jul 24, 7:47am

Same way I spend time studying scriptures. I make it a priority and keep it

Idacoug

Jul 24, 7:53am

I do it instead of studying the scriptures. Gotta cut something out.

supertux

Jul 24, 7:56am

or at the same time ... I'll sometimes listen to conference talks while running.

runnincoug

Jul 24, 8:07am

running is bad enough as it is. I can't do it unless I have something interesting to listen to. upbeat music or a really

supertux

Jul 24, 8:23am

When my kids were young, I found I’d have to get up at 4am and get to the gym by 4:45

acadian8

Jul 24, 7:58am

I have to do it in the mornings or it doesn’t happen. Maybe try starting work

delux_247

Jul 24, 7:59am

Gym 5-545. Shower and on the road by 600. Office at 635. Work til 600. Home at 635. Personal time til 930. Sleep.

WDaddy

Jul 24, 8:08am

Few things that have worked for me, with a similar schedule:

Jul 24, 8:21am

What do you do when your favorite sports team or event is happening that goes

SWKTNative

Jul 24, 9:46am

That doesn’t usually happen on a Sun-Thurs night for me.

Jul 24, 9:52am

So you still wake up at the same time on weekends, even if you stay up till

SWKTNative

Jul 24, 9:59am

Nevermind. Re-read that you go back to sleep after still setting your alarm

SWKTNative

Jul 24, 10:00am

That’s just what works for me, yeah. Keeps my body clock straight.

Jul 24, 11:06am

No busy church calling thank goodness.

JuicyJam

Jul 24, 8:40am

I work out midday instead of eating lunch

byujag

Jul 24, 8:48am

It's pretty much the first thing I do in the morning and over time its become automatic.

greatbam

Jul 24, 9:01am

A few thoughts and lessons I've learned the last few years.

Francba

Jul 24, 9:21am

From your description, if sounds like you need to push work and start that at

Mufasa

Jul 24, 9:28am

Sounds like he's needed at home after 4. Chauffeuring and cooking.

supertux

Jul 24, 9:30am

boardname does NOT check out

Czar-castic

Jul 24, 10:27am

Mornings or it doesn't happen. 5 to 6.

Orem58thBall

Jul 24, 10:37am

I don't. It's too much. A 40-50 hour work week leaves too little time for

Mitty

Jul 24, 11:37am

I did my Ironman prep between 4:00am and 6:00am

niqmadu

Jul 24, 12:35pm

That's impressive, but feels totally outside my ability to wake up that early

BikeGuy

Jul 24, 2:17pm

You are in bed by 9:30 and asleep before 10. Takes discipline for sure

niqmadu

Jul 24, 2:43pm

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