Working parents: share your exercise routine?

GatorMrs_Esq

After being laid off for 3.5ish months (during which I picked up running / strength training again), I'm going back to work FT on Wednesday. Yay for having an income again, but I'll now have to balance a full time job, a spouse (whose job requires even more hours), and a very active toddler.

Please share your routine -- I need some inspiration! Thanks

MommaInTheSouth

I run three mornings a week at 5:45 am.  I do a long run Sunday early- at 6:30 or 7.  

jerseygirl81

I run 3x a week, 4:30 AM TuesdayThursday and 6:30AM on Saturday for long runs, then husband and I workout together after bedtime for liftingcross-trainingyoga.

erica_kaspar

I'm fortunate enough to work from home 3 days out of the week but my schedule is as follows.

MWF - Cross Training; Either during lunch or after monkey goes to sleep around 7:30

T Th - Running; Run early morning or after monkey goes to sleep. Usually its night because I have to drive to work super early these days

Saturday - Long runs in the morning before Liv wakes up. 

My goal is to never miss out on family time or make it very limited. Therefore I try to workout when she is napping or in bed for the night. That being said this means I gave up TV. I don't watch really TV anymore. Instead I workout. 

 

taratru

DH works out every weekday morning at 5:00 so I can do my workouts in the afternoon.  I am never home after 5:30 pm for working out, even if that means I have to use my lunch/planning time to run.  On the weekends, I get up early to run.

MarchMom06

I have two kids, one in Kindergarten & one in preschool. On weeks when DH isn't traveling, I try to work out either at lunch time or in the evenings (after the kids go to bed, so around 8:00 pm) on our treadmill at home. Sometimes the occasional morning workout (5:00 am).

When DH travels, it limits me to pretty much exclusively evening workouts, which I'm not a fan of, but what can you do?

Blue789

I try and do at least 20 minutes of something per day. Sometimes its weight lifting or ab work in front of the kid (she's still entertained by it), other days I pull a routine off the Nike Training Club app (which is AWESOME). On days when H can watch her, I head to the gym.

nomadica

I work long days in the office M, T, Th, and Fridays from home (DS in daycare those days). My schedule is as follows:

M- rest

T- Crossfit 7pm (DH watches DS)

W- run mid-day during DS's nap

TH- Crossfit 6:30pm (DH watches DS)

F- run whenever I can during the day

SA- run mid-day during DS's nap

SU- Crossfit 9:30am (DH watches DS)

 I give up family and tv time in the evenings and work/chore time during DS's nap- but totally worth it.

mlwooten

There really is no routine yet. I get my working out done whenever I can. Generally, it is after the kids go to bed on the treadmill.  When DH is home, we take turns. He has a wacky schedule so it is easier for him to have alone time to work out.

 

Labrnr

I work Mon to Fri 9-5.  I do most of my runs after work.  I am lucky that DH is home with kids and he will start supper or whatever needs to be done while I do my runs.

I am trying to wake up early to do my strength before work, but haven't got there yet.

I work in my long run on Sun, whenever DH is home to watch DD (5) or if my other two are home they watch her.