I’ve gone through many phases with exercise in my life. When I was in high school and college I played volleyball. So working out was mandatory, but at the same time if I had volleyball practice that day I didn’t have to go to the gym to exercise. I remember being so active, that days I didn’t work out I thought I would go crazy. I was fidgeting and had all this extra energy I didn’t know what to do with. That was waaaay back then.
Since then, I’ve struggled to get back into a regular exercise routine. I’ll go months where I exercise 4-7 days a week regularly and then I’ll catch a winter cold and it will throw me off for the next 3 or 4 months. This happened again recently. Before Christmas I was working out often and had a nice little routine going. Then I got sick and winter hit. Even after I got better, it’s so hard for me to get motivated to get to the gym in 3 feet of snow. So I slacked off.
Now that it’s warming up a bit and I’m feeling healthier, I’m jumping back in. I just can’t get into the groove though. When I go to the gym in the morning by the time I pick the kids up from preschool, come home, and shower - the entire morning is gone. If I go in the evening, that leads to two showers a day, which I just don’t have time for either.
So I’m looking for some advice. When do you workout? What works for you?
I gave myself a 10pm bedtime, so I can wake up at 5am. I wake up, do 60 to 90 minutes of P90x, hit the shower, then hit the road for work. It’s difficult for me to stay motivated, but the wife is showering me with compliments, which helps a lot. Sadly, though, it’s been interfering with my blog reading/writing time, so I’ve slacked off on that end.
Saw your blog searching Yahoo… keep up the good work