When do you work out (if you do at all)

tourist Posted: Mar 02, 2005 01:41 PM

When do you work out (if you do at all)

I am trying to figure out how to fit this in my day.
Do you work out before or after work. Or at lunch?
Or after dinner?

And does the time of day depend on if you are going to the gym, doing something outside or doing something in your home?

usuk2004 Posted: Mar 02, 2005 01:43 PM

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I try to work out in the morning. It's most effective to work out on an empty stomach and then I feel like I've actually accomplished something before I get to work. But, I don't have to be at work until 10 and I don't have a very long commute.

When I don't make it in the morning, I try to go at lunch time.

In the evening when I get home, but before dinner is my last resort.

RedHead Posted: Mar 02, 2005 01:45 PM

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i am going to start this month and i will be working out after i get home from work before dinner

jozieb0925 Posted: Mar 02, 2005 01:47 PM

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I've been working out after dinner with dh...I don't feel rushed after work..

I tried going during work and in the mornings and I just feel rushed all the time..

FeliciaDA Posted: Mar 02, 2005 01:49 PM

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When I had a more flexible lunch hour (in particular at my old firm), I would always go at lunchtime ... I went with a few friends and we took classes and kept each other motivated to go , which for me is key

Before the wedding, I was going immediately after I got home from work every night.. before dinner. We have a gym right in our building which has the basics (treadmills, bikes, nautlius equipmemt, steppers, free weights) so 'getting to the gym' wasn't (and still isn't) an issue

Now I've gotten downright lazy and havent' been to the gym in months. I am so exhausted when I get home , so DH and I were trying to convince ourselves to get up early and go before work...

We'll see how that pans out .. I really need to get back on track

sarahthegreat Posted: Mar 02, 2005 01:49 PM

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i usually go after work - i go home and eat a little something, then go to the gym - usually for about an hour.

reallybehind! Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:18 PM

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dh and i always go after dinner. around 8pm. if we go any earlier the gym is crazy crowded with commuters working out before leaving the city. so it's easier to wait. in my ideal world i'd go on my way home from work.

MrsSchultz Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:27 PM

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My company has a gym, so I joined a month ago, its sooo easy, just go to the gym right after work and then jump on the train home (after showering of course, the train is packed as it is!!)

tourist Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:29 PM

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I used to work out at home with videos or walk/jog in my neighborhood, when DH didn't live with me & was in school & he couldn't come over after work.

Then I tried goign to a gym across form work, right after work, but the whoel tiem I was there I just wanted to go home & see DH & eat.

We usually finish dinner about 8:30, so it seems late to go out to a gym then., even if I join the one around the corner. I could do a tape, but I don't want to take the tv away from DH during prime time!

EireBride-to-Be Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:33 PM

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I always go in the morning before work.

I get too tired after work and it gives me lots of energy for the day.

lilmrs Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:39 PM

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after work, before dinner.
I tried ebfore work, but it made me so tired in the afternoon.

Snowboardgirl Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:42 PM

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usually before work, or during my lunch break.

I workout on weekends anytime I get the chance.

Anniegrl Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:44 PM

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If I had my choice, I'd go at 10am. That's when I have the most energy. But of course because of work, I don't have that option so I go to the gym at around 5:30pm.
(On the weekends I go whenever I can drag DH out of bed!)

TracyInQueens Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:47 PM

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When I was most efficient, I was putting my gym bag in the car and going straight from work. I am going to do that today for the first time in ages. Once I go home, I'm toast. It's so hard for me to go out again. I am hoping that leaving with my things in the morning helps to get me back on track.

JimmysBride Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:50 PM

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I either have to go during lunch or straight from work - if I go home first, I'll never make it! Lately, I've been squeezing in my workouts during lunch.

tourist Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:53 PM

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Posted by JimmysBride

I either have to go during lunch or straight from work - if I go home first, I'll never make it! Lately, I've been squeezing in my workouts during lunch.

You're still working out? Impressive! My friend stopped as soon as her doctor said , ' don't over do it' I think that was about her 2nd month

JimmysBride Posted: Mar 02, 2005 02:55 PM

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Posted by tourist

Posted by JimmysBride

I either have to go during lunch or straight from work - if I go home first, I'll never make it! Lately, I've been squeezing in my workouts during lunch.

You're still working out? Impressive! My friend stopped as soon as her doctor said , ' don't over do it' I think that was about her 2nd month

Yeah, well don't be too impressed. They have been pretty lazy workouts compared to what I used to do.... I definitely don't 'push' myself!

no stress bride Posted: Mar 02, 2005 03:12 PM

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I work out after work and on the weekends!!!

12-3Princess Posted: Mar 02, 2005 03:36 PM

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my actual GYM time is always before work - get up at 5am.

when it's nice weather, i also take an hour long walk at lunch (but I'm lucky b/c I can eat at my desk and that doesn't 'count' as my lunch break. It gives me the full hour to walk.)