Working Workouts into a Busy Life

Making it a goal of fitting in exercise whenever I can. Actually, it's become more like a mission to make sure I include it into my schedule.

Here's how my exercise schedule looked last week. I'm posting it in hopes that it may give a busy woman ideas on how she may fit exercise into her schedule.

Sunday. Group ride organized by a cycling mama of two. It was 2-hours of hills around the beautiful bluffs near the St. Croix river in Wisconsin. It was a sufferfest. But I loved every minute of it. And I  loved my friends even more for letting me tag along, even if I was a half mile behind the pack at any given time. They stopped at the top of hills and intersections to wait for me. They even took turns riding towards my position (waaaay behind the pack) to check on me and give me encouragement.

Monday. Family ride to run errands. It was also a recovery ride for me. The scene: Justin riding his commuter bike and hauling Elizabeth in the bike trailer. Me on my road bike.

Tuesday. Elizabeth and I took off for a jog/walk in the BOB.

Wednesday. OFF

Thursday. A walk at lunchtime with Justin. I'm currently working on a consulting assignment close to his company, so we're meeting for lunchtime walks when our schedules allow. And let the record show that we hauled our butts around during the walk - we were pretty sleep deprived thanks to a week of Elizabeth teething AND fighting a virus. I also think I was still recovering from Sunday's sufferfest.

Friday. A very slow lunchtime jog/walk around the lake near the office where I'm consulting. Took some convincing to get my butt out the door, but I was very glad that I made time for "me." I don't have access to showers, so I packed a bag with my workout clothes, shoes, deodorant, baby wipes, a hand towel, and extra underwear. Click on the link to read how to pack a gym bag. Once I trouble shoot my new challenge of exercising at work without access to showers, I will post an updated blog entry with tips to packing a bag.

It would be great to be able to have a week like this every week. Minus the sleep deprivation.

The size is slowly coming off my hips, and I'm finally feeling [small] improvements in my fitness. Slow and steady wins the race.

Stay tuned for more progress and ideas on how you can build exercise into your week, too.

Make your life healthy,

Janet