I'm in my mid 30's with two kids aged 4 and 6 and I've noticed a definite reduction in my general physic. Now, I know it's a combination of age, metabolism, eating, etc, but I want to know how adults with kids and similar responsibilities have time to work out and stay in decent shape? I don't live in large city so I don't deal with commute times like others, I work in a government job so my quitting time is 4:30PM which i'm sure is much earlier that most of you all, and on top of all that I live in Alaska with hundreds of miles of trails at my disposal.
I don't want to blame my children...but I will. Man are they time sinks. After work it's picking them up from school, one has dance, the other boys scouts, they're both in "pre basketball", on weekends we have birthday parties, etc. Holy cow! they're not even teens yet who are participating in organized sports. I'd like to know how other parents can actually juggle this?
That being said, my wife and I play rec volleyball, hike on weekends, and stay active with our kids. We no longer seem to have time for a gym. The benifit to living in AK is that we've cooked more than we ever have so our eating out has been drastically reduced these past 5 years.
I'm not trying to get "jacked" or anything but I'd like to lose some weight (15-20lbs) and tighten things up a bit. I'd appreciate any advice or discussion on what others have experienced.
I don't want to blame my children...but I will. Man are they time sinks. After work it's picking them up from school, one has dance, the other boys scouts, they're both in "pre basketball", on weekends we have birthday parties, etc. Holy cow! they're not even teens yet who are participating in organized sports. I'd like to know how other parents can actually juggle this?
That being said, my wife and I play rec volleyball, hike on weekends, and stay active with our kids. We no longer seem to have time for a gym. The benifit to living in AK is that we've cooked more than we ever have so our eating out has been drastically reduced these past 5 years.
I'm not trying to get "jacked" or anything but I'd like to lose some weight (15-20lbs) and tighten things up a bit. I'd appreciate any advice or discussion on what others have experienced.