Comments on: Small Steps http://www.getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/ Physical Fitness That Makes Sense Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:16:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mhb http://www.getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-3533 mhb Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:30:49 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3533 A friend of mine is a new schoolteacher, and he wakes at 4:00am so he can be at work by 6:00... so he can get to the photocopier before everyone else. That sounds wayyy less rewarding than getting up at 4:30 for an energizing, kid-free workout to me. Getting up so early means a change in habits, but if you make those changes it can be sustainable, for sure. And it sounds like it's not foreign for you, so why not go for it? A friend of mine is a new schoolteacher, and he wakes at 4:00am so he can be at work by 6:00… so he can get to the photocopier before everyone else. That sounds wayyy less rewarding than getting up at 4:30 for an energizing, kid-free workout to me.

Getting up so early means a change in habits, but if you make those changes it can be sustainable, for sure. And it sounds like it’s not foreign for you, so why not go for it?

]]> By: Mrs darling http://www.getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 Mrs darling Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:19:17 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3532 I dont think you guys should discourage him from getting up at 4:30. Why isnt it sustainable? My 50 year old husband has been getting up at 3:45 for work every morning for the last 30 years! He gets home at 6 pm every night and awakens the next morning at 3:45. It can be done. Way to go Mac! I say, whatever works! I dont think you guys should discourage him from getting up at 4:30. Why isnt it sustainable? My 50 year old husband has been getting up at 3:45 for work every morning for the last 30 years! He gets home at 6 pm every night and awakens the next morning at 3:45. It can be done. Way to go Mac! I say, whatever works!

]]> By: Greenman2001 http://www.getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 Greenman2001 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:29:13 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3531 "One of the benefits of working out at the gym is that my kids aren’t buzzing around me like little bees asking for a cup of nectar." I think this is the point. Waking up at 4:30 isn't sustainable in the long run -- your previous effort at getting to the gym this early didn't last. But for you, Mac, exercise is an important part of managing the boredom and stress that come with being a stay-at-home Dad. There's nothing stopping you from putting Liam on your bike and riding for a couple of hours. He'd love it, you'd get your exercise -- it's win/win. But it's not time alone. Getting up at 4:30 means going to bed at 8pm, asleep by 8:30 pm. That means no socializing with adults, no prime-time TV, little time catching up with Pam. It's not sustainable. But I'm intrigued to hear that you got up at 4:30 am for six years for work. Was it actually 4:30? I get out of bed at 5:30 to be at work by 7am. There's a big difference between 5:30 am and 4:30 am. “One of the benefits of working out at the gym is that my kids aren’t buzzing around me like little bees asking for a cup of nectar.”

I think this is the point. Waking up at 4:30 isn’t sustainable in the long run — your previous effort at getting to the gym this early didn’t last. But for you, Mac, exercise is an important part of managing the boredom and stress that come with being a stay-at-home Dad.

There’s nothing stopping you from putting Liam on your bike and riding for a couple of hours. He’d love it, you’d get your exercise — it’s win/win. But it’s not time alone.

Getting up at 4:30 means going to bed at 8pm, asleep by 8:30 pm. That means no socializing with adults, no prime-time TV, little time catching up with Pam. It’s not sustainable.

But I’m intrigued to hear that you got up at 4:30 am for six years for work. Was it actually 4:30? I get out of bed at 5:30 to be at work by 7am. There’s a big difference between 5:30 am and 4:30 am.

]]> By: steve http://www.getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-3530 steve Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:49:33 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3530 and they didn't give you your money back? too funny... good luck for the early morning start on Friday. i have a sneaky feeling you'll be fine.... well done! --steve and they didn’t give you your money back? too funny…

good luck for the early morning start on Friday. i have a sneaky feeling you’ll be fine….

well done!

–steve

]]> By: macdaddy http://www.getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-3529 macdaddy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:48:57 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3529 Chris: I'm not capable of doing P90X, I've checked it out a bit and have a friend who is in much better shape than me who didn't finish it--though I'm not sure why. For me, one of the benefits of working out at the gym is that my kids aren't buzzing around me like little bees asking for a cup of nectar. So I guess it's going to be 4:30 for a while. Chris: I’m not capable of doing P90X, I’ve checked it out a bit and have a friend who is in much better shape than me who didn’t finish it–though I’m not sure why. For me, one of the benefits of working out at the gym is that my kids aren’t buzzing around me like little bees asking for a cup of nectar. So I guess it’s going to be 4:30 for a while.

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