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Re:For Them? For Me? - 2010/07/30 10:33
It is VERY difficult to workout when you have a family. I don't care what anybody says. I've had several people tell me that you "just make time" for it. I'm an only parent with a 6 yr old son. I live 11 hrs away from my closest family member. I work full time. I was once an avid & athletic soccer player but soon real life hit. The 60 hrs I spent at school did not leave any way for me to "make" time to work out unless I never wanted to see my child (which would leave my mother, the babysitter, very unhappy). I'm just starting to get back into the swing of running - mostly because my son is spending some time with his grandparents. I'm very worried about how I'll manage when the weather changes & the school year starts again. I can't wake up early & run before he gets out of bed because he'd be home alone. Often, I don't get out of work early enough to get a run in before he needs to be picked up from daycare. I'm thinking about joining a gym for the cold season, but will their kid watch program be open when I need it and even more important, will it be safe? Plus, I live in NY...the days are excruciatingly short. It's exhausting enough to work all day & take care of my son. I get a few short hours a day to spend with him, do I really want to have him spend those with other people while I'm working out? It seems silly to worry about this now, but I feel that I need some sort of plan of attack in place before I nonchalantly give up on working out.
As an aside, I think it's important for kids to see their parents do something they enjoy, especially if it's a healthy thing. It seems like kids these days aren't really willing to work for anything. What better life lesson can there be than watching a parent make a goal and work their butt off (literally) to achieve that goal?
Sorry for the rambling. First post I've made since finding this site. Just struck a chord.
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