Tuesday, February 2, 2010

How do you workout when kids are sick ?

I would say 99% of my working out is at the gym. That is because they have this awesome sitting room with awesome sitters and I have a 3 year old and a 5 year old, neither in a full day program yet. Which means they are pretty much always around, so if I want to work out, I go to the gym, put them in the sitting room, they have a huge fun playdate time and I get to work out.

Well my 5 year old has a fever again. I plan on taking her to the doc today to see what it is. Point is, this is 2 days in a row that I am unable to get my workouts in b/c I can't get to the gym. Yes I have a treadmill and a bike trainer downstairs BUT I can't do them until girls are asleep, which is really like 8 to 9 pm, and quite frankly I am exhausted by then and 99% likely NOT to do it.

How do you deal with a change in your plans ? Do you have a backup plan ?

My plan is if hubby is home and he is going to work out in basement, i will work out with him, one on bike one on treadmill and we will watch the biggest loser. any bets on if this happens

4 comments:

  1. Oh I have no idea how you mommies make it work. But, I do try to have a back up plan if some workouts don't work for me... due to late meetings, or pool being closed, etc.

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  2. Oh, that's hard. But your plan sounds good to me!

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  3. omg, I'm so living your life! have 4 yr old twins, and *heart* my gyms day care...as long we we're all well1;-) found you via run faster mommy;-)

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  4. i completely understand! I have a 4, 2, and newborn and cannot get a "real" workout done until they crash at night.

    I "tri" and fit in small bursts of fitness whenever I can. I make it a game of running up/down the stairs with them as many times as I can. we do lunges and squats and dance around to music. I jump rope why they are playing trucks, etc.

    It definitely isn't ideal and I would MUCH rather workout alone, but it works as a back up. Every little bit counts, right? ;)

    hope your little one feels better soon!

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what are you triing

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