Comments on: Small Steps http://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/ Physical Fitness That Makes Sense Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mhb http://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3492 mhb Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:30:49 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3492 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://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3491 Mrs darling Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:19:17 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3491 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://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3490 Greenman2001 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:29:13 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3490 "One of the benefits of working out at the gym is that my kids arenÂ’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 arenÂ’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://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3489 steve Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:49:33 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3489 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://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3488 macdaddy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:48:57 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3488 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.

]]> By: workout mommy http://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3487 workout mommy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:24:05 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3487 4:30 is hardcore, but definitely worth it. good for you! (and I can't believe they didn't give you the $3 back!) 4:30 is hardcore, but definitely worth it. good for you!

(and I can’t believe they didn’t give you the $3 back!)

]]> By: monica http://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3486 monica Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3486 Whoa. 4:30?! Now THAT's hardcore. I've been getting up at 5:45am.. actually, I love it. I'd like to get up earlier. I feel like I have the whole world to myself. Too bad the pool doesn't open til 7am. Or is it? I have breakfast, get some work done, then work out. It's a good feeling, working out knowing I've gotten some stuff done, and still getting back before the rest of the world has barely rolled out of bed. Whoa. 4:30?! Now THAT’s hardcore. I’ve been getting up at 5:45am.. actually, I love it. I’d like to get up earlier. I feel like I have the whole world to myself. Too bad the pool doesn’t open til 7am. Or is it? I have breakfast, get some work done, then work out. It’s a good feeling, working out knowing I’ve gotten some stuff done, and still getting back before the rest of the world has barely rolled out of bed.

]]> By: Chris Wolf http://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3485 Chris Wolf Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:34:22 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3485 You could always buy a home exercise program and exercise at home. I find this much easier than hauling my butt to the gym. I do p90X(http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/best_sellers/p90x.do) and it is fantastic! - Chris Wolf You could always buy a home exercise program and exercise at home.

I find this much easier than hauling my butt to the gym.

I do p90X(http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/best_sellers/p90x.do) and it is fantastic!

- Chris Wolf

]]> By: Andrew is getting fit http://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3484 Andrew is getting fit Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:22:34 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3484 Way to go! 4:30am! You are a legend indeed. Way to go! 4:30am! You are a legend indeed.

]]> By: Pam http://getfitslowly.com/2008/09/10/small-steps/#comment-3483 Pam Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:31:49 +0000 http://www.getfitslowly.com/?p=293#comment-3483 Greenman - I hear you: 4:30 am wake-up sucks! But that's been the only time I have found that really works for me to consistently run longer distances (Tu/Th/Sa), so I think Mac is right about that being what he needs to do. Mac spent six years of his life getting up this early for work, so it is not entirely foreign to him. He just needs to get in the right frame of mind and establish a new routine (like early bed times!). On the flip side, 6:30 feels like sleeping in once you get used to getting up at 4:30! Greenman – I hear you: 4:30 am wake-up sucks! But that’s been the only time I have found that really works for me to consistently run longer distances (Tu/Th/Sa), so I think Mac is right about that being what he needs to do. Mac spent six years of his life getting up this early for work, so it is not entirely foreign to him. He just needs to get in the right frame of mind and establish a new routine (like early bed times!).

On the flip side, 6:30 feels like sleeping in once you get used to getting up at 4:30!

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