How do others here get to do their work and good workouts at the same time? I usually train about 4000 yards a day but at the moment I have too much work where I need to concentrate. I often work until early in the morning. I work in animation so my work is always sitting down at my animation desk and computer.
I have to admit that I have a lot of work and if I'd do my swimming now I would get too tired at some point, so I took a break from swimming(and gained 10 lbs during this time:( )
I know I'll lose the weight as soon as I hit the pool again but also I will get less work done because I'll be drained.
How do others do it?
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I always have had problems balancing priorities. If I am doing well at work, my exercise/fitness and eventually health suffer. If I am doing well swimming/cycling, I am not doing justice at my job.
For me, exercise after work suits me best. I take my stuff to work so I do not need to go home to change clothes etc. The intense exercise physically tires me and clears my mind mentally. But then it takes a few hours to relax; and I am prone to oversleeping and getting to work late the next day.
First thing in the morning is easier to schedule; but I physically can't seem to get going for a hard workout and it can be hard to drag out of bed when I'm tired, short on sleep and know I have a very long stressful day ahead of me.
Swimming can be hard to justify the travel time, fees, time spent changing clothes, etc if you're not even going to do a 2,000 workout. However, you can maintain minimal fitness getting in 3 swims in per week, about a mile each time.
I worked out a deal where I would leave the office in time for an evening workout and then work remotely from home afterwards to pick up a few extra hours. But I was just too drained to be productive after exercise; and I also had my car broken into and company laptop stolen.
Some of my coworkers were able to find a gym near work and slip out for a long lunchhour workout. Key to that was finding a nearby facility and not spending much time in the lockerroom. I am planning to see if I can fit some lunchhour cycling into my schedule to take advantage of warmer temps and daylight. Fortunately my company has showers at work.
Forget the mentality that exercise has to be 100% or nothing. Make a deal with yourself that you can focus on technique drills this year, or focus on some other aspect of your swimming that didn't get proper attention during hard training. Just keep moving.
I always have had problems balancing priorities. If I am doing well at work, my exercise/fitness and eventually health suffer. If I am doing well swimming/cycling, I am not doing justice at my job.
For me, exercise after work suits me best. I take my stuff to work so I do not need to go home to change clothes etc. The intense exercise physically tires me and clears my mind mentally. But then it takes a few hours to relax; and I am prone to oversleeping and getting to work late the next day.
First thing in the morning is easier to schedule; but I physically can't seem to get going for a hard workout and it can be hard to drag out of bed when I'm tired, short on sleep and know I have a very long stressful day ahead of me.
Swimming can be hard to justify the travel time, fees, time spent changing clothes, etc if you're not even going to do a 2,000 workout. However, you can maintain minimal fitness getting in 3 swims in per week, about a mile each time.
I worked out a deal where I would leave the office in time for an evening workout and then work remotely from home afterwards to pick up a few extra hours. But I was just too drained to be productive after exercise; and I also had my car broken into and company laptop stolen.
Some of my coworkers were able to find a gym near work and slip out for a long lunchhour workout. Key to that was finding a nearby facility and not spending much time in the lockerroom. I am planning to see if I can fit some lunchhour cycling into my schedule to take advantage of warmer temps and daylight. Fortunately my company has showers at work.
Forget the mentality that exercise has to be 100% or nothing. Make a deal with yourself that you can focus on technique drills this year, or focus on some other aspect of your swimming that didn't get proper attention during hard training. Just keep moving.
