How do you maintain balance with exercise/workout routine?

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I love playing basketball. Lots of great guys to play with and good exercise. There are a couple groups of Worcester Realtors who have gyms and play. Great way to exercise and meet people. there is always someone of your level to play against in the game within the game

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it seems to me to change by the decade.. in my 30s I would work out weights and cardio one hour virtually every day. then walk 18 holes of golf carrying my bag 3 times a week pretty much year round ( lived in the Napa Valley were golf is year round) then get home and walk my Shepard 3 plus miles.. at that rate i ate and drank anything i liked without a thought. Moving to Oregon were golf wound down to basically nothing and weather makes walking the dog not so nice every day.. I was a gym member for first 10 years I was here and went at least 4 to 5 times a week.. last 10 I put all my gym equipment in my fully finished basement and have 3 kinds of cardio free weights and a smith machine.. but even with that i cant maintain my weight of 20 years ago. walk the dog every clear day. Were i lose it is on my visits to my clients I am funding for BRRR all across the country 3 to 4 days on the road high end client dinners every month takes a toll. However for those that dont exercise at all or have a hard time I found its simply had to be your priority of the day.. Plus I like to do it at about 3 pm when I need a boost.. I used to go to the gym at 6am but dont work out in the morning anymore takes to long for me to get going so pretty much every day I walk from my home office to my basement and do and hour of something.. well at least 4 times a week.

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I lift weights 3X a week and have been ever since I was in my early-20s (before my early-20s I worked out off and on). Lifting weights helps a lot with my level of stress.I need to up the cardio; having a dog to walk/go on hikes with is what I need to do. I eat healthier than 98% of the population but can always improve on that. I do my best to stay away from sugar, dairy and gluten as it causes inflammation in my body and don't drink much alcohol.

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I personally have an exercise schedule hard coded into my schedule. I don't schedule anything within that time frame and I go 4-5 days a week. After the first few times, it becomes easier to keep up with it as long as you prioritize and make sure people know that your gym time is sacred. I don't answer calls or text if I don't want to because it's a me time. It's also something I do at night so my schedule from 7-10 is blocked during the week. If something happens and I can't make it, I make up for it on the weekend even if I have to wake up early. The key is to commit.

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Lift weights 5 times a week. Walk on treadmill daily when I'm trying to get leaner. Will be in the gym at 5 am when I won't have time during the day. Have a goal of doing a bodybuilding competition later this year.

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I’ve been bad about exercise lately I blame it on 2 young kids but I acknowledge that’s just an excuse. I personally hate going to the gym. It’s just not for me. I tried it for a long time would force myself to go but it never became a habit and I hated it. In my opinion life is too short to force something into your routine that you don’t enjoy. So what I did was build exercise into my routine in a way that out did enjoy. Instead of waiting 10 minutes below ground for the T to take me from south station to the financial district I would wear sneakers to work walk the 1.5 miles to the office, instead of waiting in line at the elevator in the morning I would walk up the stairs, instead of eating lunch at my desk or in the cafeteria I would walk 1/2 mile to the Boston common and eat there. By building exercise into my daily routine I would essentially walk 4+ miles 5 days a week. It sucked for about a month but after that it was just part of my day and I didn’t even notice it. Now I make it a point to “get up and wander” around the building whenever I have a 30 minute phone call but I definitely need to rebuild some daily exercise into my routine.

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Hello @Kyle Curtin,Happy for you man!! Sounds like you've got the ball rolling and are headed in a great direction, thanks for sharing!Before parenthood I enjoyed early morning gym sessions and afternoon/early evening runs. A recent way I've implemented exercise into my life has been stretching & calisthenics in the living room while my daughter follows along or climbs on my back.