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Alikat · Kate Spade

exercising after work

Aurora · Marc Jacobs

I have the same problem. I go home now and eat first and exercise around 9. It works most days for me.

Maybe try packing an after work snack to munch on before you work out and to tide you over until you eat dinner?

-- Edited by Aurora at 23:58, 2007-03-12

kittenheels · Coach

I exercise after work, but I try to make sure to have a small snack (or a big snack depending on the day) around 4-5, so I can go work out and hold out until dinner at 8:00.

If it's a day when I'm just doing yoga or an exercise DVD at home, I'll eat a tiny snack right before I start.

DH is like Aurora and eats dinner and then works out later. I like that in theory, but I don't work out and just sit for the rest of the evening, so it doesn't work for me :)

killa · Dooney & Bourke

I work out after work, too. Tips include going straight to the gym (don't stop at home), get in the mindset early in the day of working out after work and bring snacks.

I always eat something (usually a yogurt) around 3 p.m. or 4 p.m.

Do you have a magazine you could "save" for your workout? Or could you make a favorite mix for your iPod?

Hope this helps!

Starstuff · Kenneth Cole

What I do when I feel that I *should* go to the gym, but don't *want* to (which is pretty much all the time) is to make a bargain with myself -- I have to go, but if I'm bored/don't like it/etc. I can leave after ten minutes of exercising. I usually stay -- I lose track of time, or I'll switch machines so I don't get bored, etc. But, sometimes I do leave. Maybe try that?

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

I try going on my lunch break and sometimes I *try* to go before work. I find that though I dont go as often when I dont "Plan" for the gym. So when I bring my work out clothes, and tell myself I am going , it usually makes me actually follow through.

halah · Kenneth Cole

I've been working out late these days. I couldn't get motivated to workout before dinner either so I started going to the gym late like 8:30 or 9pm. That's usually the time I'd be watching TV anyway so I just make myself spend that time on the treadmill. Once I get down there and run I'm motivated to stick through it and do my strength training. I was worried that it would affect my sleep but it really hasn't.

I think the key is eating a lighter dinner early enough (I try to eat by 6pm).

Alikat · Kate Spade

Thanks for the tips! I brought a bunch of snacks with me to work today, so hopefully I can hit the gym right afterwards.