Post 9 - Fitting the gym into the daily work routine

After last week's success even though I really haven't done much exercise I decided to start with a gym programme this week to keep up the momentum, especially whilst I am feeling so good about how its all going.

I work an hour from home so the daily commute at each end of the day doesn't usually leave much time or much of an inclination to get to the gym after work as I generally get home about 6.30pm and once I have eaten it is more like 7.30pm.

I therefore decided that a morning session might be easier to fit into the daily routine. Part of the staff benefits of working at my current company is a membership at a leisure centre near to work, so the plan is to leave home at 6.00am, arrive at the gym at 7.00am, work out for about 50 mins which gives me time to cool down, shower and be at my desk at 8.30am in time to start work.

I think 3 times per week will be realistically achievable and I will still be able to fit in the off site meetings that I need to attend and still achieve the goal.

The workouts that I am planning will be largely cardio to begin with in order to support fat burning and as I am carrying a knee injury they will be very low impact with a little weight work to help build core strength and a base level of fitness that I can increase as the time goes on.