I Don’t Have Time to Workout Because of My Kids
I don’t wake up at 4:30am to work out.
And you definitely don’t have to either.
Somewhere along the way, we bought into the idea that getting in shape requires an all or nothing approach: waking up before the sun, eating perfectly, and never missing a beat. And when that unrealistic routine breaks down (usually about 10 days in), we hit the familiar cycle:
“I’ll start again Monday…”
The thing is - it’s not your willpower that’s broken.
It’s your plan that’s too extreme for your real life.
You go all in: early wake-ups, intense workouts, cutting calories & carbs…and then life hits.
A kid wakes up early.
You didn’t sleep well.
Someone’s sick, and your morning gets hijacked.
Suddenly, that perfect plan feels impossible to stick to.
So you quit.
Not because you’re lazy or unmotivated.
But because the plan didn’t leave room for reality.
You make this plan that involved waking up at some ungodly hour you hate, and then falling off 1.5 weeks later. .
What if you started smaller?
Instead of building your fitness on sacrifice and rigidity, what if you built it on sustainability?
What if you asked:
➡️ What can I do today that fits my real life?
Here’s a reality check most moms need:
You don’t need an hour of HIIT or a gym full of machines to get strong.
You just need to start where you are and build from there.
Can you do squats while your kids play? YES ✅
Can you do planks while your kids jump around you? YES ✅
Can you do pushups from your knees and teach your kids how to count at the same time? YES ✅
Breaking a 20-minute workout into four 5-minute blocks if that’s all you have ✅ ✅
Then we move you into a progressive program that matches your goals - whether that’s muscle tone, fat loss, or a confident post-baby physique.
But it starts with realistic, repeatable action.
You’re already a great multitasker. You’re already strong. Apply that to improving your fitness. And eventually move to a program that really gets you to your goal physic 👙 without the 4am wake-ups :)