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I'm sorry to hear what happened to you and happy to know you're better. May I ask how do you manage to train 14+ hours per day with a job and kids? I'm an eng

I'm sorry to hear what happened to you and happy to know you're better. May I ask how do you manage to train 14+ hours per day with a job and kids? I'm an engineer and would love to train more to recover form the sedentary lifestyle that's taking a toll on my health but can barely manage 8 hours of training per week alongside the job, cooking, chores and meeting friends.

TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago
It reads at 14 per week, unless there was a ninja edit earlier.
MRD85 8y ago
Sure. I'm in the military and get 5 hours of unit PT per week. I work out for an hour each lunch for 5 more hours. I'm lucky in that we have gyms at work. For the last 4-7 hours I train an hour a day, when possible, in Brazillian Ju Jitsu and Muay Thai. Unless you're quite fit I wouldn't recommend 14+ hours per week. I've been in the Army for a decade and my resting heart rate sits at about 40 BPM. Athlete levels of training takes years of buildup and is likely to be harmful to someone coming from a sedentary lifestyle. I'm a very active person in all aspects of my life. I don't sit still, I can't even sit still long enough to watch a tv show. Even my workaholic Commanding Officer tells me I need to slow down. The biggest challenge is sleep. For 3 hours of training you really need to make sure you get 8 hours. How old are your children? Once they reach a certain age you can incorporate them into an active lifestyle. For example, once they're 3-4+ you can take them out for a scooter while you walk. If they're younger you can put them in a pram and walk. Regular walking is a really underrated exercise for people battling a sedentary lifestyle. When I'm injured I increase my walking to offset lack of exercise. I'm a single father and the way I incorporate my children into a busy life is to make it part of their life. Cooking healthy dinners take a lot of time, so I have my kids in my kitchen learning about cooking so I multitask cooking and quality time. Finally I should mention I'm quite introverted. I have plenty of friends but I don't choose to socialise often. I also don't have a commute worth mentioning due to living next to base. I know a lot of others have 2 hours per day of commuting and this could be the difference between how I find time to train.

TheSpiceIsLife 8y ago

It reads at 14 per week, unless there was a ninja edit earlier.

MRD85 8y ago

Sure. I'm in the military and get 5 hours of unit PT per week. I work out for an hour each lunch for 5 more hours. I'm lucky in that we have gyms at work. For the last 4-7 hours I train an hour a day, when possible, in Brazillian Ju Jitsu and Muay Thai. Unless you're quite fit I wouldn't recommend 14+ hours per week. I've been in the Army for a decade and my resting heart rate sits at about 40 BPM. Athlete levels of training takes years of buildup and is likely to be harmful to someone coming from a sedentary lifestyle. I'm a very active person in all aspects of my life. I don't sit still, I can't even sit still long enough to watch a tv show. Even my workaholic Commanding Officer tells me I need to slow down. The biggest challenge is sleep. For 3 hours of training you really need to make sure you get 8 hours. How old are your children? Once they reach a certain age you can incorporate them into an active lifestyle. For example, once they're 3-4+ you can take them out for a scooter while you walk. If they're younger you can put them in a pram and walk. Regular walking is a really underrated exercise for people battling a sedentary lifestyle. When I'm injured I increase my walking to offset lack of exercise. I'm a single father and the way I incorporate my children into a busy life is to make it part of their life. Cooking healthy dinners take a lot of time, so I have my kids in my kitchen learning about cooking so I multitask cooking and quality time. Finally I should mention I'm quite introverted. I have plenty of friends but I don't choose to socialise often. I also don't have a commute worth mentioning due to living next to base. I know a lot of others have 2 hours per day of commuting and this could be the difference between how I find time to train.