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Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by kkylin on Saturday November 23, 2019 @12:47PM (#21615345)
And many parents we know (ourselves included) give up exercise. If at all possible, try to maintain some semblance of an exercise routine.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by scruple on Saturday November 23, 2019 @05:03PM (#21616909)
My twins are 6 months. I've maintained 3x a week, hour long full body training sessions the entire time (and I get out for 2-3 10k runs a week and occasionally get out for a mountain bike ride, depending on how good of a deal I can make with my wife). I'm fortunate to work from home full-time, which means that I can get my workout in over lunch hour.

For people who aren't are so fortunate, I always recommend that they look into Kettlebell Simple & Sinister on Amazon from Pavel Tsatsouline (there's a new version, recently released, easy to read and very dense with information and incredible strength training insights).

Simple & Sinister is essentially a 20 minute, no nonsense, 100% legitimate strength training routine that can be done daily, even in combination with other training programs and workouts. Kettlebells take up essentially no space and if you buy a reputable brand you will have this strength training implement for the rest of your life.

Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by munificent on Saturday November 23, 2019 @06:38PM (#21617355)
> My twins are 6 months.

For what it's worth, that means that you're actually at an easier phase than you will be when the kids get older. Infants are time-consuming in many ways, but they also sleep a lot and have few external needs of their own.

When your kids stopping napping and start acquiring their own friends and activities, the time commitment goes up a lot, especially when they are still too young to do much for themselves.

Elementary age sort of plateaus: the amount of activities goes up, but they can take care of more of their own maintainance too. I don't know what middle school is like yet, but my hunch is that the time commitment starts going down when they become old enough to go to activities on their own.

Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by scruple on Saturday November 23, 2019 @08:07PM (#21617678)
Oh, for sure. It's already ramped up, month over month, just due to them napping less. I'm excited to see where it all takes us over the coming years. That said, a major factor in why I work full-time remote today is because I wanted to take control of my health and use my lunch hour to exercise. I don't plan on ever giving that up, but I know that's optimistic. I'd happily go back to S&S 6 days a week if that's where my life took me (again).
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by peripitea on Monday November 25, 2019 @02:46AM (#21626200)
How do you handle progressive overload? Do you have a bunch of different kettlebells of various weights? Seems like that would defeat the space savings. Or do you cycle out the lower weights or put them in storage once you've progressed past them? Curious to see if I could make this work for me, as I also have time/space constraints.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by scruple on Monday November 25, 2019 @02:57PM (#21632118)
This program "only" consists of 2 movements, the kettlebell swing and the turkish get-up. But it's deceptively challenging. Progressive overload with S&S is mainly in building up the swings and in perfecting the form of the TGU. Once you have mastery with a kettlebell of a certain size, you test yourself and move up to the next size. It used to have time requirements, in version 1, but that has been removed in the latest iteration.

Kettlebells, traditionally, jump in 4kg increments. So, on average, with this program, you start with a single 16kg kettlebell, and then move to a 20kg, on up to 32kg.

I have a lot of kettlebells... 2x12kg, 2x16kg, 2x20kg, 1x24kg, 1x28kg, 1x32kg, 1x36kg, 1x40kg. They have a small footprint. I leave them all in a corner in the garage and they take up very little space, maybe 3 square feet. I'm on a different (non-kettlebell) program right now. But, I am using the 32kg on days that are not my main training days for strength-endurance purposes (I like doing between 300 and 500 heavy swings a week).

Sorry for the brevity, but I wanted to respond. Hope it helps.

Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by peripitea on Monday November 25, 2019 @03:22PM (#21632373)
That's very helpful. Thanks!
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by jacquesm on Saturday November 23, 2019 @01:07PM (#21615483)
Simplest solution: if the traffic situation around you allows it get a bike. And use it for anything under 10 km or when you need to transport something heavy. Cheaper than the gym and far healthier, saves you money on w&t on your car as well.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by BeeOnRope on Saturday November 23, 2019 @05:32PM (#21617070)
Why is biking far healthier than the gym?
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by bretthoerner on Saturday November 23, 2019 @07:04PM (#21617442)
I think they just mean it's healthier than not biking to work.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by BeeOnRope on Sunday November 24, 2019 @02:06PM (#21622522)
That makes sense, I probably parsed it differently than the author intended.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by DailyHN on Sunday November 24, 2019 @09:13AM (#21620531)
Until you get hit by a car.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by jkestner on Saturday November 23, 2019 @08:38PM (#21617797)
I’ve said it before, but I’m in the best shape of my life now with two children because the YMCA has free childcare.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by emptysands on Saturday November 23, 2019 @01:22PM (#21615574)
Best way to do that is bike to work.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by kkylin on Saturday November 23, 2019 @01:37PM (#21615650)
Yeah, I commuted by bike until we had kids. Sadly, the preschool that we liked the most also wasn't easily bikable from the house. The kids now go to a school that is easily bikable, and it's a joy.
Re:The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius by munificent on Saturday November 23, 2019 @06:39PM (#21617361)
I do that now because I'm fortunate enough to live very close to work, but that can be really difficult for parents. If your commute time is too long then commute + work + commute can end up a longer span of time than the gap between breakfast and dinner for the kids. When I lived farther, I drove because that mattered more to me than missing meals with them.