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1 hour on the bike with back support after putting the kid to bed.

back support because I have a herniated disc.

after putting the kid to bed because that's when I actually become free.

The second best time to start is now.

I do 2 workouts a week around 40 minutes each, but I am fully committed to them. I’m not doing anything else during that time and I don’t cheat myself.

I set little interesting goals. See something cool and try to work up to it. It helps you stay motivated and internalize why you are doing something. Maybe you want to do handstand pushups. Or one armed pushups. Or a dragon flag or a muscle up or pistol squat or a marathon or a triathlon or a one arm pull up. These are all little stunts but you can work up to them. And along the way you get in great shape.

Also, if you have a goal, it’s so much easier to decide to eat something healthy or not have a drink after work - the trade off is more real!

I try to do 20-30 minutes of exercise each day. Sometimes I'll do burpees in the garden with the kids running around, Saturday is soccer day, and often I do (power) yoga at night. Yoga might be the easiest start for most people; this channel has a boat load of short sessions of all kinds.

Having a dog helps a lot becuase they force you to get out and go for a walk. It can be a struggle to keep active though, especially when you're not sleeping well.

Once or twice a week, my daughter and I have dance parties. I’ll throw her around and spin her up in the air. Once a week I bike her to daycare in the morning. Evening walks with the family in the spring through fall, helps us all stay bonded, ya know? In the winter we were watching these kids exercise games on YouTube. Our favorite was the grinch one where you have to dodge the items that come on the screen, and sometimes hop on the couch to get away from avalanches. I’ve also started doing 20 burpees during bath time instead of always being on my phone.