One of our most frequent questions is, “How do you spend so much time with your husband?” (Replace “husband” with “kids” and you’ll get another frequently asked question, but that’s another blog post entirely.) Some people find the thought of their husband working from home, in their space all the time completely unfathomable, and I…
I LOVE the gym. The smell, the machines, the weights, the Zumba & Spin classes. I love dropping my kids off at daycare and then picking them back up an hour and a half later. It is my ME time. The time I get all to myself while also doing something that my body craves….
I’ve never liked gyms. The thought of paying money to lift heavy stuff and get sweaty running on a machine that goes nowhere….we did it one winter and I swore I’d never do that again.
I’ve also never liked running…but last summer started the Couch to 5K program using an app on my phone. It took me like 16 weeks to do the 9 week program but I did run a 5K last fall. I went from hating running to not liking it…;)
But once having done that it’s been tough to know where to go from there. The problem now is that I don’t want to spend an hour running to go longer distances. I’ve not been as consistent at it…but the weather this winter hasn’t been conducive to it either. I don’t have good cold-weather running gear and really don’t want to buy it.
My wife worked with a trainer to develop a travel-friendly workout. It’s stuff that can be done on a exercise mat and using the elastic bands. I’d like to get to a point where I alternate that with running again, just limiting my run time and trying to get faster.ReplyCancel
Hey…I’m new here to your blog. My family and I traveled for 18 months full time and how that we’re back in our house we are set to travel three times a year for 6-8 weeks at a time. Fitness was difficult for me as well. Like you, we have little ones as well and that makes it really difficult, plus all of the other obstacles you mentioned here.
I personally tried to hike as much as possible, and I took my Insanity DVDs with me which I did here and there (mostly the lighter workouts). A couple of times, my wife and I got up super early and did Insanity outside. Felt like a total dork, though.
Anyway, this is a really difficult aspect of traveling full time. When you find the answer, please let me know 🙂
-Chad
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Chad- Thanks for stopping by!! I checked our you blog as well and it is fabulous! I just bought the T25 workout DVD’s and I WILL be doing them outside and yes, feeling like a total dork. Good thing its the off season and a lot of campgrounds are empty anyway. I’m sure I’ll be all bundled up too!!ReplyCancel
Great post! Staying fit is so important. It’s a big part of our airstream life. When we first started on our travels we ran every day. We loved it. But, we quickly realized we didn’t have 1-2 hours every day for a leisurely run because we had to work, drive, etc. So now we do a variety of exercises: body weight exercise circuits, sprints and we also travel with kettle bells, jump ropes and yoga mats. The Tabata Timer app is a helpful tool. We use the extra space in our campsite (the picnic table is a great piece of equipment). We’ve even worked out in a Walmart parking lot! Best of luck with your new program. Keep us posted. I hope it’s a success for you!ReplyCancel
Hey! Found your site through malimish and have been really enjoy in looking around! I would lie to be on the road with my family! I am a hiking addict! If something bothers me I start craving woods. We have been training our boys since they were born to be hikers(my oldest 1st hike was at 6weeks) and now they can often out hike me at 6 an 7! Hope you are able to get a system you like going. I would definitely recommend hiking. 🙂ReplyCancel
Thanks for your comment!! Okay, HOW do you train your kids to hike? Marlene and I joke about how much our kids whine while they hike (her 4 year old, my 3 year old). Any suggestions for that? My husband and I LOVE backpacking and would probably die of happiness if we could incorporate more of that into our life with our families.ReplyCancel
Check out the book “You Are Your Own Gym” by Mark Lauren. He uses work outs that use mainly your own body or things that are readily available to you. You can do the exercises on their own or he has created workouts for you with varying degrees of difficulty, 30 minutes 4 days a week. I love that you can do the workouts basically anywhere and you don’t need lots of equipment or a gym. Ryan and I started and could tell a big difference in how we felt after a couple weeks. We haven’t been super consistent lately but we are trying to get back into it.ReplyCancel
Hey Jess,
I’m still using the Yoga Studio app, though I’ve found that I have to do it before Brian wakes up in the morning, I would think you might have to do the same with the big crew on board.
I’m a big fan of trail running and cycling, but sometimes these simply are not great options. During our travels I’ve found the Virtual Trainer Apps to be awesome (www.virtualtrainerapps.com). On the road, I’m using the resistance bands, TRX straps, and my own body weights as the only equipment needed (and I carry a bike) and it’s been a dream set-up with minimal equipment footprint … I highly recommend.
I just need to configure a place to mount a TRX anchor to the Airstream …ReplyCancel
There’s a lot of little things to to think about when you are traveling full time on the road. Where am I going to do laundry? What kind of campsite are we going to stay in? How often am I really going to cook? And how good is the camp shower? A little Airstream anatomy…
This post is Part 4 of a series on our first Christmas experience living full-time on the road in an Airstream. Here’s also Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Our kids were very worried that Santa wouldn’t find us this year, with all our moving about. We assured them that we would make sure he knew…
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This post is Part 3 of a series on our first Christmas experience living full-time on the road in an Airstream. Here’s also Part 1 & Part 2. Christmas afternoon we piled in the truck and headed to Spring, TX where all the cousins were gathering for Christmas Eve celebrations. For them, Christmas Eve is…
This is great! I’ve been wanting to get into working from home for a while and this will help guide our family discussion about it over the next few weeks. Glad you guys have found what works well for your family.
Great post! I would have serious problems with #4. 😉
Haha! It definitely takes some practice!
I worked from home for the first 2 1/1 yrs of our marriage, as I already had a freelance business. After we moved to Florida I ended up taking a job. And all that did was reaffirm how much we don’t like being apart. Having our first child made it totally unbearable.
Amen! We made it about 2 months into Sam’s “real” job after college before I begged him to come work from home again. 😉
This is so great. My husband is working remotely about 80% of the time for the first time in our 8 year marriage. We have two little ones and it’s been a big adjustment for all of us. It’s been amazing, but definitely more of a challenge than either of us thought it would be. I appreciate the tips.
Great! I’m so glad it was helpful!