@redeemedsinner What I will also add is that eventually one child becomes easy to manage, but when you have 2+ there will always be something that takes precedence until the youngest child is around 3.
Working out with a baby in a swing beside you? Thats great, but add a crazy toddler walking about too and those squats are quickly interrupted.
I think it’s also ok to just accept that workouts will change and not to expect the same discipline or level of commitment to it.
I’ve changed my whole outlook - I now only lift twice a week because I find it hard to fit it in, but I walk for miles with my toddler, cycle with him on the back, and swim at least 3 times a week after bedtime to make sure I’m maintaining overall flexibility. I also run about like a madman at soft play and the park, and fit in lunges and squats as part of it.
My exercise is now just more intertwined in my daily life, rather than being a set time of day where I’m alone.
I’m currently just out of the first trimester again so plan on continuing this routine until baby is born, but I’m not stupid - this will drastically change when baby is born and I’ll have weight to lose and less time to move, so my priority will be pram jogs and just overall movement with mild calorie restriction.
But I think it’s ok to just accept that in this season of life, exercise won’t be what it was before kids. It will go back to 7am pre-work gym trips, but it’s just not that right now. But it’s very worth the sacrifice!
