How to Squeeze in Workouts: Real Advice From Busy Moms & Working Women

Embrace Your Real

Julie Ledbetter

Health & Fitness, Fitness, Body, Mindset, Movement, Health, Acceptance, Macros, Love, Positivity, Nutrition, Loss, Weight

5 • 965 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Hey, hey, sister! Today, we’re talking about how to find time to work out when life feels absolutely crazy.

Now, if you’re new here or haven’t joined yet, Movement with Julie is my workout app designed to help you feel strong, confident, and capable in your body. And when you join, you also get access to our amazing private Facebook group, where women connect, share their wins, struggles, and ask questions. It’s honestly one of my favorite parts of the program because the support in there is unreal!

Alright, let’s get into it: how do you actually make time for workouts when life is already full to the brim? Here’s what the women inside Movement with Julie had to say…

What I discuss:

Delegate or delete – Remove something to make room for workouts.
Wake up at 5 AM – It’s hard at first, but it gets easier and ensures you get it done.
Stack it with other tasks – Find ways to combine movement with daily life.
Use your lunch break – If possible, work out midday when kids are at school.
Move during kids’ activities – Walk laps, do bodyweight exercises, and use whatever space you have.

If you loved this episode, you’ll also love Episode 339: How to become a “morning person” with your workouts…

https://www.juliealedbetter.com/embrace-your-real/how-to-become-a-morning-person-with-your-workouts

And if you want workouts that fit YOUR life and a community of women who truly support each other, check out Movement with Julie! Head to sale.movementwithjulie.com to start!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey there, beautiful human. You're listening to Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter,
0:05.4	a podcast where I empower you to just be you. With each episode, I dish you a dose of real talk
0:11.4	and actionable advice for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving
0:16.6	your authentic self. Stay tuned if you're ready to embrace your real. Let's get and let's go.
0:28.6	Hello and welcome back to another episode on the Embrace Your A podcast. I'm so happy that
0:34.6	you're here. Today we're actually talking about something that so many women inside my Moment with Julie private Facebook group have been asking about. And that is how the heck do you find time to work out when life feels absolutely crazy? Now, if you're new here, you haven't joined Movement With Julie is my workout app that is designed to help you feel strong, to feel confident, capable in your body. They're dumbbell-only workouts that you can do literally anytime, anywhere.
0:56.1	All you need is a few pair of dumbbells in a small space.
0:58.5	And when you join, you actually get access to our amazing private Facebook group where
1:02.0	women can connect, share their wins, their struggles, ask questions.
1:05.2	It's honestly one of my favorite parts of the program because the support in there is
1:08.3	absolutely unreal.
1:09.5	But inside the group, a few women
1:11.0	recently posted about struggling to fit workouts into their busy schedules. Like one mom said,
1:15.7	how do you all find the time to exercise regularly? I'm struggling to do the normal mom stuff,
1:21.4	juggle my son's basketball schedule, work 40 hours, be a wife, take care of the house,
1:26.0	and then try to find time to exercise and get my
1:28.2	steps in. I still have almost all of my Christmas stuff out for crying out loud. How do you people do it?
1:34.0	And then another mom said, how do you guys work out so early in the morning? I'm an after work
1:39.0	workout girlie usually, but I figured I tried to switch it up and this morning absolutely
1:43.3	dragged like heart.
1:44.6	It felt like my pre-workout didn't do crap for me.
1:47.1	My form wasn't there.
	...

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