Should I go jogging after 8.30pm?

Ah weel! if you walked faster you would have less than 10 minutes of exercise. With the return trip, twice that much less. Oh dear, oh dearieme!

Seriously, I would be pretty happy with those two spells of brisk walking. A little stretching and resistance exercise at home before breakfast and I would be content with a quiet evening and a sound night's sleep in bed. Not very onerous; not too professional. But at 5'9" and 10st 4lb and fit (except for PC) it's not a bad result.

Life would be perfect if everyone was one of the same, right?  No, unfortunately or fortunate, whichever you choose, some do not get the benefit of time having excess of it to use on workouts.  As a mother and one who was extremly fit (but worked darn hard to achieve it) I did find a challenge when it came to raising children and fitting in time for me to take care of myself so I'd be healthy for my family.  I worked out a way to do so with the schedule I mentioned in the prior post.  For those who cannot find that kind of time...do not feel guilty for following the 10 mins 3 times a day until you do have the time to call your own.  Perhaps when the kids join pre-school or so.  Some, however, do not have either privilege.  After I was injured in an auto accident in 2004 then again in 2013, my life changed forever.  I am unable to do any kind of excercise even light water therapy.  I posted the 10-3times a day so perhaps the person who requested help would find there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  I do hope the following will help her decide what way she will go until her kids are old enough either to be home alone or in school leaving her time for her personal use.

From the New York Times The 10-Minute Workout, Times Three By Gretchen Reynolds

July 25, 2012 12:01

Dr. Gaesser,  asked  volunteers to walk briskly at an intensity equaling about 75 percent of each volunteer’s maximum heart rate for 10 minutes three times during the day. The sessions took place at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

On a separate day, the volunteers completed one 30-minute supervised session of brisk walking in midafternoon, while on a final day, they did not exercise at all.

All of them wore cuffs that monitored blood pressure continuously for 24 hours at a time.

As it turned out, exercise was helpful in controlling blood pressure, but breaking up the workout into three short sessions was significantly more effective than the single half-hour session. “The fractionized exercise led to lower average 24-hour blood pressure readings,” Dr. Gaesser says.

It also resulted in lower blood pressure “load,” or the number of incidences during the day when a volunteer’s blood pressure spiked above 140/90. Lowering blood pressure load is important, he points out, because a relatively high load “seems to be an indicator that someone with prehypertension is likely to progress” to full-blown, clinically high blood pressure.

Over all, the results “are really encouraging,” he says. “For people who think that 30 minutes of exercise is too hard or takes up too much time, we can say, just do 10 minutes” three times during the day. And, conversely, if someone is tempted to dismiss a mere 10 minutes of walking as too meager to be meaningful, “it seems clear that, at least for blood pressure control, fractionized exercise is actually more effective” than a single 30-minute bout.

His work joins a small but compelling body of science suggesting that, for many purposes, short, cumulative exercise sessions are remarkably beneficial. A study published last year in PLoS One, for instance, found that in children and teenagers, repeated bouts of running or other physical activity lasting as little as five minutes at a time reduced the youngsters’ risks of poor cholesterol profiles, wide waistlines and above-average blood pressure readings as much as longer exercise sessions did.

Other studies have found that exercising sporadically throughout the day aids in weight control, particularly for older women. It also, in a few small studies, improved aerobic fitness among previously sedentary people as much as a single, longer workout did and, as a regimen, was more likely to be maintained over the long term.

But so-called fractionized exercise has its limits. “You’re not going to make it to the Olympics” based on three 10-minute walks a day, Dr. Gaesser says. “You’ll be healthier. You won’t be an athlete.”

Given, however, that far more people eschew exercise than complete decathlons, Dr. Gaesser and his colleagues are studying whether ever more minuscule bouts of exertion can aid in blood pressure control and other measures of health. “We’re trying to find out if, say, two minutes of walking done 15 times during the day” is effective, he says, an endeavor that, subtextually, reveals more about American attitudes toward physical activity than we might wish. Still, he says, early results are promising.

There are more articles regarding this subject,  however, I doubt you'd like the fact that I take the space to post them.  You can find most anything online....as far as exercising after 8:30 PM? Everything I've found on exercising after that time in the evening supports the fact that it can effect your sleep.  If sleep isn't a problem, the by all means...excercise until your hearts content. (no play on words )  For me and many I know, it would hinder falling asleep in a timely manner.  Especially if you work and cannot depend on taking a nap or get up later than most, probably a good idea to workout eariler in the day or in the morning.

Good luck, Liemtr as I do not have any stragagems...only strategies ...but that's from one mother to another.

Enjoy your babies!

Frustrated

ps...If you do walk to the station, just start walking like you'd normally do.  Chances are, you'll still get more out of the 10 mins than you would out of an entire 30.  Again, good luck