Ok, so I'm a paid up member at a Fernwood, but lately I seem to just be paying for the privilege of having a card and an entitlement to go and get coffee ...

I'm just not getting to the gym in the hours they're open, and the odd night when I've left work early enough to get there, I've been exhausted (still recovering from the flu) or I've decided (shock horror) I'd like to see my children while we're both awake.

This isn't working.

Historically, I've set myself a deadline of 5pm to leave the office at least twice a week, meaning that I get a particular train, so I can get to my car, my gym, change, and make a 6.30pm class. I get home by 8pm, DH keeps the boys up for stories and prayers, and we just put the boys to bed a bit late those nights. Do that twice a week, do another class with some extra cardio on a Saturday, and that's not a bad effort.

Option one is just to try to make that work again. Would be very, very hard, but not impossible.

Option two is to shift my membership to a gym in the city. Would be a nuisance as my gym stuff would be stored in my office, but I could go in early (6.30am classes most days) or go after work (5.30pm and 6.30pm classes Mon-Thurs) or at lunch (but not a good option - shorter classes, so less exercise but more time because I'd need a shower before going back to the office). Down side - no classes on the weekend, and I'm not realistically going to travel for 2-3 hours on the train to go to the gym on the weekend.

Option 3 is to go before work ... my current club has 6am classes Mon-Friday, I'd be done by 7am, showered and changed and at the station by 7.30 (7.45 if I have the free breakfast at the gym), would get a crappy car park (parking at 6.30am as I currently do gets me a good spot) and I would be in at work an hour later than I currently am. I don't *have* to be at work until 8.30 or 9am, but I like getting in around 7.30am, having brekky, doing my emails etc before most other arrive. The other down side is it's not classes I'm particularly fond of - boxing and cycle, rather than Step, Attack, Combat, Pump, etc. But I'll sweat.

I like the gym, I like classes, I'm not going to cancel my membership and just do it at home - I'm always going to end up playing with the boys, doing housework or jumping on BB ... the gym works (when I go...) it's just a matter of getting a good routine again.

What do you do?

What works for you?