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Diego pitches in

I recently chatted with a police officer about balancing health and wellness with work and family.   For this father of two, the teeter-totter was nearly impossible to maintain.  He 12-hour shifts, beginning his day at noon when he gets out of bed, helps his wife with the kids and drives into work to squeeze in a quick 3-mile run before work.  After an occasional hour of overtime or two, he gets home close to 7am when he tries to catch some shut eye while his kids are running around the house, all the while feeling guilty for not spending time with them.

Where in the world does he find time for CrossFit and packing his 18+ blocks of food a day?  And if he DID find time, what energy would he have with less than 5 hours of restless sleep?  While this case may be more extreme than others, I’m sure you can relate to the frustration of not being able to balance it all without sacrificing precious time with your kids.

Here are some suggestions of things you can do maximize your time and attain that balance:

• Buy tupperware and a crock pot.  Cook as many as 6 meals at a time while you sleep.
• If you can’t get into the gym, choose from a number of body weight WODs involving push ups, sit ups, squats, sprints, lunges, burpees, v-ups, double unders (i.e. Angie, Barbara, Cindy, Chelsea, Annie, Murph).
• Get the kids involved.  Have them hold the timer for you and count rounds.  Kids make the best and most effective cheerleaders!
• Always have an emergency food kit on you:  bottled water, apple, and jerky so you resist the urge to snack on fast food and junk.
• Get blackout curtains so that the sleep you DO manage to get is as restful as possible.
• Make your time with the kids active.  Throw around a baseball, race them in the park, swim in the pool, etc.

WOD 08.28.09

Power Snatch 5×3

AMRAP 20

4 HSPU

8 KBS (2/1.5pd)

8 Box Jumps 24″

4 Power Snatches (at least 60%1RM)

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