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**gniewkoit** · 10-09-2006, 07:00 AM

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Jennifer Campbell, 40, medical assistant, Bristow, VA
Obstacle: A killer commute that keeps her stuck in her car up to 3 1/2 hours a day
Breakthrough: Making exercise a "pit stop" on her way to work
Accomplishment: From 2 hours of running to 4 hours of running and 2 hours on the elliptical machine each week

Her Day, Pre-Makeover
5 am: The alarm goes off, and Campbell is out the door in 90 minutes
8 am: Arrives at the doctor's office where she works
5 pm: Leaves work
6 pm: Gets home, prepares dinner for two, and then cleans up the mess
8 pm: Reads or watches TV
9 pm: To bed, in an effort to get 8 hours of sleep

Campbell wanted to train for a marathon (26.2 miles), but it seemed impossible: She figured her only time to run was after work. "I am beat, and my performance isn't great at that time of the day," she says. The first thing time-management expert Ruth Klein, author of Where Did the Time Go?, did with Campbell was to review her schedule. When Campbell mentioned a health club near her office, Klein suggested an early-morning workout. But Campbell was skeptical. "I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it because I am not a morning person, but I was desperate enough to give it a try," she says.

And it paid off big-time: She still gets up at 5, but now she's out of the house by 5:30, at the gym by 6, and in the office by 7:45. By leaving her house an hour earlier, she's slashed an hour from her commuting time by avoiding traffic. She also gained another half hour in the morning by packing her bags, breakfast, and lunch the night before. As a result, she's regularly exercising 6 days a week and planning to run a marathon this fall.

Campbell's success didn't stop there. Klein helped her reorganize her weekends so she gained an entire day for herself. "I'd often end up doing the things I hated most on Sunday because I had put them off," she says. "Now I focus on getting all the icky stuff done first. I get up, eat some breakfast, and go to the grocery store--my least favorite chore. By Sunday we have everything done, and my husband and I can sleep in, watch a movie, go out to lunch--and exercise."

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gniewkoit Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 366 Senior Member	Take a Detour for Fitness Learn More Related Stories > 25 Ways to Fit in Find Time to Exercise > Excuse-Proof Your Exercise Plan > Drop a Size in 4-Weeks Plan Related Products > Get Your Free Gift and Trial Issue Jennifer Campbell, 40, medical assistant, Bristow, VA Obstacle: A killer commute that keeps her stuck in her car up to 3 1/2 hours a day Breakthrough: Making exercise a "pit stop" on her way to work Accomplishment: From 2 hours of running to 4 hours of running and 2 hours on the elliptical machine each week Her Day, Pre-Makeover 5 am: The alarm goes off, and Campbell is out the door in 90 minutes 8 am: Arrives at the doctor's office where she works 5 pm: Leaves work 6 pm: Gets home, prepares dinner for two, and then cleans up the mess 8 pm: Reads or watches TV 9 pm: To bed, in an effort to get 8 hours of sleep Campbell wanted to train for a marathon (26.2 miles), but it seemed impossible: She figured her only time to run was after work. "I am beat, and my performance isn't great at that time of the day," she says. The first thing time-management expert Ruth Klein, author of Where Did the Time Go?, did with Campbell was to review her schedule. When Campbell mentioned a health club near her office, Klein suggested an early-morning workout. But Campbell was skeptical. "I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it because I am not a morning person, but I was desperate enough to give it a try," she says. And it paid off big-time: She still gets up at 5, but now she's out of the house by 5:30, at the gym by 6, and in the office by 7:45. By leaving her house an hour earlier, she's slashed an hour from her commuting time by avoiding traffic. She also gained another half hour in the morning by packing her bags, breakfast, and lunch the night before. As a result, she's regularly exercising 6 days a week and planning to run a marathon this fall. Campbell's success didn't stop there. Klein helped her reorganize her weekends so she gained an entire day for herself. "I'd often end up doing the things I hated most on Sunday because I had put them off," she says. "Now I focus on getting all the icky stuff done first. I get up, eat some breakfast, and go to the grocery store--my least favorite chore. By Sunday we have everything done, and my husband and I can sleep in, watch a movie, go out to lunch--and exercise."
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