A Food Blogger's Healthy Investment

One of the biggest struggles that any food blogger has is finding time to do it all.  Between demanding work hours, food blogger events, cooking in the kitchen and hanging out with family and friends, I'm finding it harder and harder to find time to do it all.  Unfortunately, as a result, there is one area of my life that seems to be suffering the most because of it - my health and fitness.  I'm finding less and less time to head to the gym, especially since it doesn't open super early or stay open really late.  I've been remedying this recently by walking and running in the morning when I know that I won't be able to head to the gym after work.  But as the weather gets colder and the mornings grow darker, I know that this is not a permanent option.

I must say that although I am not a "healthy lifestyle" blogger, my health and my fitness are definitely important to me.  A few years ago, I was at the gym six days a week and probably at my healthiest.  I'm not talking about the number on the scale or the size of my clothing (although both numbers were significantly smaller than they are these days).  I just felt like I had more energy and pep on a daily basis. 

Of course, I have been venting my frustrations to Bret  about this for some time and after many discussions, we decided to do something to really change the situation.

We ordered an upright exercise bike! While our place is decent-sized, there was no way that we could fit a treadmill or an eliptical machine...so we decided to order this bike instead.  My plan is to get at least 45 minutes of cardio in the morning on the days when I know I won't have time to go to the gym after work.  It was a bit of an investment, but there really is no price on your health.  I went to the gym today but I'm excited to jump on it tomorrow morning to give it a spin!

Do any of you share the frustration of not having time to work out?  How do you manage to make fitness a priority when your schedule gets busy?