…of Amy the personal trainer! I’ve never done a day in the life post and so many people ask about how my job is going. Since I quit working in the corporate world almost 1 year ago {gasp!}, I thought I’d give y’all a run down on the daily grind. Since today is Wednesday, I’ll give you my Wednesday schedule since every day is different!
Early Morning
Somewhere between 3:45 and 4:00AM
Time to wake up and get ready! Time varies based on thoughts below:
1. Do I need to shower?
2. If answer is yes, do I need to wash my hair?
3. No shower – 3:54
4. Shower – 3:50
5. Hair wash – 3:45
Awesome I know. Please note: I avoid washing my hair for as long as possible. Don’t judge me.
4:40AM
Better get to work! Luckily, it only takes me 10 minutes from door to door. If I leave at 4:40, I’m clocked in at the gym by 4:50am. Dark and early!
4:50AM
Get the gym ready for opening. Turn on lights, tvs and music, check the locker rooms, restock towels, tidy up the floor and make sure all weights are reracked!
7:15AM
Towel run. Unload and restock towels after morning crew.
Late Morning
8:00AM
Weekly coffee date with CJ! Today was unsweetened iced green tea.
8:30AM
Clean the restrooms. Not the highlight of my day, but we have to get the towels, fill the stock room and the restrooms. Then we have to tidy up the restrooms, cleaning counters, restocking supplies and refill soaps, body wash and shampoo. Glamorous I know.
9:00-10:30AM
Varies from day to day. This is our down time. Nothing too exciting is going on at the gym and since I teach my class Wednesday mornings, I don’t have any more clients until lunch time! Chill out, relax, eat breakfast, blog, so on and so forth.
10:30AM
Time to train my awesome clients.
Afternoon
12:00PM
Teach my Strength Zone class! This is my favorite class and I teach it Mondays and Wednesdays at the same time. I usually have about 15-20 students which nearly fills up the class! It’s all about challenging my students. Go big or go home. Here’s what we’re doing this week!
Our track is 5 laps to a mile, so for the running portion, you can run 0.2 or 0.25 miles. You can also sub it out for 2 minutes of cardio!
12:45PM
Sometimes I train, but mostly I chill and start to wrap things up for the day.
1:30PM-3:00PM
Get home, get the dogs out and eat lunch while vegging on the couch catching up on the previous nights’ shows!
3:00-5:30PM
It depends on the day, but I have several options as to what I can do during this time:
- Run errands. Grocery strore, post office, shopping, whatever I may need to do usually gets done around this time.
- Take the dogs to the park or out for a walk. Walks are quick 10-15 minute intervals this time of year, so it hasn’t been happening lately and probably won’t until October. Stupid Texas summers!
- Continue to sit on my couch watching the DVR, playing on my computer or reading.
- Take a nap. The 3 o’clock hour comes very early.
- Shower or bath time. Depends on how sweaty I got that day or how sore my muscles are!
Evening
5:45PM
Prep and cook dinner! Or argue with JP over what to get for dinner. And by argue I mean, he just gets frustrated because I can’t make up my mind. Tonight I’m trying to make spicy thai turkey lettuce wraps.
6:30PM
Dinner time!
7:00PM
Veg out on the couch and snuggle time with my main squeeze. This is my time to unwind and chill out. I can’t be too busy in the evenings or I won’t be able to go to bed when necessary.
8:30PM
BED TIME!
I need my sleep to function.
Sleep the night away, wake up and do it again! The best part is that each day is a little different. I have different classes, different clients and things happen at different times. I’m definitely loving my life as a fitness professional!
