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Because parents’ needs become secondary to their families’ needs, making time for exercise is difficult for any parent — whether they work outside the home or stay at home.

Chris Ader, of Valparaiso, said his work schedule makes it impossible to get on any consistent workout routine. But since he was physically and mentally feeling effects of not working out, he decided to go back to basics and simply do push-ups.

“When I started about four or five weeks ago, I could barely do 20. But now I wake up, say hello to my boys and just drop where I am and do 50 push-ups. Then brush my teeth and do another 50. You’re really talking about maybe taking 10 minutes out of your day,” said Ader, who is now up to 300 push-ups a day.

Beth Magnavite, co-owner of MB TwinFit and personal trainer, said how Ader is exercising validates the point that exercise can be done anywhere.

“Your bodyweight is one of the best tools you can use and you take it everywhere you go,” Magnavite said. “Doing compound exercises — working multiple muscle groups — like the push-up or squat will target a greater calorie burn while utilizing many muscles at once.”