A good workout doesn't have to be more than 45 minutes or an hour (meaning time you're actually working out and not just in the gym). Plus, if you're working out 5-6 times a week, 30-45 minutes of serious activity is plenty of time to start seeing awesome benefits. Plus, I bet the OP isn't counting the time he's active with his kid as a workout anyway.  His salary doesn't matter, neither does the fact that he works out nearly every single day. What matters is how well he's taking care of himself, the healthy example he's setting for his kid, and the time he spends engaged with his kid.  Yeah, fatass moms who don't work/work part timemight be around their kids more than a parent who works and works out. But that doesn't mean they're actually spending more quality time with their kids. Just that they're around more. Plus we all know fat parents don't actually spend "quality" time with their kids if it doesn't involve tv or food, so there's that.