All good intentions only work if there is a firm commitment and a reasonable, workable schedule designed to make using the Schwinn recumbent bike you bought for an at home exercise program a purchase you do not regret.
The phrase manageable or reachable goals is popular today, and that is what you do when setting an exercise program, create a reachable goal that is success driven,and then do it! Ideally the whole family will use this thing, so it ends up the mothers job to find a place to keep it and create a way for everyone to have a turn.
This schedule will actually increase the success rate! Here are some ideas on ways to make a manageable success driven exercise schedule

• Getting Up Early-.
  Use the equipment before showering and getting ready for work is a plan that works for many people.
  
• For Parents- it means judging the time the children need to be up and back it up forty five minutes.
  You can watching the early morning local news and mentally prepare for the day.
  
• Nap Time- At home mothers of preschool kids need exercise when the children are taking a nap.
  
• Play Dates- Arrange play dates with other mothers who want to exercise and take turns watching the children play giving the other mothers the time needed to get a workout in.
  
• Preschool- Gives a built in time each week time when children are busy an mothers time to exercise.
  
• Duel Income Families- The parents can exercise while children are doing their homework, and children can use it while dinner is prepared and it is not their turn to clean up.
  
• Flip Flop Chores- While the local and national news is on, one person could be cooking while the other is using the Schwinn recumbent bike and watching the early local news, then later flip flop, and that person cleans up after the meal while the cook exercises and watches the evening newscast.
  
• Family Room Taking Turns- Since these machines are pretty quiet, choosing to workout while prime time shows are on might just do the trick.
  Others can be in the room, just like if you were in your normal couch potato positions.
  Take turns during an evening prime time schedule Just think, the evening game shows and the half hour comedies are natural intervals for exercising.
  

Remember three times a week is the goal, so the schedules can alternate days and be worked around other outside activities.
Make use of the weekends when there is a lot more time for everyone to get in a good workout.
These are just a few ideas that can convince you that choosing to buy something like a Schwinn recumbent exercise bike to use at home can actually work.
Making the commitment and sticking to it in the first month will also help develop a routine, that once set is easy to keep going.