Need Help! No Energy to Workout

lizalmp1234

Hello Everyone

I find it very difficult to have any energy before I workout. Does anyone have any tips?

Thanks

FindingAmy77

I am lazy before I start off for my workouts but the fact that I know I will get into it once I get started and will be thankful to myself for forcing me into it is what gets me out the door. Like Nike says: Just do it! You will thank yourself for it later. Also prefuel with some protein and maybe oatmeal.. this helps keep me going one I am working out.

lizalmp1234

Thanks Amy

cgvet37

I don't know what your schedule is, but find a time and stick with it. I go after work. I come home long enough to take care of what I need to, and I'm out the door. Sometimes I feel tired, but once I start exercising, I get a boost of energy.

DearestWinter

If I'm not feeling it then I will make a commitment to do 10 minutes of the workout and then reassess. Usually I'll end up doing the entire workout and sometimes I won't. Either one is better than no workout at all.

kimny72

Coffee!
And I agree with what others have said - I tell myself all I have to do is 10 minutes and if I'm beat I can stop. But once I get going I build up some energy or figure what the heck, I put on my sneakers, might as well get this done

kshama2001

Sometimes lack of energy is due to not eating enough - are you adequately fueling your workouts?

mdc9665

I like to Power Walk outside , I find a park or a Lake that has a trail and walk a couple miles. It's more fun to walk past scenery and beautiful lakesides . See the ducks and swans or people fishing etc.

dknight36

Try eating some carbs or drinking a pre workout shake.

lizalmp1234

dknight36 wrote: »

Try eating some carbs or drinking a pre workout shake.

Any recommendations on which shake that would work best?

lizalmp1234

Thanks everyone

Hjaye7512

Great ideas above and also honestly " fake it until you make it" sometimes I don't have the energy but I do it anyway and usually get into it after 10 min or so and feel so much better afterwards ..

lizalmp1234

kshama2001 wrote: »

Sometimes lack of energy is due to not eating enough - are you adequately fueling your workouts?

Let's just say I'm eating over....but i'm trying

JuliaHaleFitness

Make sure you are drinking enough water. When I don't, I can feel myself lagging. Also, have a snack 30-60 minutes pre workout. A balanced snack to give you energy!

hockeysniper8

I always carry a protein bar in my gym bag or grab a light snack before the gym. Black coffee helps too, haha

troytroy11

For me it is a lot of what some of the others have mentioned. I am a morning workout person so the night before I be sure to have an oatmeal snack of some sort for longer lasting carb release. When I wake up I drink 16 oz of wate first thing. After my coffee is done I pour a cup, mix it with hot chocolate, and tell myself it is only going to be a light workout-which is a lie. But I believe myself long enough to start and the more I get into it, especially after the first 5 minutes, the harder I work, sipping coffee for tiny breaks. That routine has worked for years.

deannaelaine1993

This is going to sound a little weird but a tbsp or two of honey in a glass of warm water. I was using it for a cough and I got I huge energy boost so I did some reading and apparently it really does give you energy

cgvet37

lizalmp1234 wrote: »

dknight36 wrote: »

Try eating some carbs or drinking a pre workout shake.

Any recommendations on which shake that would work best?

I use Amino Energy from Optimum Nutrition. It's amino acids with natural caffeine. Two scoops is 100mg of caffeine. The cheapest I have found it is at iherb.com.

rileyes

Attitude goes a long way too. Reorganize and commit. Log the training. Try to get better at the training.

WilsonFilson

I love Legion Pulse as my pre-workout. Has the right amount of caffeine and theanine. https://legionathletics.com/products/supplements/pulse/

lizalmp1234

Thanks all