Going from a night owl to an early bird

mclgo

Hello all,
I'd like to hear from folks who have changed their habits from after-dinner exercise to before-breakfast exercise.
How did you do it?
What motivated you?
How long before dragging your butt out of bed wasn't torture?

Thanks
Margaret

pastryari

I could never do it myself. I always work out after work. I tried but I'm just really not a morning person.

Some tips I've seen people share were:

- Put your alarm clock/phone across the room so that you have to get up to turn it off.
- Sleep in your work out clothes and put your shoes right next to your bed.
- If you manage to do it for at least a couple weeks, it'll start to become a habit.
- Just do it.

Good luck!

RonnieLodge

- Put your alarm clock/phone across the room so that you have to get up to turn it off.
- Sleep in your work out clothes and put your shoes right next to your bed.
- If you manage to do it for at least a couple weeks, it'll start to become a habit.
- Just do it.

All of this.
Also, I have a caffeine pill (about 150mg) on the bedside table. I take that when the alarm wakes me up - 10mins later I HAVE to get up.

After the first couple of weeks, your body clock will be reset and it will be easier.

natalie412

I don't know if I would classify myself as a night owl, but I prefer to exercise (in my case, run) anywhere from lunchtime to late afternoon when it is cool out, and avoiding the heat is usually enough motivation to get me out of bed at 5 - 5:30. Missing a run is generally just not an option for me. Lately though, it has been pretty brutal even in the morning, so I have been using a treadmill at the rec center on some afternoons. That way I only have to get up early a few days a week.

RonnieLodge

- Put your alarm clock/phone across the room so that you have to get up to turn it off.
- Sleep in your work out clothes and put your shoes right next to your bed.
- If you manage to do it for at least a couple weeks, it'll start to become a habit.
- Just do it.

All of this.
Also, I have a caffeine pill (about 110mg) on the bedside table.
I take that when the alarm wakes me up - 10mins later I HAVE to get up. My eyelids fly up like a cartoons and my feet get twitchy. It also helps with the workout!

After the first couple of weeks, your body clock will be reset and it will be easier.

kristyrae24

I have the exact same problem about switching over to the morning workouts. Morning time would be much more beneficial for me because everyone is still sleeping, and I do my workouts in the privacy of my house for time being. But every morning when my alarm goes off at 5 I just don't have any motivation. I would much rather do it later at night but hen becomes a hassle with dinner, kids and trying to find time for myself and wishing everyone would leave the house for an hour. Ill try the alarm clock across the room and sleeping in my work out clothes tonight and see how that goes!