Morning vs Evening Workouts
crisma1974
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I would like to hear your routines. I have tried and tried a morning routine but just don't have the energy for it. I would love to workout in the AM so I can free up my evenings. What are your suggestions? (BTW, I work so it is either a very early morning workout or late evening)
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I'm up at 3:45 and at the gym at 4:30 to get my workout in. After awhile, it just becomes habit. I don't even think about it any more. My gym clothes, work clothes, and food are all prepped the night before and ready to go when I roll out of bed.7
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I end up doing morning workouts because otherwise I find it too easy to skip. I PREFER an evening workout, but the gym is way too busy until later in the evening, which is way to late for my workout partner (he works in the area, but doesn't live that close, so it needs to be close to work hours for him), without someone to help hold me accountable, I'm way to likely to go home and get into "veg" mode.
I started by getting up 15 minutes earlier, doing some activity during that time, and then a week later, 15 in earlier, using that 30 min for an at home workout, and build up until I have enough time for a gym workout.1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I'm up at 3:45 and at the gym at 4:30 to get my workout in. After awhile, it just becomes habit. I don't even think about it any more. My gym clothes, work clothes, and food are all prepped the night before and ready to go when I roll out of bed.
Yikes 3:45?!! I think I am still snoring at that time. LOL. Wow, so awesome.
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HoneyBadger155 wrote: »I end up doing morning workouts because otherwise I find it too easy to skip. I PREFER an evening workout, but the gym is way too busy until later in the evening, which is way to late for my workout partner (he works in the area, but doesn't live that close, so it needs to be close to work hours for him), without someone to help hold me accountable, I'm way to likely to go home and get into "veg" mode.
I started by getting up 15 minutes earlier, doing some activity during that time, and then a week later, 15 in earlier, using that 30 min for an at home workout, and build up until I have enough time for a gym workout.
I like that. Go slow and start getting up 15 minutes earlier. I think I will do that.0 -
I do both depending on the season and my schedule. For the morning, you just have to get up and go do it. I typically ride in the AM in the summer to beat the heat...my alternative is getting a ride in early evening when the temps are 100*+ so I'm pretty motivated to get up and get out early. I usually wake up about 30-45 minutes before I want to head out so that I have time to get some coffee in me and shake off the cobwebs.
If I workout in the evening, it's right after work, either straight to the gym to lift or I get on my bike and hit the road or my indoor bike trainer.0 -
I do both. Like this week:
Monday 9-10 am (no work)
Tuesday 430-530 pm
Thursday 530-630 am
Friday 5-6 pm
Saturday 930-1030
The reason I do mornings and evenings is because of the classes my gym offers. I do strength 3x a week and HIIT class twice a week. I would go in the morning every day if I could but classes don't start until 6 and I need to be at work by 715 at the latest. On those days, I go in at 530 and do my own thing until 6 when the trainers get there and I can ask questions. I like mornings because I feel better the rest of the day but it took me a long time to get to that point. I can't remember the last time I didn't wake up to an alarm (which is depressing) but I'm dedicated to the process!0 -
I wake up at 5, get dressed etc. and lounge around drinking my coffee until 5:30, then work out. Either run outside or do strength training in my basement. I fretted over getting up in the mornings for a long time, googling "how to become a morning person" "working out in the mornings" etc. to find all the tips and tricks that were out there but there really aren't any. You just have to do it. That first morning is hard and then after that it becomes routine. There are some mornings I don't get up because I didn't sleep well, or whatever reason I may have, and in that case I get my workout done in the evening after work. But I really prefer to get it done in the mornings.2
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I workout in the morning before my husband leaves for work. I stay home with my kids so getting the workout done is the best option for our situation.
I’m Up at 5-515 am, gym by 530 home by 715. It helps that my gym is 5 min from my house and my kids all sleep until I’m home.
I never would have thought I could be an early am gym person, but it’s been years and I love it.
Good luck!
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Btw I too have clothes, water bottle, shoes, watch etc all ready.
Also caffeine pills lol
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I also set my coffee maker on auto brew so it's ready when I come downstairs0
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Oh how I wish I could get up early enough to workout before work every day. That is a dream of mine, one day...0
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I do all different times of day but prefer afternoon work outs.
My Normal week is:
Sunday, Long run around 2hrs at lunch time (Day off)
Monday, rest day 1hr walk at 5.30pm
Tuesday, 30 minute run around 6am
Wednesday, 50 minute run around lunch time (Day off)
Thursday, rest day 1hr walk at 5.30pm
Friday, 40 minute run at 6am
Running means I can be out the door and exercising within 10 minutes of waking0 -
Evening workouts for me. I am not a morning person. For me, deciding to exercise in the morning is exactly the same as accepting that I'm not going to exercise.4
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Evening workouts for me. I’m sleeping in the mornings.
Additionally, I don’t have particularly good workouts in the AM. I need quite a bit of warmup just to reach a level of mobility I generally have by the end of a regular day (never mind warming up for rhe actual workout). So morning workouts are not really productive (nor are they my preference). If I absolutely have to, I will-but I whine and complain the whole time.1 -
bemyyfriend0918 wrote: »Oh how I wish I could get up early enough to workout before work every day. That is a dream of mine, one day...
Actually, it's pretty easy to get up early. The real trick is going to bed early enough to be able to get up!2 -
I just don't have the same energy in the mornings that I do later in the day regardless of sleep or macros. I've tried for months at a time over the last several years and it's just not as good a workout for me and my lifts don't progress as well. I've just come to accept it.2
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I get REALLY wired after working out, so I can't do evenings and expect to get to bed at a reasonable time. However, people are different. A good friend of mine gets exhausted after working out, so she chooses evenings to help her sleep. We can never work out together! My trick is to make it convenient. I set out my clothes, ready my bike, and pack my food the night before. I'm out of bed at 5:23. If I sleep in one second the whole morning falls apart, so I HAVE to do it. At 5:40am I'm biking to the gym to start my 6am class. The class has to be on the way to work so I have no excuse. It also has to be a class so I feel like I have someone to be accountable to.0
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I do morning. I have to get up an hour before I eat anyway due to medications, so I turned that time into workout. I do 30 min youtube videos. Currently I wake up at 5am.
My mental hacks are to get dressed immediately in workout clothes, which makes me avoid the temptations to sit and surf web all morning. On weekends or non-work days I will do routine as soon as I wake up, otherwise it gets neglected.
It is hard to wake up, and i'm usually dragging my feet until I start the routine. but all I need to have willpower for is pushing the start button. after that i quickly wake up, and once my video is done I am happy that i can relax once I get home that night. Plus you get the added feeling of happiness from getting an item off your to-do list before you even start your workday
I had another friend that went to the gym on his lunch break. We had a flexible schedule so as long as he worked his 8 hrs in a day he could go for the hour and then eat while working at desk. we also didn't have a strict office dress code, so if he came back in workout clothes and changed at office restroom he could do that.0 -
I find that what works for me is an hour of lifting, Planks or stretching in the morning and the elliptical, ArcTrainer or walking after work. But i do wake up with more energy then I have all day!0
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I am not a morning person, period. If I tried to only workout in the morning before work, it would never ever happen.
I go directly after work -- literally straight from work to the gym. If it's a lifting day, I come home, change, and lift (I have a basic/good-enough-for-my-needs setup in my office). On the weekend, I either go to a morning barre class, or I do a mid-day run or swim.0 -
Same as a few others have said - morning workouts just do not happen. I can occasionally talk myself into getting up early enough for 10-20min of yoga in my pjs and that’s about it.
I work out in the evening (after a day shift or before a night shift) - the only exception being if I’m on a 10-2200 or 11-2300 as the gym is closed after those shifts (I can’t even drag myself out of bed for a workout before a 9am start 😂).
It absolutely does eat into your evening, although if you’re going home to sit in front of the tv it prob doesn’t really matter much. I have tried to reduce the number of days I work out (compound lifts rather than individual body parts) purely so I get some nights at home.0 -
I do both and my routine changes from time to time as my needs change. I go to spin at the gym in afternoons through the week and in the morning on Saturday. I do yoga at home. I used to enjoy getting up early and doing yoga in the morning before getting myself and kids read for work/school, but lately have been finding afternoon yoga (on days I don't spin) to be useful in helping me avoid the mindless snacking I tend to want right after I get home from work.
Walks and runs outside are usually in the afternoons but I'm not opposed to mornings as long as it's daylight.0 -
my only suggestion is to force yourself to get up and do it.... I'm sure you don't have energy to get up for work too, but you do it because you have to, right?
That's what I do simply because my morning workouts are much better/harde. And once you're up and start working out, it feels great 2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I'm up at 3:45 and at the gym at 4:30 to get my workout in. After awhile, it just becomes habit. I don't even think about it any more. My gym clothes, work clothes, and food are all prepped the night before and ready to go when I roll out of bed.
Pretty much the same only up at 4:30 - hour drive into the city and gym before work.
I also try to get a 40-45 min cardio workout in at lunch..... luckily gym is like 60 seconds from my office.
Sadly I am one of those hated creatures............. a morning person!
Just works for me.1 -
Mornings. It’s a huge energy boost for me. It also gives me some free hours after work and I tend to go to bed earlier because I’m tired and I get more sleep.0
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MO-TU-TH-FR I have early morning workouts. I have workout clothes and gear all ready to go. 4:20 alarm. Gym at 5AM weight training with trainer. Work by 7am. Wednesday is my recovery day. Saturday is usually later morning 7am (weight training or cardio) and Sunday is usually 10am cardio.0
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