What time do you work out and why???

Lisa1971

I am a morning exerciser. I have to be because if I don't do it in the morning, it won't get done. I am going to set my alarm for 6am tomorrow and try and get in at least 45 mins to an hour of cardio. I have 2 small children and I'm a stay at home mom so it's VERY hard for me to exercise any other time. My husband usually works 10-12 hours a day so I have no one to watch the kids while I exercise. I'm just so NOT a morning person so we'll see how it goes!:yawn: :laugh:

Just wondering when you work out and why you picked that time. Thanks!

♥Violette♥4Ever♥

I usually exercise in the morning before work but sometimes I have to go in the evening. On the weekends, I go to the gym after getting out of bed.

tracybarnhill

I workout after work. I can't get up in the morning before work...Weekends when I get out of bed, which is pretty early!

mummum2

I run Mon/Wed/Fri at lunchtime, run by the river. Work in the City, London, England.

Amandac6772

4:15 am because that is the only time I can fit it in and I won't do it if I don't do it first thing.

AggieCass09

I'm a 4:30 am exerciser because I'm in class or at work 'till 10 pm. You can do it!

RedHotRunner

5:30 AM because I also have kids and work full time. It's either then or never

jennyfair24

I workout first thing in the morning before my kids get up and my day gets started. I find it keeps me energized throughout the day and I don't have to try to figure out when to fit it in through out the day.

diet45

I have to workout at night after my daughter goes to bed, but sometime I exercise before she goes to bed if someone will watch her for me.

glfprncs2

During the workweek, I have to leave for work by 6:15. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I get up at 4:00 and workout for 30-45 minutes at 4:15 with a friend who needed a workout support buddy. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I workout at 4:30 p.m. It's a non-negotiable time and everyone in the house knows it. : )

Saturdays and Sundays...mid-morning.

Amber824

I am not a morning person either...lol! I usually workout after work, if I decide I want to go to the gym, or after everyone has settled in for the night. Last night I was doing Wii Zumba Fitness at 9:00! I have a six year old daughter and my husband leaves for work at 5:30 every morning. So if I want to work out in the morning I would have to do it before he leaves. For me that is impossible. Good luck with what works best for you!

budfrogs

After work. I get up at 4:30 just to make it to work by 6:30. I have a long commute. I get home about 4:30 so for biking and running it will be right after I get home.

LokiFae

I'm a stay at home mom too, and my husband works 10 hour days as well, and I exercise in the evening after he gets home. I get dinner on the table, get the kids situated and eating, make sure I eat my dinner, my husband comes home and I go to the gym. He does baths and bedtime routine, and I usually get home just in time to kiss them goodnight and have some chill out time with my husband.

Reading that back, I realized how lucky I am to have him. He's very supportive. I of course would prefer to have a family dinner, but I had to re-prioritize and I need my workout time more than family dinner at this point.

I used to wake up at 4am to exercise, and I was tired and mean all day and had to go to bed around 7pm, so I never got ANY time with my husband at all. This schedule works much better for us.

oaraico

I WORK OUT AT NIGHT, I WORKOUT ACCORDING TO HOW MY DAY WENT. EXERCISE SUCKS AND I WONT DO MORE THAN I HAVE TO! LOL

darla48

I work out in the evening, around 6ish. I am not a morning person and I have discovered if I work out in the morning I am sick all day. On the weekends I exercise in the afternoon and evening.

AdamATGATT

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/123266-is-there-a-good-time-and-a-bad-time-to-work-out-morning-vs?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-1677002

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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/151186-work-out?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-2043168

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/120964-work-out-in-the-morning-or-at-night?hl=Best+time+to+work+out&page=1#posts-1649980

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/109794-i-work-nights-when-is-best-time-to-exercise?hl=Best+time+to+work+out#posts-1513116

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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/77907-what-s-the-best-time-of-day-to-exercise?hl=Exercise+best+time#posts-1065967

sas16

Do it first thing in the morning at 5:30. I have to do it before my 2 yr old gets up or it won't get done. Especially since she doesn't really nap!

doughd2

Another 415am here. I actually don't mind getting up that early though, so it works. I just won't have time to squeeze in an hour at night. I usually get 20 minutes or so extra at night if I have time. (Treadmill or ab work mostly)

addman72

Dayshift Im up at 3am to train before work.
Nightshift I train straight after work at 6:30am
Days off I get up at 5am to train.

So Im a morning person but Im going to step it up by doing something in the arvo.

loseit4ever

I recently became a stay at home mom and wondered how I was going to work this out. I am SO not an early morning exerciser and I don't like to do it after my husband gets home because I have a five year old that I only get a couple of hours with in the evening after he gets home from school/daycare. My other two kids are home with me all day, but I find that it works best for me to work out when my 1 year old is napping. My four year old will watch me or watch a program on tv while I do it, so that really helps. I actually like doing it while my four year old is around because I think it sends a great message to him that exercise is good!

Maghenta

I wake up at 4am to eat a lil snack, than go back to sleep, than wake up at 5am to walk 3 miles which takes me about an hour plus warm up and cool down. and Honey I have to tell you, You feel energyze for the rest of the day. Good Luck to you and what you might want to try because you have small children is to get a DVD from Leslie Sansone walk at home.... (that's what I do) It is a WORK OUT!!!!! am sore half the time. and I do it while my kids are still asleep.