Cant seem to switch off!

MissObstinatiox

I,ve been exercising quite a bit recently and the problem i,m having is being able to sit down lol!
I know it may not seem a problem but it seems the more i exercise the more i end up having more energy and i cant sit down or sleep at night with out waking at 4 am in the morning! :0/
Anyway have this problem or know why?

pixlamarque

I have barely gotten back into exercising and I still have this problem. I know that I can't exercise at night or I will be up all night, but yesterday I ran in the morning and I still had trouble shutting down to sleep at 11pm. Crazy.

fbmandy55

I have this problem too. Night exercise fits my schedule best but I have to be up early and can't be wired all night

mum2littledove

I do a lot of running now, and have entered my first marathon, which is in a fortnight. The training mileage has been pretty full on (I did virtually no exercise before March of this year) and yes, I have found I wake up v. early in the morning, absolutely buzzing. I would say my whole body clock has shifted, although sometimes I even find it hard to get to sleep at night despite getting up so early.

The only time I feel I could lay down and sleep like a baby is when I'm at work! Seriously, it sometimes totally overcomes me in the afternoon and I have to go for a walk just to stay awake. But mornings and nightimes, I'm wide awake.

As to why, I guess it's the exercise endorphins, but would like to hear if any scientists out there can explain in a bit more detail.

Pronoiac

Totally have this problem. Too much exertion at night fires me up. I have to counter with 'rituals' to remind my body it's bed time (warm bath, relaxing music, pre-bed yoga poses, etc). As for waking up early...well looks like it's time to learn a new language! : )

Keeping one's body clock set properly is important. I think that I exercised for so long first thing in the morning that if I do it at night my body 'thinks' it's time to wake up. Occasional melatonin at bed time helps keep the clock set, along with the above mentioned actions.

MissObstinatiox

I,m glad i,m not the only one who,s having this problem.
How can it be overcome as im worried im going to burn myself out!