Getting Up Early to Work Out

chevy88grl

It sounds to me like a doctor's visit is in order. If I go too many days without adequate sleep - then I find myself getting sick very easily. But, it is easily solved by just making sure I get about 7 hours of sleep most of the time.

That being said, if you really want to workout - you'll have to figure out how to fit it into your lifestyle. You could do something like Jillian Michael's 30 day shred - I've heard that one is only something like 20 mins long. I'm sure you can eeck out 20 mins in your day. It isn't easy, but if you REALLY want it -- you'll figure it out. We are ALL very busy people and we all manage.

jennajava

Go to the doctor and explain what is going on with you. You may have a medical condition.

From something else someone said, I'm now concerned too. Thanks for the advice. I will!

4thehardman

I do my morning workout once the kids have had breakfast. Usually 35-45mins blast with Biggest loser workouts. That sets me up for the day (although I still don't know why I'm not skinny running around after my 4!) I then workout again once my husband is home (about 8pm) and the triplets are in bed. I do another 30-40 mins buut a diffrent dvd. If you want to there is always time in teh day. I used to say I was too busy but I'm finding time and loving that I'm doing something where I put myself first for once!

thinspirationalmissjuney

hello there, I know exactly what you mean! I work from 7am-10pm (im a nanny for a toddler) so Im here at work alllllll day, and by the time I get home from work, I only have enough strength to do a treadmill for an hour and nothing else. but the good thing is, running around with a 2 year old day really pays off. we love playing super-man too, were i lift him up in the air and we run around. its fun, and really burns calories. I am SOOO happy I will be off work this weekend, because I will be @ the gym for hours

PippaJo_

I'm having to budget my time very carefully in order to get in a workout - I've discovered that when I work out in the evening, I sleep like *crap* - and that's even if I can get to bed on time. I have dinner to fix, and kids to get to bed, and some clearing up to do, and if I manage to work out from 9-10 pm, then it's 11 or later before I can actually get to bed, due to cooling down, or showering, and all the usual bed-prep activities.

So now I'm trying my hardest to be in bed by 10pm, so I can get up at 6 and work out for an hour before my day starts at 7. I wouldn't say that I get *sick* if I don't get my 8 hours, but I don't do well with sleep deprivation - never have. In fact, my body would prefer 10 hours a night, every night, but who has that kind of time??

I don't know how well it will work, but I think that if it turns out that I feel I'm not getting enough done before bedtime, I'll just have to shift it to the morning - perhaps simply going to bed with the kids (and hubby - as he's got to get up screamingly early for work), and then doing the laundry and dishes before the kids wake up, as opposed to after they've gone to bed. Hey, as long as they're sleeping and out of my hair, it shouldn't matter which hour's showing on the clock, right?


So that's my suggestion - if you feel you have 'too much to do' in the evenings and you can't get to bed earlier, then - shift *when* you do those things, or delegate some of them if you can. You can probably do more in this vein than you think.

cologirl0210

Maybe try dosing yourself with lots of vitamin C and other immune system boosting aides.