how do u get up n get ready to work out in the am???

kalebsmama07

im a nite owl and hope to get in my workouts in the am before i go to work at 2pm...how do u get up n get ready n awake to workout....i can barely function before ive had a shower...and never am im usually out of bed before 9.....(but obviously i dont want to shower before my workout...)...any suggestions & or tips to changing my time of workout....??? anyone done the same?...(i know just do it) but any help greatly appreciated...i think even if i got up early i dont think i could even know what i was doing till 9am....i just know after i get out of work i dont usually want to work out when i get home at 930pm....but i want to make sure i get a workout in at least 5 days a week...HELP thanks in advance...(ps..only asking about the early thing is cuz if i have things to do before work i dont want to feel rushed...and by 3pm im sure ill be exhausted...)

reddi2roll

Well, I think you know the answer. You have to pick a time and do it. Make sure you are doing something you like. Have your breakfast and then go do it. There really is no secret to making yourself do it other than the knowledge that you want to. I didn't look at your diary so I am assuming that you are eating breakfast. If not, adding that in may help you have the energy to go and do it. I am not real religious about it but when I do it I have lots of exercise DVD's that I can vary so not to get bored. When the weather gets warmer I will go out and walk more. Good luck.

mckant

I'm curious about this, too. I'm up at 6 but I'd love to get a 1/2 hour or so of exercise in first thing in the morning. It would fit my schedule better but I feel like it's almost a wasted workout because I have no energy that early. I'd love to hear some suggestions.

cabaray

I am not a morning person. With all I have to do in the mornings, I have to get up at 4:30. I am still half asleep when I start pedaling on my stationary bike. After a couple of minutes though, I am awake and going full force.

JenSkinLaPierre

if I know I'm going to have a hard time getting myself going in the morning, I sleep in my work out clothes. True story. My shoes are on the floor next to my bed. I slip them on and go. No excuses when I wake up dressed to work out.

Chagama

Mostly you just have to decide to do it. I always lay out my workout clothes the night before, including my bag with water bottle, ipod, wallet, keys, etc. Partly so I can get dressed and out of the house in the least amount of time possible, partly so I don't wake up my wife. I set the alarm. On days that I'm struggling, I just remind myself that even if I shut off the alarm, I probably won't fall back asleep right away, so in reality I've still gotten up early, but will then have nothing to show for it. It's all mental stuff.

melsinct

1. Set the alarm
2. Get your butt out of bed when the alarm goes off

I am a night owl by nature and I have to force myself out of bed every morning. It does not get easier as time goes on. You have to make the decision to do it and then keep making that decision every day. I wish there were a better answer to make all of our lives easier but there isn't. A wise man once said "Do or Do not. There is no try."

ashleyp35

No secret answer - just get up and do it. As time goes by you will get used to it

darlajean2382

I have my alarm set to an upbeat song. That seems to help.

JennetteMac

Get a dog!!!! No options- always needs a walk out, gets me up at 6am. No rest days though!

mallory3411

You have to do what works best for you and what you are going to have better luck sticking with.

I don't have a set time for my workout. On days that I'm working the opening/day shift I workout when I get home from work. I get dinner going and do my workout while the hubby keeps an eye on things. Sometimes I do it after dinner. We have our nightly shows we watch so I have my bike set up by the TV and hop on. Sometimes I do two different chunks of time a day.

On days that I'm working later I get up and have my cup of coffee. Than I jump on my bike or pop in a DVD and get my workout done before work.

On days that I'm off I do it whenever as I have more flexibility.

If you hate getting up early and working out in the morning you probably won't stick to it. If you are a night owl do your workout at night.

semeyer

Get a dog!!!! No options- always needs a walk out, gets me up at 6am. No rest days though!

SO TRUE!!! you get so much extra exercise with a dog! You can make excuses for yourself to not work out, but that little doggy always needs to go on a walk

merB89

get a work out buddy! Someone who you know will be at the gym when you are who you can't let down. Keep each other accountable. If I know I'm doing a workout with someone else I am much less likely to cancel it.

mom2jjl

Yep it all boils down to just doing it!! I was getting up at 4:00 am (only time to get a workout in) and I had to have a talk with myself the night before (no not out loud) and make a no excuses and I just had to DO IT!!!!

rebecky27

Get a dog!!!! No options- always needs a walk out, gets me up at 6am. No rest days though!

this helped me this morning. lol. My alarm went off (I put it across the room so I HAVE to get out of bed to turn it off). I was going to crawl back into bed this morning for "5 more minutes," but my dog barked at me...she needed to go out.

Then I just threw on workout clothes, ponytail, let her out, put my work clothes in my gym bag (it's packed most of the way the night before with my shower stuff - I just don't put my clothes in till last minute to avoid any more wrinkles). Let dog back in, feed her, then leave to go to the gym.

I'm lucky that my hubby doesn't have to go to work until later -he drops the kids off to school.

CrazyHedgehog

I started swimming last year at 7am before work, however I have got lazy and stopped.
BUT...
last night I prepared a lunch in three parts,
1. a chopped salad with lots of peppers, radishes and celery, loaded with black pepper and a splash of vinegar.
2. 100g of brie
3. 200g new potatoes with 1tbs of garlic dressing.

If I went swimming before work, I got all 3,:bigsmile:
if not, I was only allowing myself to take the chopped salad!:frown:

Bribery with cheese, works for me..

I was in the pool by 7:05am!!:happy:

shivaslives

I'm at the gym by 5am for my workouts. All it takes is an apple and an energy drink for me.



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Jennloella

you just have to do it, you don't sleep through your alarm when it's set for work, so treat it like a job. There are some people though that work out better at night, you should try different things and see what works best.

rm830

Getting up is the hardest part...I hate waking up early but I just tell myself, I HAVE to do this for ME! Once I'm up and moving, I'm ok...I can do it no problem...esp when I get to the gym and see everyone else working out.

Mkserpa

This morning was my first morning waking up early to get to the gym.

I found that getting everything ready the night before made it easier on me. All I had to do was roll out of bed and slip into the clothes I laid out (although I technically could have gone in my PJ's even). No thinking involved. Gotta just do it! The hardest part is getting out of bed. Once you do that, it's cake :P

hamptons903

I faced all of the same hurdles! I've just recently found the trick for myself. I had to find an exercise I enjoy doing! For me, it's Turbo Jam videos. I enjoy them so much that I look forward to doing them and it makes it easier to get up. I also fix myself something good to drink- maybe a flavored water or (occasionally) a Diet Pepsi or iced tea if I'm dragging! I don't do it every day, but I feel great when i do!

chachita7

my alarm sits across the room... I allow myself one snooze - set my clothes the night before in the bathroom - usually I am up by 4:40 and at the gym by 5:15-20 done by 6:30 or so

njmp

I'm a shift worker, I feel ya. I have worked out after an evening shift (which for me is midnight-ish) and I honestly never have the energy to do a full work out. I have started dragging my butt there in the morning...being half asleep is almost better. By the time you are halfway through your workout you will wake up.
But as most people have said, it's just a DO IT kinda thing. I said I'm a nigthowl for years before finally accepting that if I wanted the luxury of going home right after work, I had to work out (gulp) in the morning...
Good luck!

TinkrBelz

I am a night owl too. But, some morning I teach a 5:30 am. So, the alarm goes off, I roll out of bed, brush teeth, get dressed....gone. Nothing pretty!!!

kimmyj74

how do u get up n get ready to work out in the am???

Um, I don't!
I've tried to exercise in the morning but I just can't do it. Too tired, not enough food to energize me. Not even on the weekends. Mid day or evenings for me please.

ncrissey460

Mostly you just have to decide to do it. I always lay out my workout clothes the night before, including my bag with water bottle, ipod, wallet, keys, etc. Partly so I can get dressed and out of the house in the least amount of time possible, partly so I don't wake up my wife. I set the alarm. On days that I'm struggling, I just remind myself that even if I shut off the alarm, I probably won't fall back asleep right away, so in reality I've still gotten up early, but will then have nothing to show for it. It's all mental stuff.

thats exactly what i do!

you go to work at 2pm? so go whenever and shower and get ready and go to work right after the gym. That seems like an easy fix to me. like everyone else says...you just gotta do it. you gotta make it a priority and schedule it in.

LilRedRooster

Have a baby.

Heh heh, just kidding. Though that would be a pretty good way to get up before 8am. Mine wakes up at 7am on the dot, every day.

Actually, one thing that I do when I have to get up early is I set an alarm and put it across the room. If I know that I really have to get up, I'll set two of them, a few minutes apart, and force myself to get out of bed by putting them where I have to physically get up to turn them off. For me, it's the actual getting out of bed part that's hard, so once I'm up, I just figure "Why the heck not?"

Also, have everything laid-out and ready to go the night before. Like shoes, running gear, iPod, etc. Lay it all out in one spot that's easy to find, so that you don't have to go hunting for it. Makes everything that much easier when you're not really in the mood to get going.

Oh, and drink a massive amount of water before going to bed. When you wake up and have to pee, you can't think about going back to sleep, because your bladder will feel like bursting. Gets me out of bed even better than my alarm some mornings.

jendutton5

I work out at 5:30 in the am........I cuss my alarm clock at 5:00, give myself 1 5 minute snooze button. Then I get up, the first few minutes of class are pretty rough, get some fun music going and just knock it out. After a week or so, it gets easier to get up, plus i have WAY more energy during the day!

southernyankee716

With a LARGE cup of coffee

DogsK

I've just started on this trip of regaining my health back and weight loss, so it may be easier for me because I still have "fresh" or newly acquired determination and motivation. Hopefully it will stay with me but this is what I do. I am a shift worker, 3 shifts over a 6 week period. Day shift starts at 7.00 a.m. so I set the alarm for 4.00 a.m. Get up , breakfast and then to the gym to be there by about 4.30 a.m. Hours workout then to work for shower etc and ready to go by 0700. Sometimes I dont feel like it but I just force myself. Once I am moving and have got some food in me, I feel alright. I find on A shift and night shift, workout before work is better for me. I am more alert at work. I think at the end of the day, you just got to bite the bullet and go for it. Get up and get moving.

AllanMisner

I will typically set the alarm for 45 minutes before I have to leave for the gym (which can be a 10 minute drive or a 2 minute elevator ride to the hotel fitness center). A shot or two of caffeine and I'm usually alert enough to move. Once I'm in the gym (bright lights, music, action, and a purpose) I can get my workout done.

Now, as far as mental acquity, that takes me about 2 hours from when I wake up.