Morning workouts ...

kmacgera

What time someone is able to wake up really just depends on what time they go to bed. For a while, I used to get up at 4am but only because I went to bed around 8pm.

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PhiliciousCurves

My alarm clock is set for 5:00am, but I'm usually awake 15 to 30 minutes before it goes off. I've always been a morning person, so I guess it is second nature to me. Once I'm up, I'm up! I do 30 minutes on my elliptical machine, then I'm out the door to walk my dog for another 15 to 20 minutes. Afterwards, I'm back home to shower and get dressed for work. I leave my house anytime between 6:15 and 6:30am to get to work.

Working out in the evenings is what I feel is a bit harder for me to do! After working all day, all I want to do is go home, flop-down on the sofa and call it a day! However, I sometimes have to force myself to change from my work clothes to my gym clothes and head out to the gym, but once I'm there, I'm there and get to it!

tyresank

They never get easier if it's early, but I suppose that depends upon each person's defenition of early. I get up at either 4am or 5am depending upon my schedule for work, to exercise, because I know if I wait to the end of the day it's likely not gonna happend. 5am I have no real issue with but 4am is a killer, but I still do it when I have to, as I find morning just gives me more energy for the full day.

swest222

Wow, Im surprised to hear so many of you DONT like morning workouts!
I figured it was just because I was overweight that I was tired and lacked energy..

I have twins, so I know what early mornings are about (well I used to, they've been great sleepers since they were 3 months old)
Now they dont get up until 830am and they are 3 yrs old .. so I'm up and out the door before they even wake up!!

I go walking every morning currently .. figured if I could get a routine going then I'd look at joining a gym.
But I need to prove to myself I will use my gym membership first ...therefore if I can walk at least 3-5 times a week in the MORNING
I will join a gym in the fall .....

thanks for all the tips!

cvance3

I use the gym in my office building, so I'm up super early (4:15am) to commute into the city, and start my workout at about 5:10am. I'm not sure that it's second nature (I've been doing this for over a year and I totally do NOT get up at that early on weekends!), but having my "gym buddies" training with me each morning make it much easier to get going!

Maybe having something (favorite machine/workout, class, or people) can help make going to the gym so early a little more bearable?

raerae514

When do they start getting easier????

The workout isnt so bad, it's dragging myself out of bed that early!

Well all know with obesity also comes fatigue ... when does one start taking over the other and the fatigue go away???

I'm doing it but I wish I was happy to get moving in the morning. When I get there I am, but not beforehand!
When did it start becoming 2nd nature to you?

I think getting out of bed is a workout on its own, hahaha. I wish I had the energy for morning workouts!

mcosme25

I love early am work outs. I get up at 4:30 and hit the gym at 5:30 5x a week. Since I have done this I have concistantly worked out for 9 months now. With work, family and having a social life, it is the only time I can get to work out with slacking cause family or friends interrupt my time. If you are single... and no kids then you can do it when ever but for me, early am has been the key to 61lbs loss.
Go to bed early and it starts to become 2nd nature!

Akeish30

I am so glad to hear that seemingly everyone has the same issues I have. the best answer I heard...go to bed on time. THAnks for the tips and letting me know I am not alone.

obxwoman

I started getting up at 4:30 a.m. to work out because knowing myself I knew I would never go to the gym after working all day . . . it took a good couple of months before it became "easier". It's still incredibly difficult to get up that early but now if I don't get up and go I don't feel right all day -- I actually miss working out and knowing that is what gets my butt out of bed every day! Keep at it and it will become second nature . . . just try to sqeeze in naps now and then - that really helps! Good luck!

nmf062174

I love my early morning workouts (I go at 5:15 several mornigns a week). Now that it's summer and my kids aren't in school I had to switch to the evening which I don't like as much. I am ready for school to start again. I feel so energized getting it in the morning.

hosegirl

I don't think you will every be happy to do your work out in t he AM if you are nto a morning person. I am. Up at 5:00AM at the gym at 6:00AM work out for an hour and off to work. I feel great and the nice thing is my workout is done for theday! My hubby gave me a personal trainer for my birthday. Those days were killer-up at 4:30 at the gym at 5:30. I really did nto like thos days. The half hour sleep made a difference. But so did the trainer! Now I have a nice routine that I do everyday.

tialynn1

I am not a morning person, but I force myself to get up and do at least 20 minute exercise video. Since January 5, I have only missed one day of exercise. Sometimes I struggle with it, but I know I just feel better doing it.

kodom_123

I get up 3 days a week at 5:30 to go out and do c25k around 5:45 or 6 because it so hot later in the day and I hate running in front of folks at the gym. I do kettlebell workouts the other days so I can do them inside and not be concerned with the heat so I sleep till 7 or 7:30 those days :P
So that motivates me..."If I get up and do it now it won't be hot, it will be over for the day and I can sleep in tomorrow" lol But it still takes me half my workout before I feel like I'm not dragging anymore lol. I go to bed earlier and I thought about getting up at 5 to give myself more time to wake up before I have to start moving.
I do better if I get my workout over and done earlier because if I wait till later I get tired and find a million excuses why I just don't feel like it etc. I am not an evening workout person....So I know if I don't just suck it up and go I won't get it done then I feel sucky the rest of the day lol.

JIGGLYbellyPUFF

I like them because I like getting it over with. Another thing I LOVE about morning workouts is that I get to record my exercise/calories burned from exercise early on and that extra cushion in my calories is nice to look at.

The only reason I started waking up early was when I started c25k (I'm on week 6, repeated a week due to sharking) because I didn't like the sun hitting my face/ it feels sooo good to hit the cold air while I jog. I at the end of week 1 I realized that I hated running in the morning.....until I started running in the morning. I generally dragged my feet getting ready....but as soon as I was already actually working out/finished I had the "**** yeah! glad I did this feeling!".....of course only to drag my feet on the morning of the next time, haha. I'm not sure when it transitioned into "Yeah! Let's do this!" from the get go...I think it was around week 4. I use an app to track my progress (runtastic,I *think* it is similar to runkeeper), and upload it to the website as soon as I'm done with my workout. I like coming back home, logging on, and seeing if I beat my time from the previous time. It's a fun game I play against myself. Weight/ inches come/s off slow, but this is something where I can see and confirm instant progress. That keeps me going now. Now I actually look forward to getting out in the morning. It's pretty nuts....NEVER would have guessed I would be this way a couple of months ago. Anywhoo, gluck!

moultonh1

How do you motivate yourself to get up in the morning especially if you are a night owl like me? I tend to not be able to fall asleep early and when i try, I lay there thinking for hours.

kattee817

I've asked the same of others who are athletic and it seems they are just like the rest of us. They just do what you have to do. It's not easy but you feel so much better when you are done. On weekdays, I get up at 4:45 so that I leave the house by 5:00. When I return home it's time to get my daughter ready for school. Then I get myself ready for work. On weekends, I leave the house before 7:00 to go for a 4 mile hike, not because I like getting up that early, but because of the heat & humidty in VA.

I can usually wake up without an alarm but I set it anyway because it gives my heart that little jump start, plus I am forced to get out of bed to turn the alarm off.

I've read that some people sleep in their workout clothes. Not my thing, but perhaps laying them out where they are visible can guilt you not into sleeping in.

I guess the best way to get past it is to not focus on how much you don't like getting up early. Try to look at the positive benefits. When I get my workout over with in the morning, I have much more energy and I am more productive.

kattee817

I was never a morning person until about two years ago mainly because of my boyfriend. He's an early bird and we hike a trail together every weekend. So now leaving the house before 8:00 is no biggie, even though I would prefer to lay in the bed. I usually hit the sack at 9:00 PM and wake at 5:00/6:00 AM.

tifanico

I wake up at 5am everyday. I am a single mom and need to finish the work out before my daughter wakes up. I have been doing it for a bout 4 weeks and its getting easier and easier.
I like it because it gives me less time to make up and excuse to work out. I get it over with and go about my day. I have done it in the evenings and I dont feel as good as when I do it in the mornings.

vraesgame

My best friend and I were getting up at 4:30 in the morning to workout. We were meeting at 5 but that 30 minutes beforehand gave me a little time to get up and get myself energized... After about a month of doing that I couldn't sleep past 4:30 and it became a habit. It takes time to make a new habit, especially a good one

MegdKel

My hubby and I started getting up around 5:10 to workout about 2 weeks ago, I'm still not used to it I have my mad morning face on through my workout and way after, but I *am* getting more used to it! We are determined to stick to it; it feels wonderful to not have to worry about our workout for the rest of the day!

creech6317

I get up at 4:30 am to work out in the mornings. Some mornings it is extra hard to get out of bed. But it feels so much better, getting the day going with a nice exercise session. I will soon be having to get up earlier, because I am almost done with my 30DS and the 20 minute workouts. My next workout DVD is 50 minutes, so I will be getting up even earlier :sad:
Hopefully it won't take too long getting used to it.