morning workouts
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So you get out of class at 9:50 and expect to be up at 5? That's about 7 hours of sleep if you fall asleep quickly and its a short drive home. No wonder you have a hard time getting up in the morning.
I'm a person that needs 8 hours of sleep, so I hit the sheets at 9 to be up at 5.0 -
I am starting morning workouts this week. Today was not bad getting up but I know it will get harder before it feels like a routine.
I had everything I needed ready the night before, so I just got up, dressed and went. I am hoping to keep this routine so I have my evenings free with my family.
My advice, as soon as the alarm goes off get out of bed.
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I just need to start waking up at the same time consistently and it will get easier. I think I'll just be wearing my gym clothes to bed and set my alarm way across the room, and figure out the timer on the coffee pot so i just grab a cup and go.0
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My schedule sounds like yours. I like to get up and do my workout early. Then I don't have to worry the rest of the day about making sure I get to the gym at night. I AM NOT a morning person! I would much rather sleep in. However, after making it a habit, it does get easier to wake up in the morning. I do go to bed early, like around 9 or 9:30 so that I can get up in the morning. Now, if I don't get up at 5, I feel guilty and I feel like I "missed out" the rest of the day because I didn't get that workout in! If I have the energy, going to the gym at night is an added bonus because then I can take a class, which unfortunately my gym does not offer at 5 am in the morning!0
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I start at 745am. Run mostly and bring some weights to squat with and throw up other mornings ill lift weights and flip my big tire in the back and jump it :glasses:
Goal is to burn as much body fat as I can.
If its to COLD this winter ill make a few days of P90X2 or Insanity for some ABs0 -
I'm up at 4:20 am at the latest everyday to workout. I also set everything out the night before so I don't have to rummage around and find stuff. I get to bed early too; that makes all the difference. Getting up early is no problem if you get adequate sleep. My eating schedule is a bit whacky (I have to wait until 1 pm until I have lunch today and that's going to be torture because I usually eat lunch at 11), but all in all, life for me is better when I workout in the morning.
Over TG break, I couldn't work out that Friday morning because of our travels and I was such a grump all day! I hated having a workout looming over me and it really put me in a sour mood. So, even though it's cold, and even though I LOOOOOVE my bed, I just get up and do it. No one else can do this for me.0 -
I did it for many years only at 4:30....
One thing is you have to have the mind set that you ARE going to do it.
Second lay your clothes out the night before (if that doesn't work...sleep in them if they're not too uncomfortable).
Have you workout plan ready to go...don't get up and then have to decide what you are going to do...plan a week in advance what you're doing every day and stick to it.
Make sure you go to bed on time when you get home from class, so you aren't too tired for work the next day
JUST DO IT!!
Good luck (it really is a mind game)0 -
I am definitely not a morning work-out person.... but you could try an app that makes it really difficult to turn off the alarm. I've heard of one where you chose something with a barcode that you have to scan before it will turn off... so you could make it so that you can't turn off your alarm until you get your morning coffee...0
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I'm lucky enough to be a morning person, so getting up is fairly simple for me (even on the cold days) . . . I have always followed a routine in the morning and it has always worked for me:
1) When the alarm goes off - GET UP. It will take a little while, but you'll get used to getting up ealry.
*don't try and cut it close .. give yourself some extra time in the morning.
2) All of my clothes for work are packed in my bag (or on a hanger) the night before (I shower at the gym).
*it also helps to have 2 of everything (deodorant, shampoo, etc) - 1 to keep at home and 1 to leave in your gym bag.
3) My workout clothes/gear are layed-out the night before on the chair in my room.
4) Meals for the day are prepped the night before - All I need to do is grab them on my way out the door.
*Oh yeah, give yourself some extra time in the morning.
Here are some other things that can help motvate you to get up early in the morning -
1) Join a class or workout group. I spin in the mornings (6am) and it's always great to see the other early risers and chat with them before we get started. *During the warmer months, I ride outdoors and look forward to seeing familiar runners, walkers and riders.
2) Get a friend to join you in the morning - That way you can both motivate each other to get up.
Good Luck !!!!0
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