percentage of success with early morning exercise?

I find that if I don't work out first thing in the morning chances are I won't work out! That helps to motivate me, I know I need to do it, and if I do it first thing I am done with it, and can go on with the rest of my day. Of course in the summer I love to cycle, so getting up to do my 23mile a day ride is a pure joy. Winter is when I struggle more, and I find that if I can talk someone else into going to the gym at 5:30-6 in the morning, I have better luck, I also have learned to do workouts at home like p90x, turbo fire, for the winter time! Mostly it is finding something you enjoy doing!

You get up once. Then you get up twice. Then you get up again...and again. Its terrible, awful at first....but I promise you get used to it. I never EVER wanted to work out in the morning. But with two small children and a full time job, I just didnt have it in me at the end of the day. So I started gettign up in the mornings. It does help that I wake up easily. Im one of those people that once Im awake, Im awake for good. (sometimes its helpful, sometimes its a curse!)
I get up between 4:45-5:30...depending on the type of exercise. If Im going for a run, I need less time to exercise, but more time to loosen up. I need to piddle around for a little bit before I work out...otherwise I'll end up straining my back.

Like a pp said, I put my work out clothes out the night before. I grab them as soon as my feet hit the floor and put them on. Its also nice for me to have my exercise DONE and out of the way...and I dont have to think about it for the rest of the day!

Its my lifestyle now and exercise is just as much as part of my morning routine as taking a shower/ getting dressed/eating breakfast. I know that if I stop., I'll gain weight. Thats my motivator.

Be sure to go to sleep earlier! If I don't get at least 6 hrs of sleep then there is no way I'm going to feel ready to workout super early. For me, knowing that the morning will be the only time I can get to the gym is usually enough motivation. I hate missing out on a perfectly good chance to workout.

They say for a runner, the hardest step is out the front door. I don't think it matters if it's Day 1 or Year 10. For me, getting into a routine has been the only way I can do it.

I know I won't go after work because I'll be physically and mentally exhausted. So, I get up, and go to the gym. No excuses. Once I'm dressed and out the door the rest is easy.

I love working out in the morning....my alarm goes off at 4:30am, I hit the snooze once or twice and then I am up at the latest by 5am. I've been doing this for about 4 years and find it so much better than working out in the evening, so much so that I've carry it over into the weekends. I get my workout done and I still have the entire day ahead of me.

My motivation comes from a picture I have of me next to my alarm clock....the picture was taken when I was 204 lbs. I don't want to be that person ever again, so I kick my *kitten* out of the bed, rain or shine, every day by 5am (or before).

this is awesome

Is there a reason why you want to exercise in the morning? As long as you exercise at some point in the day, who cares? I like to sleep, so I don't work out before work. I do it afterwards.

On holidays or on the weekend, I like to exercise in the morning. But I don't wake up extra early to do so. I just wake up, and then work out. I find if I have to will myself to get out of bed, then my exercise ends up being less than 100%.

Sleep in your running clothes.

i love this suggestion! so hilarious, but it's gotta be a great motivator.

Yeah I get up at 4:20.. to go to work...... there's no way I could get up earlier than that to go for a run and then shower.. then be off to work.... noooope.... lol

THIS. Many of us don't have the luxury of 40 hour work weeks. I work 60-80 hours/week (and no, I don't get overtime. I'm a postdoctoral fellow doing cancer research. It's required and expected)

So I work out in the evenings. Make it happen whenever, however you can. The time of day does not matter. It's consistency that matters.

I am an early bird myself but it is still quite the battle to find your motivation. Sometimes I have to set 3 alarms to get up and do it. I do like the energy I get throughout the day from an early morning jog and you even burn more fat (if jogging on an empty stomach). But since it is summer, I also enjoy jogging in the evening between 7pm and 8pm because you don't have to worry about it warming up and there is less hustle and bustle on the streets and it feels so much more calmer outside (you also get to watch the sunset).

Try jogging in the evening and see how you like it. Exercising is beneficial no matter what time of day

I saw on Pinterest someone posted a picture of their iPhone alarm, set for early morning, that said "If Forrest Gump can run for over 3 years, you can get your *kitten* up for a 30 minute run this morning"