Early Morning Workout?? Opinions??

It's up to you and what works best for you. Personally, if I wait until after work, I'll just go home and be lazy...I'll never make it to the gym. I set my alarm for 4:30am, and I'm usually up at 4:45 or 5...at the gym no later than 5:15 so I can work out for an hour to and hour and a half, then go home and get ready for work. I'm lucky that the gym is 2 minutes from my house. For me, it's nice to go that early (on the weekends, I get there right when they open at 7am) because there's way fewer people there, and I can get in my zone a lot easier.

I couldn't tell you if my metabolism is better, but I do tend to feel less tired (in the bad way) when I get up and go-which is most mornings. The nice thing is, I've gotten in a pattern-which was hard at first) so it's pretty much routine at this point.

Try it for a week or so and see how you feel!

that's what i used to do every day. now, i work from home three days per week, so sometimes i push it off until my lunch hour. but i prefer to get it done in the morning. i get up an hour earlier than i need to in order to work out.

Personally, I prefer to work out in the mornings. I feel better throughout the day and have a lot more energy. Sometimes a bad day at work makes me want to go home and not work out. If I work out in the mornings I dont have to worry about pushing myself to do it when im in a bad mood, because its already done!

The best time to workout is the time of day that fits into YOUR schedule!

The best time to work out is what works best for you. If that's first thing in the morning, there's no problem with that.

I am a morning exerciser. I like to get all sweaty first, then shower and be clean for the day. And, like you, if it doesn't happen in the morning, life gets so busy it's likely it won't happen. Finally, I like to jog and it's too hot by 10 am in the summers. If I go at 7 it's perfect.

Haven't had time to read everyone's comments, but I get up three days a week @ 5:00am, workout for 30-45 minutes and I feel SO much better. My appetite is better on those days and I am much more energized. That's not to say it works for everyone, but I love it!

I get up at 4am to work out, and I usually go to bed between 9:30 and 10.
Except on weekends, then it is whenever I wake up I do my workout.

I'm going on a month of doing morning workouts pretty regularly (missed a couple due to needing to be at work extra early one day, had a migraine another, etc). Now, I have NEVER been what one would call a morning person--more like "Walking Dead" first thing in the morning. But somehow I decided to try it and have already become a fan of the morning workout. Like someone else said, if I do it right away I'm halfway through the workout before my brain realizes WTH is going on.

I get up around 6, throw on some shorts and t-shirt, drink some SuperPump (half a scoop in about 8oz of water) and hit the elliptical. Then shower and grab some coffee and a whole-wheat english muffin with peanut butter (maybe add a drizzle of honey) on my way out the door. I definitely missed it the days I slept in, and it's nice to be able to relax in the evening with the family.

The real test will be starting next week when the kids start school again and I have to get up at 5:15 or 5:30 to get everything done and everyone out the door on time. With the kids' homework and everything, I will need to continue the morning workouts or they won't get done at all. To be continued....

I think that everyones body is different but from my research it sayd to make sure to have breakfast which first starts your metabolism going. I work long hours as well and don't have time any other time of the day. I have tried in the afternoon but I normally end up having something else to do, then in the evening I'm so beat I know I'm not going to do it. But I'm not a morning person but that's the only time I have to do it so I push myself to get up. I have found that I do have more energy and I'm more alert and I feel great. Also because I worked out first it makes me more thoughtful of what I'm putting in my mouth all day. Hope this helps. Add me so we can motivate each other if you like.

Bump. This weekend I'll start Day 1 of morning workouts.

YES! I wake up at 4:15 every day to get to the gym when it opens at 5:00. The morning has become my favorite part of the day. I actually wake up without an alarm (and excited to start my morning!). I hope you can grow to love morning workouts too!

Oh and definitely eat before you work out if you're lifting.

I started working out in the morning Monday, since the kids went back to school. Since I am not a morning person, I have to force my way through it and I don't really feel any added energy. Unfortunately after I eat in the evening, I feel the need to work off dinner, causing me to work out twice a day.

That's how I worked out for 10 years when I worked in an office b/c if I waited till I got home from work at night, after working 9 hrs per day and sitting in rush hour for at least an hour, my workout would never ever happen. I miss my early am workouts. Now I start work at 6 and I don't live on my own anymore (I moved back w the folks when I got laid off a few yrs ago) so getting up at 4am for a workout is not an option b/c I will wake them and my energy suffered as a result. I do believe I had the energy b/c I worked out first thing in the morning, now I work out after my morning shift (around 10am) but it's just not the same

i get up at 4am to work out before work the kids wont let me when i get home. I have lost 36 pounds in less than 4 monthes doing so

Early morning workouts are wonderful for the body. If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then your morning activity is the most important trend setter for the day.

Consider your early morning work-out as a pace car of sorts for your day. It can keep you moving and motivated.