The case for morning workout

mrk34
mrk34 Posts: 227 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Morning is the best time to exercise for me.

I run in the morning and feel great the whole day. I think I can say that I am “energized” for the day. It's a good time to think clearly, plan my day, and relax mentally.

Starting the morning with running, before other distractions can intrude, is my best fitness habit. It assures that something else won't crowd exercise out of my schedule. When my days get hectic, exercise is likely to take a back seat.

And for those who are less motivated, if you exercise in the morning, it helps you to stick with it.
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  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    Glad that's working for you. I prefer after work in the early evening. Works for me best.
  • nickhuffman74
    nickhuffman74 Posts: 198 Member
    Yeah, thats not gonna happen. LOL I prefer to run at night and work out my aggravation from the day.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I *like* to work out in the morning, however for the less motivated, don't let that become your excuse for missing it altogether. "oh, I overslept, no time for workout" and then skip it. Everybody is different.
  • AmyW125
    AmyW125 Posts: 303 Member
    I keep hitting snooze!!! I need to learn to love morning workouts!! HELP!!!! 4:30 seems crazy early to me. :noway:
  • RickBriggs
    RickBriggs Posts: 44
    You wouldn't be a morning person would you? My heart doesn't even start till noon. If I could choose, I'd stay up till 1AM every night!
  • NiagaraCheryl
    NiagaraCheryl Posts: 56 Member
    Agreed - mornings are the best for workouts. I go to the gym and it's pretty empty then and I get my pick of machines. After work the gym is way too busy. And now I have lots of time in the evenings to spend with my family.

    I also agree about the extra energy I have all day after a morning workout. I am known to sleep in as long as I can each morning, so my husband had been very surprized I'm getting up early and going to the gym.
  • breza262
    breza262 Posts: 40 Member
    I completely agree. It's the only time that I have to myself, and I bike, so there aren't many cars on the road. PLUS, it does keep you energized throughout the day. If a day goes by when I don't get up early, I am sluggish and crabby most of the day. And it is easier to be accountable, since I can tell myself through the entire day that I'm gonna do something when I get home, but something always comes up that stops me from getting it done.
  • sweetd_cali
    sweetd_cali Posts: 323 Member
    I agree, when I work out in the morning I feel a kind of buzz or higher energy for the rest of the day.

    In reality though it's tough to get up and I end up working out in the evening after work.
  • kikicooks
    kikicooks Posts: 1,079 Member
    That's great if it works for you, I wish it worked for me but I've tried and it's not my thing. I don't have as much energy to give it my all and sometime I feel like I'm going to throw up. Also on the days I was able to get in morning exercise I was just felt hungrier all day so I've given up and will stick to my afternoon/evening workouts.
  • ademiter
    ademiter Posts: 176 Member
    I SO wish I could get my tail up earlier so I could work out. I'm not a morning person and boy that snooze button takes a beating! :)
  • dcjackson50
    dcjackson50 Posts: 196
    I really have yearned to be one of those people !! lol early morning risers that get excercise completed before most of the world gets their head off the pillow,.......but I just cannot get up and at it.

    I promised myself that this week ,....starting Monday will be THEE week and I will commit to daily 30 minute workouts before grabbing my coffee ;-) wish me luck. They say it takes 21 days to make something a habit ?:yawn:
  • JolieJemmaMomma
    JolieJemmaMomma Posts: 54 Member
    I agree with you! If i dont get up at 4am to get my run in it seems to get pushed aside. It totally wakes me up and makes me feel better though out the day .
  • jessc4343
    jessc4343 Posts: 214 Member
    I'm a morning exerciser, too. I could fit it in other times, but I'm more likely to exercise if there's nothing else (except sleep) that needs to be taken care of, too. With three boys, a full time job, and my own course-work - there is bound to be something more pressing later in my day. Plus, it feels great to accomplish something (anything) that early in my day - sets the tone, for sure.
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    Mornings are best for some, not so much for others..depends on what else they have going on. Personally, if I don't workout when I get up, it will not get done. At least I can admit this, and not pretend like i'm going to do it in the afternoon. I also like that at 4 or 5 am, everyone else is asleep, so it's all about me....i just feel sorry for my downstairs neightbors...they must really hate me, especially on plyo days
  • Rlopez913
    Rlopez913 Posts: 19 Member
    I agree. Mornings are best for me. It's hard for me to get up out of bed early to exercise, but once I get started on exercising it's not so bad. It makes me feel good for the rest of the day and if I were to wait until I got home from work I would never get it done.
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    Morning or evening.... as long as you make it a habit. Once it become part of your daily life, you will always find the time. :smile:
  • NBSfit
    NBSfit Posts: 44 Member
    Not everybody is good for morning workouts. I'm not one who is energized from exercise, I just get tired and want to sit down. Maybe nap :) Evening workouts for me are best!

    Sleep is just as important for fat loss, so waking up earlier than I would normally isn't necessarily beneficial either. But, yay for morning humans!
  • robin820
    robin820 Posts: 150 Member
    I totally agree wih you. If I get up at 5:00 am and get it out of the way, I feel relieved and happy I did it. In most cases if I get bored or have extra energy at the end of the day I take a walk or jog, thats a bonus. There are no excuses with the workout completed in the AM! :O)

    No one has ever said "I regret getting up for that wonderful workout."
  • xLexa
    xLexa Posts: 482 Member
    I am trying to be a morning exerciser and for the most part it is when I do workout, not always though. Like you I find it a great way to start the day and I also find that I have less time to talk myself out of it if I just get it done and dusted! Though I am not sure if I burn more calories with an 18 month old clinging to one leg and should I get him to swap legs half way through to keep it balanced? :P eheheh
  • dcjackson50
    dcjackson50 Posts: 196
    You wouldn't be a morning person would you? My heart doesn't even start till noon. If I could choose, I'd stay up till 1AM every night!


    ^^ THIS, always been a night owl although Im starting to toy with the idea that we can change ourselves, mind over matter so maybe I just need to stop telling myself Im a night owl and start referring to myself as the Early Bird !
    Yup, problem solved ( slinks away doubtful)
  • Jkmumma
    Jkmumma Posts: 254
    No case. I don't like mornings, I don't like waking up early, I tend to be groggy and stumbly for a good hour or two after I wake up, even with a good night's sleep.. I just suck at mornings, I always have. I would kill myself trying to figure out how to Gym in the mornings... probably kill myself getting there too.

    As a side note, when I was still in California, and still had access to a 24 hour fitness.... MIDNIGHT. I'm a night owl, I feel SO ready for the world... just as it's shutting down for the night...
  • edge_dragoncaller
    edge_dragoncaller Posts: 826 Member
    I keep hitting snooze!!! I need to learn to love morning workouts!! HELP!!!! 4:30 seems crazy early to me. :noway:

    I'm with you on that! The hell with 4:30 AM

    I work out after work....helps get out frustration and then I can go home and feel good :)
  • SheilaN1976
    SheilaN1976 Posts: 266 Member
    Morning is the best time to exercise for me.

    I run in the morning and feel great the whole day. I think I can say that I am “energized” for the day. It's a good time to think clearly, plan my day, and relax mentally.

    Starting the morning with running, before other distractions can intrude, is my best fitness habit. It assures that something else won't crowd exercise out of my schedule. When my days get hectic, exercise is likely to take a back seat.

    And for those who are less motivated, if you exercise in the morning, it helps you to stick with it.

    I agree, i used to workout in the evenings the last time i tried losing weight with another site...this time i workout in the morning and i feel the same way. I am much more energized and ready for the day. I get up at 5 am during the week and i workout as soon as my son leaves for school which is at 7:30 am.
  • Austin1988
    Austin1988 Posts: 243 Member
    And for those who are less motivated, if you exercise in the morning, it helps you to stick with it.

    It works for you. Some people like morning workouts, some like evening. People should fit it in t their lifestyle in a manner that will motivate them to be consistent in working out.
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    I work out in the mornings a couple days a week; those are the days I do 2 workouts. I work out in the afternoon/evening every day.
  • Sharebear1963
    Sharebear1963 Posts: 3
    I wish I could be motivated, I know I would love it once I did it, but I have been doing workouts in the evening for so long now, I am not sure I could change.
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    I'm a morning person, I just like working out in the evenings. It all works. As the add says "Just Do It"
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Get up in the AM and go workout before your brain realizes what you're doing. By the time it wakes up, it's too late. That's my mode of operation.
  • mnishi
    mnishi Posts: 419 Member
    I totally agree with you, except at 5:30 in the morning when it's cold out and my bed is soooo soft and warm, then there is no listening to reason.
  • SarahCW1979
    SarahCW1979 Posts: 572 Member
    Id love to be an early morning exerciser but I dont think my husband or kids would appreciate the language that just falls out of my mouth at Jillian Michaels. I just started the Shred :bigsmile:

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