Do you work out in the morning?

I'm a morning person, but not really a 4:45am morning person. But if I don't get my workout done early, it usually doesn't happen.

I workout at home, so once the family is up, my window of opportunity for a workout in the living room is gone, so it's early or never. I finally realized I hated the feeling of regret that came with not getting it done more than the feeling of rolling out of bed super early. After a week or so, it just became habit.

Alarm goes off at 4:45, I'm usually in my workout clothes and starting my workout by 5:00, done by 6:00, about the time my kid is up and getting ready for school. Works out great for me.

I workout early in the summer because I still need to beat the family out of bed, but even more so to beat the heat! And getting it done early just sets the tone for my day - I feel better, I eat better, and love that it's done.

I am starting tomorrow. I joined a gym last week, and am aiming to go 4 times a week min, and I know it would be much easier if I could get it out of the way in the mornings. So, tomorrow I will be there at 5:30 when it opens.... and I am absolutely NOT a morning person. Its going to be hard for me!

I technically work out in the morning if you are looking at the clock (it's 7:30 am) but since I work third shift and it is after I finished working, it would correspond to the afternoons or evenings for all you daywalkers out there.

Moral of the story: just workout whenever you feel most comfortable doing it and when you know you will be more likely to stick to it in the long run.

I'm a morning person because I have to. I commute to work so I have to be up by 5 am.

I used to do my workouts after I got home (around 7 or 8 pm), but it was not consistent since I was already so tired. In effect, my weight loss then was not consistent as well.

I now wake-up at 4 am and get my early workout done. It takes a huge amount of effort, especially if you are starting out. You really have to make adjustments. In my case, I started by waking up 15 mins earlier, then 20, then 30, until I got comfortable with 4 am. The night before, I have already arranged in the fridge what I will be packing to work as my food. I even make it a point to visualize myself waking up early and go through my workout routine for the next day (which is currently Insanity). By visualizing it, my mind is prepped up to be awake at a certain hour, knowing I have to do that routine after waking up. You can also do some mild stretching to jolt your body awake and start working out. It works for me.

Small steps and be consistent. The feeling of accomplishment after you're done with it and knowing that you are starting the day healthy far outweighs the sleepyness and "5-more-minutes-excuses". You can do it! Mind over matter! :flowerforyou:

I work out after work... I would prefer to work out in the morning but because of where my gym is located, it's quite the long ride there and back, and then I have to pass there to go to work anyway.. so I usually just change into my gym clothes before I leave for work and head right there. Although, with warm weather finally around the corner, I may become a morning work out person because I'll be able to run outside. But I also love sleep, so who knows. haha

I just do it. I was sort of used to getting up early because at the time I started working out, I had a two year old who was just beginning to sleep decently through the night. I don't love it, but it works best for me to get in a good workout. I'm tired a lot, I go to bed fairly early. (I'm talking I don't stay up later than 10:30 pm more than five or six times a year, and I'm typically asleep before 10.)

Ii just tell myself this is the only way I can guarantee it gets done, and I need to do it to be healthy and strong. Now I just do it out of habit, it feels wrong to miss a workout.