Early Risers here??

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  • Pixeebug
    Pixeebug Posts: 34 Member
    Up at 3:45 at the gym by 4:15. I love working out early...hardly anyone else is at the gym. I get my run do my workout and by the time I am done gym is getting busy. I never thought I would be a morning person but have totally adapted!
  • eargirl
    eargirl Posts: 15
    Woot! Third morning....hula hoop and some simple arms exercises this am.....feeling like I may be back in the swing of things :)
  • eargirl
    eargirl Posts: 15
    Started the week off right with my usual. It seems that I'm back on track with my am routine! Woot!
  • dvelocity
    dvelocity Posts: 309 Member
    Getting up early is pretty much habit for me. Just wanted to jump on in and say HI.

    I think I need to adjust and maybe get in a longer workout so thinking about setting that clock back another 15 or 30 minutes a couple days of the week.
  • capinoy
    capinoy Posts: 118 Member
    Good morning everyone. I got a request from a friend to show them what workouts I am doing, so I skipped my morning routine to do it tonight. I did getup this morning at the normal time but did not know what to do. Tried going back to sleep but could really get into that. Ever have that feeling? Anyway
    EARGIRL-Glad to see you are back on track. How is everything going? Did you get my last message? Keep the momentum going ok? Dont let the weekend spoil the momentum you have built so far. You will get there trust me.

    dvelocity-welcome aboard. How are you? I see you want to set your clock back for longer workouts what are you currently doing for workouts?
  • jaxbeck
    jaxbeck Posts: 537 Member
    Morning all!

    I pretty much skipped my morning workouts all last week...:blushing:

    Got back to it this week. Legs & cardio yesterday, did a 30 minute body sculpting/low impact video this morning at home.
  • dhurford
    dhurford Posts: 18
    Hello all!

    I get up 3 mornings a week at 445 to workout at 530. I also ride my recumbent bike after dinner while watching tv. I have no energy to go to the gym or do anything more than sit on the bike after work, so I have to do it in the morning. Most of my friends think I have lost my mind to get up early in the morning to workout. I love that when I'm done, I can leave my classroom and finish my day without having to go to the gym. Besides, after chasing students all day I do not want to go to the gym after work, lol.

    Thanks for the group, I will be checking in frequently. I am just starting back into the MFP groove.
    Diane
  • Borrowed_time
    Borrowed_time Posts: 23 Member
    5am riser go running 3 times a week - used to run in the evenings, but find this is better. Hoping to add a couple of days of cycling this week, will let you know.
  • cansmith80
    cansmith80 Posts: 67
    I have to become an early riser. Looks like I will be getting up at 4:30 am to hit the pavement. It's the only way working out will fit into my lifestyle. My kids consume my evenings. Good to know I'm not alone!
  • JoelleAnn78
    JoelleAnn78 Posts: 1,492 Member
    I set my alarm for 4:45am -- I did soooo good for three weeks and now I have fallen into the snooze trap. I'm back on board!! I love this thread -- thanks!
  • GrandmaPeridow
    GrandmaPeridow Posts: 84 Member
    I feel a little slothful. I get up at about 6 AM . I am a trekker( I use trekking poles that look like ski poles). I trek cross country for about an hour five or six days a week. I am vacationing in the black hills. It got warm early, so I am planning on rising at 5:30 tomorrow. Thank you for this thread, it will help motivate me.
  • rose228822
    rose228822 Posts: 186 Member
    Hey all,

    My name is Charlie and I wanted to see if any of you out here are early risers like myself that get there workout first thing in the morning. If so lets join up here and keep each other motivated. It does not matter what workout routine you are doing to be in here just as long as you are an early riser. I have been working out at 4am since last march. I am currently doing Bodybeast and loving it. Although, I am losing motivation and I need that fire back.

    If you are an AM warrior chime in. I would love to meet ya. Anybody and everybody from what ever workout routine is accepted here. This will benefit all of us. See you in the AM...

    Charlie

    Good morning Charlie,
    I get up at 4:30 everyday but do not get to the gym until about 6am due to having 3 teenaged daughters who still use me as an alarm clock lol....but I am religious about working out and go to the gym then back home to shower and then off to work...I also work out most nights after dinner and as of Saturday I added the 30 DS and I'm on day four of level one...I have not heard of Bodybeast but sounds tough!
    It's great to know that others are up early too:)
    Please add me as your friend and I will keep you motivated and support you on your journey!
  • alphabull
    alphabull Posts: 45 Member
    Sup Charlie

    Just saw this thread and thought, wow, other morning sweaters like me! I get up each morning at 4:45 to do a cardio workout of 45-60 minutes 7 days a week. I rotate between jogging, stationary bike, elliptical and cardio videos. Nice to see others motivated enough to get up early to start the day off sweating. Most of my friends on MFP are in maintaining mode and workout in the evening after work.
  • capinoy
    capinoy Posts: 118 Member
    Good morning/afternoon all,

    Charlie here checking in. Still keeping up with my workouts. Over the weekend I participated in a Kickball game with some friends. It was fun because we had a rivalry game between Norcal and Socal. Socal won 2 years in a row and the game was up here in Norcal. I finally got to participate and made my presense known. It was funny because people know that I work out to P90X Insanity etc and so when I came up to kick you can see people adjusting moving all over the field. It was funny. I did manage one grand slam but we ended up losing. (Just so you know I was on the SoCal team.) I had not played kickball since elementary school over 20 plus years ago. So needless to say I was sore the next day. One thing I will tell you all is that I've been working out for quite sometime now and recently switched up to a 25 minute workout by the creator of INSANITY and when I was playing over the weekend. I was never winded, sprinting from base to base was no issue. It was an awesome feeling to be in great shape and I attribute it all to my workouts P90X, Insanity, Bodybeast, Shakeology etc. I have not run or jogged in over 3 years and when I had to run after the ball or throw there was no issue.
    For those that seen American Ninja Warrior I had a moment of that as well where I scaled a jungle gym set as well. Great feeling.

    I had Speed 1.0 to do and man eventhough it is week 3 I am still getting my but handed to me but the good news is down 2 lbs from last week. Progress!!!

    Rose228822-welcome aboard. Glad to see you get a jump start at 4:30, and the fact that you throw in an evening workout, that is a plus. I dont know what is 30DS. Can you explain?

    Alphabull-Yep we got some AM warriors here. all committed to get a jumpstart to the day. I use to do evening workouts but it gets tough as the night progresses and you have kids to help etc. Maybe one day I will go back but for now I am loving am workouts. What is your goals and what cardio videos are you doing?
  • KailaWalker
    KailaWalker Posts: 6 Member
    Hi!! I'm so excited to find this. I've been on and off MFP since I first created my acct. Monday I start Focus T25 and am making it a goal to long into MFP everyday. I think this will be just the motivation I need. I do my workouts at 4am. I Can't wait to jump in this group. Great idea Charlie!!
  • tirola
    tirola Posts: 74 Member
    I've never been a morning person and always preferred to do my workouts at night but this week I started a bootcamp class so now I wake up at 4:15 in order to get to class by 5. While I'm struggling with the whole waking up and not hitting snooze thing, I have to admit that I do like having my workout all done before I even have my first cup of coffee! :)
  • xxhieixx
    xxhieixx Posts: 89 Member
    Usually if I'm off work and it's not one of my Zumba days I'll do my workout in the morning. I try to walk for 30 minutes in the morning too and I always feel way better when I do it. When I have to get up and go to work though it can be hard to actually go do it
  • dvelocity
    dvelocity Posts: 309 Member
    Sorry I have not checked in for a whole week. I am still up early and still working out.

    Charlie. That is awesome about your kickball game. I have lots to lose but it is my goal to one day have a much more active lifestyle and include training for adventure races as part of my life. For now I am just focusing on getting to Onderland. I am totally addicted to American Ninja Warrior. You asked about my workouts and I really just rotate between 30 day shred, yoga, some other cardio video and Wii Just dance. I need a lit of variety so that I don't get bored or irritated. Weigh training will be starting in the near future. My husband is researching what we should buy to get us started right now.
  • DashDeV
    DashDeV Posts: 545 Member
    My boyfriend is an early riser. I tell him to just go ahead and start, I will wake up during.
  • GrandmaPeridow
    GrandmaPeridow Posts: 84 Member
    Up at 5:15 this morning; it was raining. Went back to bed and did not get up again until 6:25. Got out at 6:50 and hiked for 63 minutes. It feels good and I find myself looking forward to getting out. I will try for earlier tomorrow.:smile:
  • GrandmaPeridow
    GrandmaPeridow Posts: 84 Member
    Good morning all. I made it up by 5:45 this morning and hiked cross country for 60 minutes. :smile: By the way, I will be 66 years old in less than a month. I plan on walking, trekking or hiking for at least 66 minutes a day by that time. :bigsmile:
    Thank you to whoever started this thread. Good health to you all!
  • jaxbeck
    jaxbeck Posts: 537 Member
    Had a great chest/arm day yesterday with a quick cardio session. I'm finally starting to see some difference, even if it isn't showing up on the scale. Thursday is my rest day. Back to it tomorrow!
  • _Tara_R
    _Tara_R Posts: 688 Member
    Good morning everyone!! I'm finally back into my morning workouts! Feels sooo good!!! Hope everyone is having a great day!!!
  • GrandmaPeridow
    GrandmaPeridow Posts: 84 Member
    Good morning. I was up at 5:30 and out the door at 6 . Walking into the wind is not so easy, going downhill made it better. Retracing my steps going up hill with the wind at my back was harder. I love being outdoors watching the sun rise as I walk, hike, trek.:smile:
  • capinoy
    capinoy Posts: 118 Member
    Whats up people!!! Happy Friday. Glad you all are going strong. As for me I have been doing the same. T25 is going great. My wife is totally on board. She workouts out at night (still working on trying to get her to be an AM warrior). The good part is that when I tease her to skip a workout because she had a long day her response is "Heck no!" Makes me proud as a husband, workout partner and as a Coach to hear that from her. So I join her in the workouts. Last night we did Cardio. Today is the double header. I did my normal morning workout an tonight we will crush Total body and Abs. This weekend is my daughters 4th bday so I will have my hands full with meal prep and kids. Will be all worth it. How about you all?

    Kailawalker-Hey my fellow 4 am'er, and T25 contender. You will love the workout. It is a burner especially in the legs. Keep me posted ok?

    Tirola-Thats what I like to hear girl! Thats the whole point of this thread. Now you have all day to hit snooze. Provided you did your workout first lol. Enjoy that first cup of coffee. Im enjoying my first meal of the day which is a Shakeology Chunky Monkey.... Mmmmmm

    xxhieixx-For me it's my days off from work that I cannot getup in the am without hitting snooze, but the best part for now is that with this new 25 minute routine I only workout 5 days a week but I still get up early but not 4 more like 6:30 on weekends.

    Dvelocity-Lol on American Ninja Warrior. I know I can probably do a few of the obsticals but once I get to any of the suspension ones Im sure I can tackle 1 maybe 2 after that I know I will be hitting the water. Those suspension ones take a toll on your forearms. Yikes. You do seem to have a lot of options which is nice. Now how about your nutrition? Do any of those come with a plan to follow? What is your husband researching? A new routine? Do both of you workout together?

    DashDev-Nice what does he do and do you join him?

    GrandmaPerido-Hey you did great, you know why? Because you got it done... You know how many people push snooze and then get up late an blame the alarm clock?? Like the alarm clock knows what to do to motivate you. Keep it up. Just saw your 2nd post look at you up an hour earlier and you know what I am proud of you for continuing on. At 65 years young you deserve a "High Ten". Sending it to you. As far as who started this thread... It was me... Just some crazy person who thought it would be crazy to workout at "Dark thirty" in the AM lol. You have a great day. Good health to you as well.

    Jaxbeck-You know what people will notice the physical changes more than the number on the scale unless you have people watching you weigh in. Keep it up...

    _Tara_R-Hey friend Yeah you are back!! Hope to see more posts from you....

    GrandmaPerido-Again nice to see you participating here. I love it. I never really hiked before, actually I did it once in Hawaii. There is a big mountain about an hour away from me Mt Diablo. Because of you I might try hiking it. Thanks for the inspiration. Even me a Beachbody coach needs to be inspired everyonce and a while. Thank you and thanks to all of you who continue to join this thread and make a difference to your health and wellness. Have a great weekend everyone...
  • Danger2OneSelf
    Danger2OneSelf Posts: 883 Member
    I used to have on/off horrible bouts of insomnia and would only catch maybe an hour or two of sleep at night for a week or so and then when my internal clock finally started working again I'd be so worn out that I'd sleep till 10-11 every morning and just hated waking up. The last few weeks since getting back from my hiking adventure this summer, I've been naturally waking up at 7:00 at the very latest and I wake up full of energy, no matter how much booze I drank or pot I smoked the night before. It's kinda nice having an extra 4 hours to live through out the day!
  • _Tara_R
    _Tara_R Posts: 688 Member
    Happy Friday everyone!!! I hope it's a great day for everyone!! :)

    Today is a rest day for me....back to it tomorrow!!
  • capinoy
    capinoy Posts: 118 Member
    Whats up people!!! Happy Friday. Glad you all are going strong. As for me I have been doing the same. T25 is going great. My wife is totally on board. She workouts out at night (still working on trying to get her to be an AM warrior). The good part is that when I tease her to skip a workout because she had a long day her response is "Heck no!" Makes me proud as a husband, workout partner and as a Coach to hear that from her. So I join her in the workouts. Last night we did Cardio. Today is the double header. I did my normal morning workout an tonight we will crush Total body and Abs. This weekend is my daughters 4th bday so I will have my hands full with meal prep and kids. Will be all worth it. How about you all?

    Kailawalker-Hey my fellow 4 am'er, and T25 contender. You will love the workout. It is a burner especially in the legs. Keep me posted ok?

    Tirola-Thats what I like to hear girl! Thats the whole point of this thread. Now you have all day to hit snooze. Provided you did your workout first lol. Enjoy that first cup of coffee. Im enjoying my first meal of the day which is a Shakeology Chunky Monkey.... Mmmmmm

    xxhieixx-For me it's my days off from work that I cannot getup in the am without hitting snooze, but the best part for now is that with this new 25 minute routine I only workout 5 days a week but I still get up early but not 4 more like 6:30 on weekends.

    Dvelocity-Lol on American Ninja Warrior. I know I can probably do a few of the obsticals but once I get to any of the suspension ones Im sure I can tackle 1 maybe 2 after that I know I will be hitting the water. Those suspension ones take a toll on your forearms. Yikes. You do seem to have a lot of options which is nice. Now how about your nutrition? Do any of those come with a plan to follow? What is your husband researching? A new routine? Do both of you workout together?

    DashDev-Nice what does he do and do you join him?

    GrandmaPerido-Hey you did great, you know why? Because you got it done... You know how many people push snooze and then get up late an blame the alarm clock?? Like the alarm clock knows what to do to motivate you. Keep it up. Just saw your 2nd post look at you up an hour earlier and you know what I am proud of you for continuing on. At 65 years young you deserve a "High Ten". Sending it to you. As far as who started this thread... It was me... Just some crazy person who thought it would be crazy to workout at "Dark thirty" in the AM lol. You have a great day. Good health to you as well.

    Jaxbeck-You know what people will notice the physical changes more than the number on the scale unless you have people watching you weigh in. Keep it up...

    _Tara_R-Hey friend Yeah you are back!! Hope to see more posts from you....

    GrandmaPerido-Again nice to see you participating here. I love it. I never really hiked before, actually I did it once in Hawaii. There is a big mountain about an hour away from me Mt Diablo. Because of you I might try hiking it. Thanks for the inspiration. Even me a Beachbody coach needs to be inspired everyonce and a while. Thank you and thanks to all of you who continue to join this thread and make a difference to your health and wellness. Have a great weekend everyone...
  • jaxbeck
    jaxbeck Posts: 537 Member
    Jaxbeck-You know what people will notice the physical changes more than the number on the scale unless you have people watching you weigh in. Keep it up...

    Thanks!

    Did legs, back & 40 minutes of cardio this morning. It was a FANTASTIC workout!
  • TwoPointZero
    TwoPointZero Posts: 187 Member
    Total morning person here. Workout at 5AM 6 days a week; the remaining day is a 5AM drive from SF to Sonoma/Napa, or Santa Cruz, or occasionally even Yosemite, and back. :)

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