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How many hours???

sashaverlene
sashaverlene Posts: 123 Member
edited February 2 in Chit-Chat
Just wondering how many hours of the day you guys spend awake?!

For the early risers, how late are you able to stay up? Especially if you work nights!

I work nights and don't wake up until noon. After work, I usually work out and then stay up for the rest of the night until 4 or 5am!

I was thinking of waking up earlier in the day to get breakfast and my workout out of the way BEFORE work so I could just go home and fall asleep (if I can actually fall asleep), but I'm such a night owl that it makes me wonder how waking up sooner plus working out will affect my ability to stay awake at work, since I'm there most nights til 10! :yawn:

or will morning workouts give me extra energy for the day?

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  • DYfive
    DYfive Posts: 491 Member
    I'm awake for like 16 hours a day usually.
  • nino07110922
    nino07110922 Posts: 2,149
    Up at 5:30 am, in bed by 1:00 am.

    Morning workouts definitely give you energy throughout the day.
  • TomDonis
    TomDonis Posts: 26 Member
    I'm awake for about 19-20 hours a day.
    I got to bed between midnight and 1am, and I get up at 5am.
    I do an hour of exercise, coffee, take my time and get to work about 7/7:30am, and get home between 6-9pm depending on the day. Then I do another hour (minimum) of exercise.

    Rinse and repeat.
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    i'm probably awake anywhere from 17-20 hours/day.

    morning workouts are where it's at. totally gives me energy throughout the day, and puts me in a good mood. doubling it up with an evening workout to exhaust and allow for better sleep for a few hours is nice too.

    but yeah, morning workouts are awesome.
  • pennelope515
    pennelope515 Posts: 369
    I'm only up about 16hours a day :( I am exhausted if I don't get 8 hours of sleep a day.
  • coppertop_4
    coppertop_4 Posts: 258 Member
    I'm a night shifter too (8p-8a) and I usually log 5-9 hours of sleep depending on my day. If its a day off, them I'm up early and in bed late. I don't get to stay on my night schedule all week.

    Morning workouts are a good thing... but I tend to have higher energy and can push harder if I workout in the evenings.
    You gotta find what works best for you!
  • LilithElina
    LilithElina Posts: 18 Member
    I get up at 5:45 am and do a small workout, i.e. yoga or pilates, and when I get home around 7 pm I go running twice a week or do some other exercises. I go to bed around 10 pm already, though.
  • jkdarby
    jkdarby Posts: 53 Member
    I recently switched from working days to working nights, and found that my hours spent awake have reduced. I am naturally a night owl, so I would wake up at 7:00 AM every day and then go to bed by 2:00 AM when the day was over. I was usually so tired after only getting 5 hours of sleep, that I found it hard to fit in exercise. Now that I am working 3:00 PM to midnight, I find myself getting at least 8-9 hours of sleep per night. I usually exercise as soon as I get home from work and then usually get some housework done before going to bed around 3:00-4:00 AM. I find it hard to exercise as soon as I get up for the day, because I hate the idea of getting all hot and sweaty before I face the day. I like to exercise and then wind down.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I'm awake about 14 hours a day. I can't even imagine how trashed out I'd be if I was one of the people who only gets 4 hours of sleep a day. I just wouldn't function. :yawn:
  • Joannesmith2818
    Joannesmith2818 Posts: 438 Member
    I am awake for 16 hours per day :)
  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,621 Member
    I'm awake about 14 hours a day. I can't even imagine how trashed out I'd be if I was one of the people who only gets 4 hours of sleep a day. I just wouldn't function. :yawn:

    Me either! My birth mom is one of those people. She just pops up after 4-5 hours as fresh as a daisy. It always amazes me. And she doesn't even drink that much coffee. I'm up between 14-16 hours. I love my sleep. But I don't have kids and I work from home, so it's a bit easier for me to sleep longer.
  • lmckillo
    lmckillo Posts: 127 Member
    I am awake for about 16 to 17 hours per day when I am on days or my days off. When I work night shifts it is closer to 18 to 19 hours per day.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Up at 5:30 am, in bed by 1:00 am.

    Morning workouts definitely give you energy throughout the day.

    i would die!!!!

    i am up at 6.30am, asleep for 10.30pm!!
  • Pookylou
    Pookylou Posts: 988 Member
    Up at either 5:30 or 6:30 during the week (usually 8am on weekends) in bed during the week at about 11pm, weekends depends if I am working or not! So from 11pm to 2/3am. I sleep terribly though, think I had about 2/3 hours last night, gym was tough this morning!
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Awake about 4 or 5 am then bed at about 1am.
  • ishkabob
    ishkabob Posts: 25 Member
    I'm always up at 5.45am for running on weekdays, in bed by 10.30pm / 11pm at the very latest. On weekends I try to have a lie in but my body seems to think that 7am is late enough, so I'm usually up and about then otherwise I just feel lazy! Bed time varies, but to be honest I struggle to stay awake past midnight most weekends.
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    I'm usually awake for about 16 hours a day. I'm trying to get up earlier but with 2 small kids it just makes the day feel SOOOOO much longer. :yawn:
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    Barring illness, 17 - 18 hours awake per day is typical for me.
  • gym_king_carlie
    gym_king_carlie Posts: 528 Member
    I usually only get 4 hours kip due to working 6-6pm but my jobs about 40 minute drive and hour and half on the way home, if the pay wasn't so good I would get a 9-5 job and get 8 hours! lol
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