Getting up early to workout

I have NEVER been a morning person - until I started working out in the mornings. It took about 2 weeks of my FORCING myself to get up at 4:30 am but now - - - I LOVE IT! I even get up early on the weekends when I don't have to. I love getting my workout done early - and if I have time later I may get in another workout but.......if not.......I've gotten it in for the day.

You just gotta make yourself get up early by reminding yourself WHY your doing it

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and having clothes ready the night before helps me out to.

Good luck!

LOL! Great question. And one hard to answer from a morning person's perspective since I'm not usually prone to hitting the snooze button (but sure am tempted!).

I just view it as something I *have* to do every day - must check it off my To Do List. So I might as well get it over with as soon as possible. Or, remembering the feeling I have after I'm done waking up and eager to get that feeling early on the day. Or just rolling out of bed, eyes half shut until I get through the warm ups of my routine.... I eventually wake up and start feeling good (sometimes not even till I reach the halfway mark in my workout).

It's definitely not something I *want* to do every morning... but once I'm done, I'm always glad I did it.

Remember that an adult's sleep runs in 90 minute patterns. Go to bed allowing yourself 30 mins to fall asleep (women take longer to fall asleep than men normally), then try and allow yourself a number of blocks of 90 minutes. The theory is that at the end of a 90 minute sleep period, your sleep is lighter so it's better to wake up and you'll feel more refreshed than say if you were woken after 45 mins. So you could go to bed at 11.30pm and if you set your alarm for 6am you'd have had 4 90 minute blocks and should wake up fresh as a daisy!
For children the periods are 45 minutes.

Remember it's only a theory though! External factors like children and noisy neighbours are not accounted for. :laugh:

Well, I only work out twice a week in the morning before work. The only way I hold myself accountable is to meet my faithful workout partner! We keep one another on the ball and that really helps...

Other than that, I really don't know how I'd do it... because I hate mornings!

I've been doing it for 1 1/2 weeks I've been getting up at 5am every morning except Sat. and Sun. I made it my challange every week day for myself. When my alarm goes on at 5 I sit up and thank God I made it to another day then I think of why I have to get up and workout. Don't get me wrong I'm not a morning person but I want to feel and look good. :happy: I'll be hard the first few days but you'll get use to it.

Franzy

I wouldn't skip work by sleeping in, that's how I look at getting up early to workout, like I don't even have a choice in the matter:bigsmile:

I think this was just posted or something similar. I get up before work and go the gym. I lay my clothes out (gym & work) so that everything is ready to go. I set my alarm and DO NOT hit snooze, get up and get going. I also try to plan to go with others as then I am less likely to be lazy.

My key,
Is to get your feet on the floor,if your getting 8 hrs sleep its just discipline. AM workouts before breakfest are very beneficial,all calories burned are from stored reserves vs. cals eaten before workout are taken from food consumption.
Good luck, if you want it bad enough will not be a major problem.:noway:

I set my alarm to radio instead of the buzzer- i SET IT LOUD, and my alarm clock is not were I can reach it, so if i am gonna turn it off i gotta get up. I Get up at 4:00 am , so far i am on week 2.