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Does anyone else workout at night?
erinelissa91
Posts: 63 Member
I reallllly try to get in early morning runs and circuit training, but Im not the early morning person I used to be. And honestly in the morning I would rather sit, drink coffee, and check my email. I get motivated and anxious yo workout at night. Friends and family think it's strange, but I'm not seeing any loss of progress, so I think I'm all good. Sometimes after a long night on the computer doing work I find I want to workout at like 10-12pm. Just curious if anyone else is like that?
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I'm usually the same way, I like working out at nights or late afternoons. This quarter, I get to do two morning runs a week... ugh.0
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I'm to tired then!! I have to get it in by 8pm0
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I workout at night. I'm not a morning person at all. I started off working out around 7pm and I usually try to workout around this time, but other times I find myself working out around 8-9pm0
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7:15 pm on Monday and Wednesday. 5 pm on saturday. Too lazy to get up before work I get up at five am and leave for an hour commute to work. Get home about 6:30 pm. Eat dinner head to trainer at small local gym.0
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I'm the same way. It's nearly 11:30 PM here and I'm about to work out. I am most definitely a night person. Regardless of when or if I sleep, I am nearly always more active and awake at night. As long as you're getting your workouts in and your calorie intake isn't adversely affected by it, I don't see the harm.0
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I do. I work out at 10-12 at night. I get on the elliptical while watching a movie or a show I like. I'm not a morning person at all. I get my kids around and to school in the morning then come home and go back to bed. Get up at 10:30 to 11:00 am.0
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I used to start my workout at around 10pm. I only stopped because my scheduled changed drastically. I still prefer late working out because I'm hydrated and fed with plenty of time to let my food digest, but it's not really reasonable for me any more.0
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I'm a night owl in the gym too. I find that I'm so busy in the day that when I go to the gym at night, I'm less distracted by events of the day. It's my time to focus on a good workout. Plus there's never a crowd after 8:00 p.m. Love that!0
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I workout at night or evenings as well, I'm not a morning person.
Edited cuz I misread something0 -
Thanks guys! Glad im not alone. Im sure my neighbors think I'm on drugs when I leave the windows open.
oh well, exercise is exercise! 0 -
I tend to do a session in the morning and then another at night. If I go for a long run in the morning I only do a short session at night but on the flipside I often run at night to make up for the fact that I slept in, or ate a lot of junk during the day...........0
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I like having my workouts around noon time but sometimes i do work out at night if i haven't done it during the day. I like 5-8pm type lateness. I feel like anything after that is odd for me unless I'm really in a workout mood and want to do more / can't sleep.0
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No no! I have been at this for a little while! Just didnt start MFP till march. And i must have worded that wrong. I am seeing results. What i mean was i haven't seen a difference in the results im getting now that im working out at night compared to when i was working out in the morning. Stupid phone makes it difficult!0
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With 2 growing boys up at the crack of dawn the only time I have truly to myself is in the later evening. Not much choice but it seems to work for me.... I personally think everyone has their own built in clock to do different things and best for it. I do not think if you are strong enough to give a great effort in the evening or in the morning it simply the ability to give it your all.0
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Only if I'm counting sex as exercise.0
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I hate morning workouts they just never work for me. I end up working out right after work because if I don't do it then I end up taking a nap and getting nothing done but work. That and my husband doesn't like the idea of me going for walks in the dark.0
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I workout 60 mins 5 times a week generally around 9 PM and lost 21 pounds so far after I started in Mid December 2013.
Hope this info helps you
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I work out in the evening or afternoons. I am so far from being a morning person.0
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I also prefer nights. I'm not a morning person. I go for a walk when I get up, but that's all I can stand. I do my intense workouts in the evening/afternoons.0
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I'm a night owl, so I'm most awake at night. Besides, everything's done by then so I can worry about working out and nothing else. So yeah, I tend to work out at night unless I'm hiking (then I go in the early morning).0
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I prefer to workout at night because I try to limit my calories during the day and usually eat a high protein dinner. And also my workout buddy usually isn't available til about 10 pm
I'm assuming as long as you workout your still gonna see results no matter what time, I would think that working out would be beneficial anytime of the day. 0 -
I have class in the mornings and work afterward, and I'm a night owl, so nighttime workouts at my 24 hour gym works much better. I also love that hardly anyone else is there.
During the day, between class and work, I try to fit in something small like a bike ride around the block just in case I'm too tired to gym it up after work.0 -
unfortonately i do. i feel half dead till atleast 3pm no matter WHAT. ive ALWAYS been this way. sometimes im working out at midnight while watching tv. ive stopped fighting it at this point0
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i hit the gym usually around 9pm
mornings are never going to happen. i find it hard enough getting my kids ready let alone going for a workout.
having said that, on the few occassions i have done it ive felt pretty good afterwards, but its much harder getting started than at night.0 -
I think your body knows what's best. Some of us just have weird schedules, best not to fight it!unfortonately i do. i feel half dead till atleast 3pm no matter WHAT. ive ALWAYS been this way. sometimes im working out at midnight while watching tv. ive stopped fighting it at this point0 -
I actually like to work out at night especially my cardio.. because i live in a relatively safe part of Korea.. and there is nothing and no one to bother me...0
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I work out at home due a hectic life, but morning & night! 0
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I work out at home too...most of the time. I do have some weights and kettleballs here so that makes it easier. And then when I do occasionally get up early, I go run. But I'm just not a gym person =/0
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Since three of my jobs were graveyard and another one a closer, use to being up late at night.
Alot of times when it's after midnight, start some of my exercise then.
I also have no issue going to sleep after working out.
In fact just did 30 minutes of workout cardio video and 10 minutes of resistance band
Later when I do get up bike ride, walk and glider.0 -
Sometimes, but I've found that if the sun isn't out, I can't really work out properly. I don't get my full burn and end up disappointed with myself at the end of the work out.
I even fell asleep on the leg press once, waiting for my next set.0
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