5 am workout people

I have a 4:45 alarm, and I'm in my living room working out by 5:00. It's habit now - rough start, but as others suggested, laying out clothes the night before, workout set up or planned (gym bag ready if you go to the gym) and you just go. The hardest part is just putting the gear on and getting started - once I'm working, tiredness falls away and I feel great.

Earlier bedtimes will follow as you adjust to the earlier wake up time. I also love the feeling of accomplishment for having it done early, and it's way better than the feeling of regret at the end of the day if I didn't get it done.

I usually do a 5am workout 1-2 times a week, doing lunch workouts on other days.

-I love the semi-empty gym in the morning – the people that are there are serious and courteous, which is nice, as there are no half-assers up at 5am working out.
-I get everything set up the night before, so I just get up, dressed, and walk out the door without thinking about it.
-I also drink more water the night before and throughout the night (if I wake up).
-I eat a small breakfast of oatmeal and a protein bar so my stomach isn't growling!
-I have found that my days are generally more pleasant after I've had a morning workout, despite the little bit of sleep deprivation.

thanks great tips!! I'll try drinking more water at night and definitely have to set out some workout clothes. I'm going try eating after at least at this point as my workouts aren't too serious right now.

THIS ^^^
I prep everything the night before too and literally just load my lunch into my bag, slip on my clothes and out I go. I have a cup of coffee and a banana before working out and then hard boiled eggs or pb on toast after for breakfast.
So easy when it's all ready and you don't have to think too hard If you don't give yourself too much time to think, you'll be out the door and working out before you can talk yourself out of it!

Good Luck!

I wake up between 0500-0530 in order to exercise before work. I find that if I get everything ready the night before (lunch, gym bag, work clothes) everything goes (relatively) smooth. I am awake and energized afterwards, it beats a latte every time.

I usually wake up around 4~5am, my gym doesn't open until 5:30am or I would love to be there at 5am. I have been doing this for 3 month and I love it! The gym is less crowded and I can focus better. When I get off the gym, I feel refreshed and ready for my day! It will be hard the first few days/weeks, but once you get it into a habit, it's easy :-) Good luck!

On the days I finally work out I get up at 430 am and i'm at the gym by 5. I do better when I go early. I hate going in the evenings because I don't make it in the evening. When I go in the morning I have no excuses.

I'm not a morning person, and I've somehow managed to become accustomed to early morning workouts. The first few times were pure hell, my head was thinking "It is 5 AM, why in the hell is your alarm going off you crazy woman!"

What I've found works best for me is to have everything ready the night before, workout clothes laid out, water bottle in the fridge, work/professional clothes ready, etc. It also helped that I schedule my personal trainer sessions for early mornings, because if I'm paying $1/hr you bet your tush that I will be on time for it! (I'm a thrifty person) I think the worst part about getting into this habit was making myself go to bed earlier. Probably not the best idea, but I took over the counter sleep aid for a week or so in order to actually get to sleep hours before I'm used too. Having a full night sleep makes waking up easier, so I was going to bed at 9, when I was used to going at 11.

After a couple of weeks it gets a lot better, then eventually it becomes habit. Even with that said, I'm still not a morning person, I just make myself be one for the sake of my sanity since I never seemed to have time for anything when working out after work.

I've never been a morning person, but this year picked up the habit of getting up at 4:45 to be at the gym/pool by 5:15 ish!
Due to the distance to where I go and traffic jams, it was the only realistic time, and it works perfectly!
I get my exercise in, log it, and have the rest of the day ahead of me to deal with all the other stuff, and allowance on the calorie side of things too!
What's not to love?

I miss springing out of bed at 5:00, before the alarm, fully rested and looking forward to my morning run, starting the day with exercise, and feeling amazing all day for it. :sad: I was in the habit for a while and got out of it. it's hard to establish that kind of routine during the cold, dark months in the frozen north. :grumble:

Alarm goes off at 4:15am and I am usually out the door by 4:50am. In the gym by 5am for 45-50min workout. The best thing to do is to mentally prepare yourself and accept the fact that you're going to get up that early. Then, make sure you layout everything the night before. I go straight to work from the gym, so I have to make sure that clothes are ironed, lunch is prepared and gym clothes are lined up the night before.

Bottom line: preparation is the key.

5:15 reporting in! I get up at 5:15 so I can get to the gym at 6. My gym is only like 5 minutes away, but I move SLOW in the morning, so I make sure and get up early enough so that I can still be a slug. It also helps me to pack EVERYTHING the night before. My gym stuff, my shower stuff, my office clothing, and my lunch. Done. So that all I need to do is pull on a sports bra and shoes before heading out to the car.

I started out just making myself do it, but now it's pretty much part of my daily routine. When I get ready to go to sleep, having everything ready and knowing what I'm doing the following morning really helps.

I'm new to this waking up early to workout thing. I wake up at 5:30 a.m. to get ready and leave the house at 5:50 a.m. I am usually excited to get up early to run so i have no problem getting up.

Some tips i have would be: Find a workout buddy that is as determined as you to want to workout and motivate each other. Sleep with all your workout clothes ready so the next day all you do is get up and put everything on (or sleep with your workout clothes on).

But there are those days where i feel so lazy and cozy and think to myself "egh the workout can wait for tomorrow". lol:drinker:

4AM workout! Alarm is set for 3:50Am I could do 5AM but i like sitting around for a bit before i have to go to work So many less excuses to make early in the morning!