Finding it Really Difficult to Get up and Exercise

I dont have any advise on how to actaully MAKE you get out of bed but I ALWAYS have this problem. And i just want to tell you I finally did it this morning. And i feel great! Im ready to start my day, and just knowing i dont have to try and make time for it later tonight is motivation enought to try it again tomorrow.

PS Im not even drinking my coffee this morning... dont need it! Have a good day, and good luck!

Lay out your work out clothes at night. When the alarm first goes off, get out of bed right away.

I hate getting up early to exercise. But the morning is the best time for me to fit it into my day. I like getting it done and then knowing exactly what I can eat for the rest of the day. It feels great to accomplish something so early in the day. It's starting to feel like a great way for me to start my day.

Good luck!

I have this problem every morning so to actually get up, I pack everything (clothes, food, work/school stuff) the night before and put my alarm clock in the bathroom so that i have to GET OUT OF BED to turn it off. Then i force myself to turn on the lights. By this point i'm good to go. I also have a set schedule where I know what work out I'm doing and I visualize myself doing this as I go to sleep. I know what I'm doing the next day and I also have a set rest-day so that i cant say, "oh, I'll just go tomorrow." Good luck!

I know this will sound simplistic but just do it. I get up at 5 and it was so hard at first. Having friends on here helps too because I post my exercise and if I don't others may notice. Once you get started it does become easier, partly because you will feel better and partly because it will become a habit. I won't say it easy because it's not. Are you married? Could you husband give you a shove? Feel free to send me a friend request if you'd like to add me as a friend.

I know exactly what you're talking about. I started a challenge with a co-worker, and have to pay a buck to a kitty everyday I don't get up. You can up it, if that's not enough motivation. The other thing that helps me is to allow myself to workout as little as possible. Many days I only do 15 minutes. It's better than nothing! And I don't want to break the rhythm of waking up early. Often, in the past, if I didn't wake up early enough to do 30 min or more, I'd forget about it. Then it's easier every day after, to forget about it. Just force yourself, and take it one day at a time.

You just have to do it. I usually get up at 4:15 or 4:30 so I can get at least 45 minutes in and it is sooooo worth it afterwards! Some mornings I have quite the conversation with myself before I actually get out of bed because it is warm there and I am comfy but by the time the warm-up is finished I'm really glad I got up. I have been a full-time student for the last 2 1/2 years, so evenings are for homework. I'm almost done with school but will still do most of my workouts in the morning - it really is a great way to start the day. I have better energy and am wide awake before I ever hit the shower!

Yes. I never was a morning person. I LOVED sleeping in and would hang on to every last minute I could in bed. Then all things changed...for the good. I'd started out slow, since I was overweight I didn't want to overdo it right at first. So I walked and then started hitting the gym. But it was hard to do it after work. I'd committed to not eating 3 hrs before bed, and so with that, gym trips after work would not fit. So I was forced to move my workout to the morning. And I just made it happen.

I get everything ready (work clothes, lunch, etc.) before I go to bed. I set out the stuff I want to wear to the gym, and brush my teeth, pee, get dressed and put on a baseball cap and off I go. I live very near our gym, so I can come back home and get ready for work.

It wasn't easy. I started doing this back in the middle of Sept. 2010, and now I have been consistently to the gym 6 days a week (4 x a week at 5:15am). Now I wouldn't miss it. I really like it. I understand it takes 6-8 weeks for something to become a lifestyle. Hang in there. You can make it happen if you want it bad enough.

So I have a question?

I get up at 4:45 to work out, but then what time do you go to bed? Come 7pm and I'm exhausted. I ususually aim for 9pm, but sometimes thats HARD!

I have been having that same problem for the past 2 weeks (due to TOM) :grumble: ...I did it for the 1st month and no problem...my scale moved along with me nicely but when I weigh myself a few days ago, i noticed it had stopped when i did....sooooo, im back to my 4:30am routine and what is motivating me is the hope to see my scale move along w/me...Im rotating my morning workouts w/ my Zumba dancing...the mornings i dont workout in the gym then i dance my Zumba at home at night....all in all, im aiming to get a lil workout at least daily....:happy:

I used to have the same problem when I started working out in the morning. I had one of those mobile phones where you can put a note in standby on the screen that would light up when the alarm went off. So when my phone alarm went off at 6.00 a.m. there would be a note flashing that said something like "Get out of bed NOW. If you don't you will be sooo disappointed in yourself. Sacrifice a little sleep for some self-love and hit the gym, you know how much it means to you. Be a rock star!" It sounds crazy, but every morning I read that note and it was enough for me to get out of bed. If you don't have a mobile phone that allows you to do that, write yourself a note the night before and stick it in front of your alarm clock. I also lay out my clothes, pack my lungh and shower the night before! Good luck!

Things that help me:

- get to bed on time, so you get enough sleep
- put the alarm clock WAY out of reach so I have to physically get out of bed to be able to turn it off
- sometimes I sleep in my training kit, so all I need to do is put on my running shoes and head out of the door...

Just do it.
You'll get used to it.
It'll get easier.