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How much hours of sleep? What is earliest wake up for workou

sixpackgoal
sixpackgoal Posts: 146
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Just checking to see what others are getting in terms of sleep. Spring is around the corner and often will have a run before work. I normally will have to wake up at 4:00 am to fit a 4-5 miler in and get back to shower, get dressed, consume massive amount of coffee before commute.

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  • Dobsaya
    Dobsaya Posts: 235
    A minimum of 6 for me and husband. He gets up ap 3:15 to exercise. I would personally rather be fat than see that time of night.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    I usually get 5-6 on weekdays and am waking at 4:30 to work out ad well...6 hours is ideal for ne but with work And school itsnot always possible
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    I get up at 4:15 am. I go to sleep around 11:30pm. I try to take a evening nap to make up for the rest I didn't get the night before.
  • MizzFitness
    MizzFitness Posts: 76 Member
    I woke up at 5am on Valentine's Day to workout so I could spend my night with my honey. Let me just tell you that I SUCK in the mornings!!! My body wasn't warmed up enough & I didn't give nearly as much as I do at night. I'm a night owl honey. I sleep at 6-7 hours.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    It's recommended that people get 7-8 hours of sleep in order to stay healthy. Getting less causes your body stress. A lack of sleep can prevent weight loss, affect your immune system, brain function, etc.
  • pkgirrl
    pkgirrl Posts: 587
    I usually get 7 and a half. I find Even if I set my alarm later, unless I'm sick or hung over, I'm up before the alarm.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Usually 8 hours a night but a few times a week I'm up early and only get about 6 hours. I never workout in the morning, I'd be so tired it wouldn't be worth it (I'm really not a morning person) I work evenings so usually workout mid-afternoon. If the only time to workout was in the morning, the earliest I would wake up for it would be 6am, if I'd had an early night.
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    My earliest workout is 6am.

    I need at least 7.5 hrs sleep.
  • loupammac
    loupammac Posts: 194 Member
    Right now I'm trying to wake up at 6:45am in preparation for my hideously early 8am Monday lectures for this semester. I am not looking forward to it. I haven't had much success as of late but I'm going to give the rest of this week my best shot as class starts on the 28th. I probably need about 7 - 8 hours sleep and usually achieve that. My "morning" workout time is about 9am or 10am depending on the fitness class. I much prefer to work out during the day or in the afternoon or late at night when the gym isn't busy. Nothing puts me off my workout like a busy gym.
  • Ally_Clare
    Ally_Clare Posts: 355 Member
    I need 8 hours of sleep to function but i wake up about 7 on most days (some days i sleep in) I tend to do exercise in the afternoon however if im working i'll try and squeeze it in at 7.
  • bdavenport62
    bdavenport62 Posts: 101
    I get up at 4 to go to the gym when it opens at 5 on the weekdays. I need the 45 min to actually wake up and drink some coffee before I go. I do go to bed really early though.
  • aschultz9
    aschultz9 Posts: 89
    I'm up at 5am weekdays to workout/run. I get about 6 hours of sleep (if my body actually lets me sleep). I'm trying to get to bed a bit earlier lately as I'm smack in the middle of marathon training and my body does need the sleep to perform.
  • Fineraziel
    Fineraziel Posts: 140
    Mmmm... a bed! :love: I wish I could sleep more! Having two babies who dont sleep their whole night, I feel lucky when I can get a total of 7 hours of sleep...

    Fortunately, I am still on "maternity leave" so I dont have to workout first thing in the morning. But I am returning to work soon and there is NO WAY I will get up earlier to do my workout! :noway: I plan doing it at lunch time instead. :wink:
  • ecp2698
    ecp2698 Posts: 267 Member
    Ideally, I would like to get 7-8 hours of sleep during the week. I try to get to bed no later than 10PM, to be up at 4:45AM-5AM to work out. So usually I get more like 6-7 hours during the week, especially if my 9 month old daughter wakes me up. I haven’t been good at waking up to workout lately, and doing it after work instead. I need to get back into the morning workouts!
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