Working out before work

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  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    *raises hand* I do it! I have to be at work at 6am, so I get up at 3:58am (dont know why, but there's a difference in those 2 minutes)...warm up, walk 3 (13-15 minute) miles, cool down and get ready for work and I usually get finished in less than an hour. I am always "amped" when I get to work..Everyone else is usually still trying to wake up..I'm already moving..LOL..

    I like exercise in the mornings..no one is awake..so I'm not distracted..I have MORE energy at work which is a positive thing...i guess..:) ...and if something is happening AFTER work, I dont feel guilty if I run out of time to exercise...cause let's face it..Life happens..but if nothing's going on after work, I will exercise again..that makes me feel even better..AND keeps me from eating snacks..
  • dothompson
    dothompson Posts: 1,184 Member
    Who all does it? Does it work for you????
    I would need to get up at 6am work out for an hour, and then get ready for work......... I dont mind getting up early, but I also dont know if i'll be tired afterwards, or energized???

    If you're like me, you'll be energized!!!! I also find that there are few time conflicts that time of the morning. When I used to work out in the evening, stuff would come up. That's not the case at 6 am.

    Try it once and see how you feel, to quote John Beluchi "it don't cost nothin'!"
  • zeman11
    zeman11 Posts: 7 Member
    I get up at 5am to workout - I shower and get ready for work at the gym to save time as well. I find that working out in the morning gives me more energy and puts me in a better mood! Plus, the gym is much less crowded in the morning than evenings and I rarely have to wait for a cardio machine or weights! I drink 1/2 a protein shake while I drive to the gym to give me a little bit of energy to get thru workouts! I drink the other 1/2 on my way to work and then eat my breakfast at my desk.
  • Natural
    Natural Posts: 461 Member
    only one way to find out. give it a go....

    i went for a quick run this morning and have worked out several mornings, when need be. i also work out during my lunch hour. as long as i get it in, i don't care when.

    sometimes i'm energized, sometimes i'm dog tired. lunch time though is really a great time for me.
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    I workout 4 mornings a week & 3 nights a week. Two of my days overlap & I end up going morning & night. I find I have more energy durnig the day on the days I go before work, this is also true for the nights that I go, I seem to have more energy at home to get things done before bedtime (kids dinner, baths, homework, etc). Basically, when I go to the gym, I leave feeling crazy energized. :happy:

    I also have a full-time 8-5 job, a husband & 3 kids. I used to say that I "just couldn't find time to workout" but that wasn't true - I just wasn't making time.
  • FrankyOsage
    FrankyOsage Posts: 275
    It was super hard at first getting up at 445, but now I love the energy!!!

    I just have to make sure that I eat enough during the day or I get really tired at work and that doesn't help anything!.

    *Oh! And its really hard to make excuses when your brain is still foggy!
  • wonderish
    wonderish Posts: 89 Member
    Do you eat before working out? If so, what??? Or do you just wait until afterwards?
  • vickthedick
    vickthedick Posts: 136 Member
    Plus, working out in the morning gives me my 'social' time after work. I dont' have to worry about 30-60 mins of exercise, THEN showering and getting ready to go out. Basically, I'm off work, freshen up, and go!

    Yup. Add this to my list of positives.


    That is the bulk of the reason i exercise in the morning. I get up at 5am and hit the gym before my toddler wakes up. It is one less thing to do after work plus i would feel bad going at night since im already a working mom. It would take away from "boy time"
  • vickthedick
    vickthedick Posts: 136 Member
    Plus, working out in the morning gives me my 'social' time after work. I dont' have to worry about 30-60 mins of exercise, THEN showering and getting ready to go out. Basically, I'm off work, freshen up, and go!

    Yup. Add this to my list of positives.


    That is the bulk of the reason i exercise in the morning. I get up at 5am and hit the gym before my toddler wakes up. It is one less thing to do after work plus i would feel bad going at night since im already a working mom. It would take away from "boy time"
  • vickthedick
    vickthedick Posts: 136 Member
    Plus, working out in the morning gives me my 'social' time after work. I dont' have to worry about 30-60 mins of exercise, THEN showering and getting ready to go out. Basically, I'm off work, freshen up, and go!

    Yup. Add this to my list of positives.


    That is the bulk of the reason i exercise in the morning. I get up at 5am and hit the gym before my toddler wakes up. It is one less thing to do after work plus i would feel bad going at night since im already a working mom. It would take away from "boy time"
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