Early Risers!

My alarm is set for 4:55 so I can be exercising by 5:10ish. I am usually in bed by 10 with the news on and out before 10:30.

I get up at 4am M-F and the weekends I am up by 6 or 7 - if I don't I just don't get the time for myself to get my workout in and I get interupted to much. Its not easy believe me and took some getting used to but it works for me. There are times I just can't get up but not very often because I know how hard it till be to try to get the time to workout in the evenings. I go to bed by 8:30 during the week with my kids and on the weekends I try to be there by 10 or 11 but you know how that goes on the weekends.

Hi,

I usually head to bed between 10 and 10:30, but spend some time (30 minutes or so) reading before I fall asleep. My alarm is set for 5:30, but I usually hit the snooze until 6:00. I'm up and off to work by 7:00, and then walk a mile once I arrive at my job. Our school is set up in pods, so I can walk around the center one. I also try to do a mile during my lunch "break" when I am on noon duty with the junior high kids. I then try to do at least 3 miles once I am home from work, either outside or on the treadmill, depending on the weather.

I know I could probably sleep more, but I'm awake most weekend mornings no later than 8-8:30. It's a matter of priorities. I've made walking one of my highest. It's how I lost the weight (60+ pounds in 2006-2007), and how I intend to keep it off.
Kaye

I am up by 4:55 am also, exercising a few min after 5 for an hr, then shower at 6ish. I go to bed between 9:00-10 every night b/c I need my sleep! If I went to bed any later, chances are I wouldn't be getting out of bed at 4:55 am!

I wake up at 5 and workout for 45 mins during the week. I am usually in bed by 10. On the weekends I sleep in till 8 or 9 and then workout. I only get up so early because I have a 2 hour commute to DC.

I go to bed at 8.30/9pm, not to go to sleep but the watch tv. By the time it gets to 10pm I feel like I've been in bed for ages so am ready for sleep! That way setting my alarm for 6am and throwing myself out of bed for a run before work doesn't feel quite so bad. I still have to force myself out, but once I'm up and dressed it's quite easy! Good luck! xx

If there's gonna be a goal in mind you will have to have a set schedule. I head to the bedroom around 9:00 and get my daughter and myself to lay down by 9:15. I rise at 5 to be out of bed & working out by 6. If you keep it up it'll be routine and no problem at all. You need 8 hrs of sleep but 7 is good enough.

Detrimental or not, I've always functioned fine on just 3 hours sleep. I don't get my head down until around 2am, and am up at 5am to hit the gym for 6am. I've done this for roughly 5 years, through bulking cycles, cutting cycles, work, the lot. Never had an issue. It'll hit me sooner or later, I'm sure.

I use to get up at 4 am and use to go to bed about 8pm. But now I postponed my runs in the morning I wake up between 5-5.45 am and go to bed before 9 pm, but sometimes I go later. But when I'm not in bed by 9 pm, I can't fall asleep for ages and am up till mid night and that is not good for me at all. I am very tired and need a nap mid day.

I wake up at 5:30 but the alarm goes off at 5 and I hit snooze for 30 minutes. I also need 8 hrs of sleep so I get my butt to bed around 9. Its hard sometimes but it makes a world of difference getting the sleep your body needs.

I get up at 5am M-F, and probably 6:30am on Sat/Sun. I aim to be in bed by 10pm, with lights out by 10:30pm. Doesn't always happen but it seems to be enough sleep. I wake up early every day now, even without an alarm. Do it enough times and your body will adjust and wake itself up.

I wish I just had to wake up for the gym at 6! I get to work at 6:30am so I have my alarm set for 5:40am. I try to get to sleep between 9:30p-10:00p every single night.

I go to bed between 9 - 9:30 pm. I wake up between 4:15-4:45 am and am working out by 5am.