Exercising in the early AM?????

Don't fight your body clock! (that's why I workout at night).

I have no problem getting out of bed in the morning, so I don't know this from experience, but I've seen people say that you should set your alarm and put it ACROSS the room, so when it goes off in the morning you HAVE to get up out of bed to at least turn it off. And then it's also harder to change it in the middle of the night!

i get up at 4:30 every morning without fail to workout! what REALLY helps me is having a workout partner/group. i run with a group usuallly and i have a workout partner who also meets me for strength training. is there someone you can meet???

i also find it helps to follow a schedule every week, so i write down my planned workouts and stick to it!

Just do it! It's just a habit you have to form, and get your body trained to your new time table. Go to bed early, and rise early - soon enough your body will adjust.

My alarm goes off at 5am every weekday morning to be at the gym at 5:30 - and now I couldn't imagine my day without it. Even on the weekends I'm up at 7ish ready to do something.

Think of it this way - you will be up, have worked-out, showered, dressed, eaten a good breakfast, and ready to start a wonderful day before most people have even gotten out of bed yet!!!

PS when i do not workout in the morning, i am sluggish all day! i miss it... so i agree with the person above, it will get easier for sure! and when i workout at night, i never have as good of a workout because i am not "fresh" like i am in the morning.

I really like having the "earned" calories there for the whole day, so my motivation is knowing that I won't have to worry about what I eat all day since I have more from the start :-)

I've heard people say they sleep in their workout clothes. It might work for you...dunno.

I work out in the mornings every other month. With that said when I first started I had to really pump myself up the night before. I told myself that I would lose more weight this way. My metabolism is going to be off the charts....anything to make sure that it was going to be a positive experience with a positive outcome. Oh the biggest thing I told myself....there would be no interruptions. I could focus on me with out "mom" being called. When that alarm clock went off I would spring out of bed. If I hit snooze or just laid around it would be a wrap. I would fall back to sleep and not get nothing done. Nope didn't want that so I did what I had to do.

You'll get there. Push yourself out your comfort zone and give yourself the reasons to do it.

I too am challenged with the same issue at times but it appears that by preparing more the night before and getting to bed eariler will help faciliate you getting up and doing it.

Someone made a very good point about being able to get it done early in the day and not letting your workout time interfer with your family time- perfect for busy moms!

But beyond what everyone has told you (myself included) - the best encouragement is often given by YOU!

so wake up tomorrow and encouraging yourself... Good Luck to you : )

I always got up early, around 5 or 5:15 to have coffee, watch the news, pet my cats, get in the shower at 6:30, get ready and leave the house at 8.
Now, I still get up early and have my coffee and watch the news, but I work out at about 5:45 so I am done and can cool down before my shower.
Changing your routine takes some getting used to. Years ago, I didn't even roll out of bed before 7:30. But a different job and other responsibilities changed my schedule.

You need to find something you love doing so it doesn’t feel like a chore. I love to ride the bike. So I use to wake up every morning at 6am and go for a 4 to 5 mile bike ride. Come home. Have breakfast. Shower. Go to work.

Since it got too cold, I haven’t done it much lately. But once it starts warming back up I will at it again.

I find that getting up before my wife and child and getting a workout in is less of a burden on the rest of the family and the chaos that normally takes place in my house. I am a very strong advocate of getting the workout in early and being done with it so you know what you have to work with from a calorie perspective the rest of the day. Not to mention, I am way more awake than anyone in my office when I get in and I am that much more productive.

I am up between 4 and 4:30 every morning and generally in bed by 10. I did not just start at 4:00, I have been slowly setting my clock earlier over the past few months. We have another child on the way and my thinking is that I would like to keep the same exercise schedule while helping out with the early AM feeding.

This schedule works for me. I have also been known to get up in the 3:00 hour to get a workout in on days I have to travel and will not have any other time. To be honest it is just as much about taking the time for myself where there are no other distractions (Family, work, other) because the world is not awake and it is a great opportunity for me to focus on ME.

I can't wait for me to be "motivated" to work out in the morning--the only thing that works for me is being "prepared." I bribe myself by setting the automatic coffee maker the night before to start brewing at 5:30 so that when the alarm rings, i know there's a nice little something waiting for me once i get going. If coffee doesn't work for you pick something that does--a fancy juice or something to get you ready for the workout. Then i make sure my workout clothes are ready. Nothing will make me sleep in like hitting the snooze button then wondering whether i have clean socks or where my gym bag is. If i know that all i have to do is get up, walk to the prepared pile of gym clothes, get my coffee, then pick up the gym bag by the door, it is a whole lot easier than knowing i have to get up and scramble around.

*than wondering, not then wondering....sorry, was in a hurry.