Would like to hear from those who have made the change to do morning exercise vs. evenings

I love waking up early.
While I perform my morning training, I watch the sun rise. It's energizing, and I am ready to hit the ground running for work. I accomplish more before 9am than most do the whole day, and by 11am, my work day is over.

I will be attempting this feat as well. I already get up at 5:15 every day as it is, now will have to get up at 4:45 am. wish me luck please...

I loooove working out before work. I have to be at work at 5AM so it requires me getting up very early but I HONESTLY have more energy throughout the day when I do!

I used to go to evening classes at my gym half the week but the classes are so late that it messes up my eating schedule so now I switched to going to one evening class and the rest are in the mornings. I have a hard time sleeping and waking up, but since I've switched to mornings it helps me a lot. It's easier getting up now and it's better to go in the mornings because it gets you pumped up for the rest of the day and it helps me get to bed and sleep without taking something to make me sleep.

Definitely better in the mornings!

I started doing 1 (or 2 max) of my workouts in the morning a couple of months ago after doing weeknights only for like 6 years. I don't really love it and I have never felt that extra energy afterward that some people do, but it's nice not having to deal with going those evenings. But, it's doable, and my issues were also schedule-related so it gets the job done.

Pack your bag the night before, get your breakfast or lunch or whatever else ready in advance, and make your morning routine on those days as simple and quick as possible. I actually only wake up 10ish minutes earlier than normal to fit in a 45-60 minute workout because I started eating breakfast at work those days, and I do my makeup in the car and just wear my hair up or mess around with it quickly when I get to work. You can also try to condense your workouts into shorter but more intense sessions. If I run on the treadmill I run faster or at an incline, or I'll add cardio intervals in with strength, among other things, so a 45 minute workout can feel as hardcore as a full hour.

It's an adjustment but like most things, you'll get used to it.

I will never feel excited about a morning workout at 5:45 when the alarm goes off. However, when I'm having a nice hot shower at 7am I'm always glad I did it.

It really is a battle to get over your brain wanting to roll over when that early alarm goes off. Just have to grab that willpower and put one foot out of the bed. Once you have done it....you will feel much better and your day is off to good start.

But yes prepare and organize yourself the night before. Food/ clothes/ hair stuff...so much easier than trying to remember when your eyes are half closed.

I've always been a morning workout person, but I can't say it's easy. I hate waking up early. I moan and groan almost every morning and I don't even get up as early as most of the posters here!

But I love the feeling of having my workout done and out of the way first thing. That alone is enough motivation to get it done!

I usually work out in the mornings (no I am not a morning person, but my kids love being outside), and a couple of weeks ago I worked out in the evening after the kids went to bed. It was a huge mistake. I couldn't sleep for like hours after I usually do. Working out in the morning gets me going for the day. I usually go for a short walk in the afternoon with them, but the morning is best!

nicnoahshaun wrote: »

I have been doing great with my workouts after work in the evenings but I know I have got to make a change soon because kids will be starting school in about two weeks. The time I have been using for exercise will be me helping my little ones with their home work and etc. I know if I want to keep up with my workouts I will have to do it early mornings. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

I train early 4 times a week at 5.30am at my gym, I find a good early night before with a decent amount of carbs (oats) fuels me up for the morning.

I have two jobs and was finding it really, really difficult to motivate myself to go the gym after work, when I only had a few hours before bed and my dog needed to be walked as well. I don't know what happened to my energy at the end of the day, but I decided if I was gonna go, it was going to have to be before work. Started getting up at 430 a few weeks ago and I really like it, I like not having to worry about it for the rest of the day. I go for weight training primarily so it's really great to go when it's relatively empty, as well. huge bonus for me.