What is good about exercising in morning

The best thing about it is that you always start your day feeling like you accomplished something.

My day is not started off right unless I do it at 5:00 a.m. I have energy in the morning where it will decrease greatly later on in the day. I also like the quiet and really do hate people, no offense.

1. It is the ONLY way it gets done. After work, I'm too tired and I don't feel like going anymore.
2. It evens me out so to speak. It makes me less hungry, which maybe doesn't make sense, but if I work out first thing in the morning, I eat better food and less food throughout the day
3. I work out before anyone else in the house wakes up - before the kids wake up and start whining, before my husband wakes up and can't find his keys, before my boss puts crazy demands on me. That means, the FIRST thing I did for the day, was something positive, that *I* enjoy - the first thing I did was FOR ME. It just puts me in a nice headspace. If I work out first thing in the morning, that means the FIRST thing I did for the day was to take care OF ME. I like that.
4. It puts me in a better mood for the rest of the day
5. It's done and so I don't have to think about it. I used to "try" to work out after work for years. It literally NEVER happened - something ALWAYS got in the way. And then I would feel bad, or guilty, or like a failure. Now, if I miss a morning workout, I know that I won't make it up later that day, but I also know I will be back at it the following day, and I don't worry about it. I'm surprised at how much mental energy I expended worrying about whether or not I would be able to workout after work.

It works for some, not for others, but for me, it's really important.

stanmann571 wrote: »

1) the gym is empty

The world is quiet and less people. Gets your mind alert, thinking and planning for the day.
I have family to cook for and spend time with in the evening, plus I get ramped up and hard to sleep if I exercise in the evening.

BUT as others have said, whatever time of the day that you will consistently do it, is the best time.

It is really a personal preference. I used to work out early and LOVED it. The gym was empty, did not have to wait, the work out gets done, it is an awesome way to start the day, you get the second success of the day (the first is making your bed....I know, sounds corny, but it is true!).

I now work out at lunch time because I am doing Intermittent Fasting and there is no way on God's green Earth that I can work out fasted (eventhough I am up very early).

I also work in IT so who knows when the poop is gonna hit the fqn. If the training session has happened already then I am good. I turn into a very grumpy old man if I dont go to the gym.

There is nothing good about working out in the morning. Well, for me, anyway. I want to sleep until the last possible minute. Working out in the afternoon is always good, though. For me. You do what makes you happy. If you can get up in the morning and do it, great. If you find that you can't, don't beat yourself up about it. Just do it over lunch or after work.

Gives me time to be with family after work.

Do what fits your schedule.