How do you get up early to workout...

I started working out in the am about 6 wks ago, I meet a friend at the gym for 6 so I am generally up at 5 or 5:15...I think it really helps to have a partner so you can hold each other accountable. What really motivates me is the fact that it is over and done with for the day so I can just relax after work! I usually pack my bag, make my lunch and get my clothes ready the night before so I just have to get up and go in the morning.

For me I would love to work out in the mornings more then anything. However, I work 9am-5:30pm and it is still dark when I wake up at 6:30am-7am and then dark when I get home otherwise for me... I would be jogging for an hour atleast.

i had a baby.......he is awesome at getting me up at rediculous hours, 5 am is easy now.....

Start with baby steps!
Last year I started running a mile before school (which only required getting up about 20 minutes earlier than usual), then gradually increased the distance. I've been running the 6-8 mile range for a few months now
I've found that my entire day is different when I exercise in the morning. You won't regret switching to morning workouts--you'll feel much more vibrant and alive the entire day!

I gave up in the end and go in the day or night.

I am a SAHM to three kids ages 1-5. Getting up early (as hard as it is some mornings) lets me get in a decent workout before they are up and needing my attention and it lets me have some down time alone after I'm done. I usually get up between 5-5:30 and workout anywhere from 30-60 minutes depending on the day. Once I finish I curl up on the sofa with a cup of tea or coffee and watch one of the junk shows I'm addicted to but don't wan the kids watching (Glee, Teen Mom 2, etc).

It helps that on weekdays my hubby is up between 4:30 and 5am to either go to the gym or go into work early but even on the weekends when he doesn't always get up I manage to drag myself out of bed to do it. I'd miss my morning time if I didn't.

And I like having it out of the way. Although 99% of the time I work out again in the afternoon when my son naps I like knowing that if something comes up (sick kid, too much cleaning to do, life gets in the way) I have at least gotten one decent workout it. And on the weekends it's the only one I do.

Just commit to doing it and drag yourself out of bed for the first week or so and after that I found it became routine and something I enjoyed enough to make it worth it.

Slowly adapt to it. Depending on the time that you wake up, set your alarm 15 minutes earlier. Once you get used to that lower it again

the easiest thing.... just start doing it. that's it. just do it. make yourself get up every morning. but don't look at it like a negative. if you view it as a negative as having to get up early to work out it'll just be that much harder to do...... it's a good thing - a positive. My boyfriend gets up at 545, but I work from home and don't have to start work until 8am, so I could sleep right up until 745. However, I almost always get up at 6am - and hit the gym here in the neighborhood now that it's cold (before that I was getting up and taking the dog for a nice long walk).... you'll feel good and it'll give you energy for the day.

i had a baby.......he is awesome at getting me up at rediculous hours, 5 am is easy now.....

This, exactly. Everyone wonders how I can be so consistent. No one is more pesky than a toddler wanting a ride in the jogging stroller. Rest days are not an option.

They are older, but now it's a habit.

1. Set the alarm for the desired wake up time
2. Just get up and go

You need to find your inner motivation that pushes you to do it. No words from anyone on MFP will change the fact that you are responsible every day for exercising or not exercising. We are all tired, have busy lives, need sleep, etc. We all have excuses.

I'll admit, it's very difficult to begin with, but you just have to commit and drag yourself out of bed. After about the first week, it gets much easier. I put my kids to bed at 8:30 and I'm generally in bed by 9:00. It sucks going to bed that early, but it's what I have to do so that I can get up at 5 am. I really don't have time the rest of the day, so I know if I'm going to get my exercise in, it has to be in the morning.

I am a teacher and throughout the day I get so tired so it is hard to exercise at night! I just started to set my alarm 30 min earlier (4:30 am) and got up! Knowing that the alarm is going off for me to workout is a mental thing too! I am lucky to have a treadmill and bike trainer in a spare bedroom which makes it easy! I used to actually get up and go to a 24 hour gym up the street from me. I find working out in the morning gives me more energy for my day!

Start off by doing it two days a week and then go from there! The first step is just doing it!

well, im no a.m workout person, but when i did try it, wat worked for me was layin my clothes, shoes and towel out the nite before in the bathroom (didnt want to wake up my hunny bun with lights on) and also i would set my alarm in da bathroom too. That way, i had to get up and walk all the way to da bathroom to cut alarm off..by this time, i see my clothes all laid out and ready to wear

i also agree wit a previous comment, start off with twi days a week and then up it the next week

No snooze button just get up when the alarm goes of before you have a chance to think about it. At least that is what I do. I run at 0530 for 30 minutes. The first 10 -15 minutes blows because I haven't warmed up yet but after that I'm completely into it and it seems like the 30 minutes went by too quickly.

it takes 30 repetitions to create a habit.... don't think of it, just do it! and prepare everything the night before...