Tips and Tricks to get out of bed early in the morning?

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  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
    I used to HATE getting up early (I get up at 4:30) BUT that's the ONLY time my work-outs get done. I remember that I want the body of my dreams more than I want sleep - and it motivates me.

    Also, make it a point to go to bed early (8:30 for me) - it's tough to get up when you're tired and likewise - NOT tough when you feel rested.

    My college-aged brother has an alarm for deaf people - it shakes his mattress and flashes really brightly colored lights - he bought it on the internet - you could look into one of those -but I really liked the app that someone else suggested that makes you solve a problem to turn the alarm off - turn your brain on - clever!
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    I started getting up a half hour earlier than I needed to. I HAD to be up by 430AM in order to get ready and make my train, so I started getting up at 4AM for a while. It was pretty brutal, but now getting up at 420 isn't so bad.
  • badfattitude
    badfattitude Posts: 54 Member
    I put the alarm clock in the bathroom. Then I'm already there - so do my business, jump in the shower, grumbling the entire time of course.
  • alltalk199
    alltalk199 Posts: 275
    Oh come on now, I'm in melbourne, it's still hot and I'm just going to bed, gears already for the gym tomorrow morning, 5.30am, so looking forward to it, push yourself baby!
  • Juliebean_1027
    Juliebean_1027 Posts: 713 Member
    I have a alarm app on my phone that makes you solve math problems to snooze/turn off the alarm, does the job nicely =)

    This absolutely terrifies me! I'd have to turn the phone completely off. Math+me = big time fail

    But this is an awesome idea!
  • christina_theresa
    christina_theresa Posts: 290 Member
    I set a timer on my coffee in the morning so it will start brewing. I feel like if I don't wake up then I am wasting a pot of coffee. LOL
  • aball1705
    aball1705 Posts: 7
    I have 3 children the best alarm clocks in the world FACT
  • LooseWheel
    LooseWheel Posts: 211 Member
    Hit snooze once only and thats it. Giving it 3 or 4 goes every ten mins is another 40 mins of solid sleep u can get. so just one snooze. Putting the alarm out of reach may help but for me I think it would just make me angry lol. I just cut down to one snooze only.

    sleep in your gym gear! you are ready to go. All bar the sneakers :)

    Have breaky. Its only something new i have started myself a week and half ago! But in that short time I am noticing I am able to wake up sooner and stay awake longer before 'flake out need more coffee midday' time.

    Best of luck. Hope you get good advice that helps.
  • Juliebean_1027
    Juliebean_1027 Posts: 713 Member
    I've heard of some people sleeping in their workout clothes so they're already dressed and ready to go in the mornings. This doesn't work for me because I find yoga pants to be extremely comfortable so I just roll over and go back to sleep.

    Unfortunately I can't be of much help in the advice department here; I am NOT a morning person so I either work out right when I get out of work (before dinner) or late at night before my shower and bed. The key is to finding a time that works for you that you will stick with. Good luck finding a routine that works for you!
  • StrongGwen
    StrongGwen Posts: 378 Member
    Morning is the best time for me to work out, but getting out of that warm bed is tough!! Here's what I am doing while I try to build the habit:
    1. Make a "side bet" with one of your MFP friends who has the same problem. My friend and I have a bet to see who can go the most days without oversleeping. We are allowed to hit the Snooze button ONCE, but if the alarm goes off again before we're out of bed the loser has to do 100 jumping jacks (insert the exercise of your choice, of course!)

    2. I got one of those old-fashioned alarm clocks with the 2 bells on top. It makes a really loud, obnoxious ring. It is set to go off a couple minutes after the bedside alarm. I try to get to it before it rings, but if it does go off, no doubt I have to get up!

    3. Turn on the light as soon as the alarm goes off, the brighter the better, and a radio or TV too if possible, up loud.

    4. Put on your workout clothes immediately, no bathrobe allowed.

    5. The obvious would be to get to bed sooner, but if I could do that I would! Good luck!! :yawn:
  • StrongGwen
    StrongGwen Posts: 378 Member
    Have breaky. Its only something new i have started myself a week and half ago! But in that short time I am noticing I am able to wake up sooner and stay awake longer before 'flake out need more coffee midday' time.

    just wondering, what is "breaky?" sounds like something I could use!
  • roebuck1908
    roebuck1908 Posts: 185
    My Grand Mothers sure fire way to stop you going back to sleep was to release a dozen rats into your bed as soon as the alarm goes off. I hope this helps
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    I've tried many of these, and most of them worked for me....at first. Then, my brain/body got used to them, and I would somehow manage to turn off the alarms in my sleep. I kid you not....I wake up an hour or so later w/ no memory of hearing or turning off an alarm clock. It's very frustrating. This would happen to me even if I went to bed early the night before. I've just resigned myself to working out in the afternoon/evening. Hope you find something that works for you. Hopefully, you're not like me, and for you it's just a frame of mind and you're not physically incapable of waking up when the alarm goes off.
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    I'm amused that everyone wears workout clothes. I work out at home and just wear my underwear. Oops.
  • StrongGwen
    StrongGwen Posts: 378 Member
    Almost forgot a really important thing-Good quality sleep! when my husband noted that I snored and "snorted" loudly in my sleep sometimes, it was because my breathing was stopped briefly. Not true sleep apnea, just breathing cessation. I got a mouthpiece called "snore-eze" (got mine from Amazon.com) that you customize to fit your own mouth. I was skeptical but it really works! Took about 3 nights to get used to it, but I get much deeper sleep and wake feeling a lot more rested. If I forget to wear it I can tell that I did not sleep as well.
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    Just get up and do it. If someone was going to pay you $100,000 to get up at 5:00 am, you'd be able to do it. Without even batting an eye.
  • naturallykat
    naturallykat Posts: 118 Member
    I have a alarm app on my phone that makes you solve math problems to snooze/turn off the alarm, does the job nicely =)

    I need the name of this app!
  • caretheaton
    caretheaton Posts: 90 Member
    Try getting a workout buddy! If I'm waking up to workout on my own, I will ALWAYS hit the snooze. But if I know there is someone waiting on me, I will get my butt out of bed!
  • AleciaF
    AleciaF Posts: 24 Member
    "I have a alarm app on my phone that makes you solve math problems to snooze/turn off the alarm, does the job nicely =)


    I need the name of this app!"

    Freaky Alarm is on the Iphone. I haven't tried it yet but it looks like it would actually get me up.
    Alecia
  • brookeg20
    brookeg20 Posts: 54
    I get up around 5am to get my runs in. I live in Florida, and it can get pretty hot. I turn on lots of lights everywhere, and drink a full glass of water. I also put my alarm on the other side of the room so I have to get up to shut it off.
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