how do u get up n get ready to work out in the am???

Get a dog!!!! No options- always needs a walk out, gets me up at 6am. No rest days though!

LOL, my hubby has the 'early shift' - I get to take the monster out at night.
I thought about exercising in the mornings while they are out, but haven't made myself ge up yet - it's the only hour of unperturbed sleep I ever seem to get around those two....

I used to only workout in the evening after work, but more ofen than not I was missing workouts or running out of time and was eating dinner at midnight. I agreed (with myself) to try working out in the morning for 2 weeks, this meant setting my alarm for 5:30am when I was used to struggle to get up at 7am.... I can tell you I still hate it every day (especially after going to concerts until 1am like last night), but I have a little routine now that my 10% awake brain can handle. Get up go to bathroom, put on HRM chest strap, gym clothes are hanging in bathroom, put those on. Walk downstairs to kitchen to fill up water bottle, say hello to my dog who will join me at some point in the journey, tell her to go back to sleep with daddy. I go into the spare room turn on the fan and open the window - once that freezing air hits me I am awake and usually by the end of the warm up I am wide awake. Still cursing at myself for getting up, but I am up. By 7am I am so glad I did it... then I makes breakfast, shower and go to work. I find I eat better during the day because of it - especially because I do not want my early rise to be wasted. Funny enough now my weekends are my harding days to workout because I do not set an alarm. If I haven't worked out by 9am I struggle to motivate myself for it...

So in short - I hate it all the time, but I am thankful I do it...

Good luck - hope you find something that works for you

There's no rule that says you have to work out in the morning, do it when you get off work in the evening! Or if you REALLY are dead set on mornings, here's what I do...
Wake up to a kick-*kitten* up-beat song...
Give myself about 15 minutes to fully wake up, check facebook, etc from bed...
Get up, wash my face to wake up a little, start some tea brewing, then work out to something that you LOVE doing!!
I chose Zumba, I can't wait to get out of bed to do it. I usually get up at 6am even on my days off, and I am a former night owl also!
GOOD LUCK!!

Cup of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal gets me going. I digest for 30-60 min, then I'm totally ready to go

I usually work out at 5am and then get ready at the gym and go to work. It's rough, but I think it's worth it. I get my workout out of the way by 7 am and don't have to worry about it for the rest of the day! My biggest motivator is knowing that my gym buddy is there waiting for me to get there so I feel responsible for showing up. Some tips I have for working out in the morning:

-Lay out all your workout clothes/water bottle/everything you need for the gym the night before so you can put it on as soon as you get up.
-If you are getting ready at the gym after you work out, pack all of your clothes for the day/toiletries/etc the night before.
- Prep your food for the day the night before so you don't have to worry about it in the morning.
-If you are eating breakfast before you work out, decide what you're having the night before so you don't have to waste time getting it ready in the morning. If you are eating after, pack your breakfast to bring with you the night before.
- Set your alarm and then put it ACROSS the room so you have to get up and won't be tempted to hit snooze.
- Be patient. It takes some time to get used to morning workouts. It takes some time but eventually your circadian rhythm will get used to the new sleep cycle & you can start going to bed a little earlier. Getting up in the morning gets easier & easier as time goes on.

Good luck!

I go first thing in the morning, its the only time of the day I can fit it in (Full time job, 2 kids etc etc).

I get my gym clothes ready the night before, roll out of bed half asleep, evacuate and get changed. I'm still half asleep by the time I get to the gym some mornings but 5 minutes on the bike to warm up and I'm ready to go!

You have to push yourself to start, just like anything new it is difficult in the beginning. Hopefully though you will get to a stage where you feel 1000 times worse if you don't go (plus I cant eat as much during the day... and that's always a good reinforcer)

The big trick is routine. Find what works for you, and do it religiously for a while. Pretty soon it'll be as natural as brushing your teeth before bed (which I hope you do )

Get a dog!!!! No options- always needs a walk out, gets me up at 6am. No rest days though!

This was the exact excuse I used to get a dog!.... Mum said no :sad: